By Kimari Rennis Surprisingly, I have never had a taste for any form of anime. Whenever I would try to watch it or play games based on animes, my attention would slip away like a stick of butter in a wet hand. But Persona 5 is a game that kept both my ears and…
By Kimari Rennis Apparently, it’s an ongoing trend for me to be unaware of the hidden gems that lie within the gaming industry. My ignorance of the Monster Hunter series is an example of how narrow my horizons are. Monster Hunter World for the PS4 absolutely blew me away. All the hype that had…
By Kimari Rennis It’s been a long time. The geniuses behind Plants Vs. Zombies have finally released Octogeddon for the world to revel in. Octogeddon is a brand new arcade-style strategy game filled with humor and the destruction of cities from an enraged cephalopod. The motive behind Octogeddon’s destructive behavior lies in his perception of…
By Kimari Rennis One of the worst things about being young is missing so many awesome toys and games that we reminisce about every day. As for me, I was unable to play Shadow of the Colossus back in 2005 because I was 3 years old – definitely unable to hold a controller, let…
By Harold Goldberg I am completely thrilled to announce that Geoff Keighley, longtime journalist, TV personality and the creator of The Game Awards, will be helping out with our New York Game Awards on 1/24/18! Ours is a more indie event, more local, but we’re super glad to have Geoff lend a hand. Geoff and…
After the series won hundreds of awards for its story, gameplay and characters; Telltale Games released The Walking Dead Collection. One disk compiles the entire series and all episodes of Telltale’s The Walking Dead along with, 400 days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne. So how is it? Nothing about the game has been touched other…
By Kimari Rennis Hello, Circle members. This is Kimari Rennis, the 15-year-old intern for the New York Videogame Critics Circle, and I will be delivering December’s first round up. As we near the end the year, people are becoming excited for the holidays, its deals, and sales. Some have even let out murmurs of what…
By Harold Goldberg Our energetic Holiday Podcast features CNET’s Dan Ackerman and Scott Stein, Tom’s Guide’s Sherri Smith, and Kimari Rennis, NYGameCritics.com’s ace teen intern — and me. We remember fondly our best game-oriented holidays of yore, and offer up some awesome ideas for gifts – ones that you haven’t heard about before. (Oh, and,…
I contracted vampirism, and in a few days time, I was a vampire; my blood boiled in the sunlight and I became weak. By Kimari Rennis I confess. I’d never played The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim before. But it’s finally been ported to the Switch console, allowing one of the most well-known open-world RPG games…
By Kimari Rennis The time has come! The Sims 4, the popular simulation franchise is finally available for the PS4 and Xbox One. The quirky people management game allows you to watch its denizens made of sometimes humorous artificial intelligence, make friends, find relationships, get careers, grow, and go on adventures. If you ask me,…