By Makeda Byfield When you think about it, longtime video game players really aren’t that different from children during the holidays. They both burst with excitement as they anticipate the release or arrival of something new to play with. Pokémon fans basked in a sense of nostalgia as they awaited the release of Pokémon Brilliant…
By Ronald Gordon Greetings and Salutations, we’re back once again for another Roundup, where we take a look at what the Critics Circle had been getting into in the last month or so. This time around we’ve got news from some of our Circles Members & Interns, news on Tickets sales for the Annual Game…
By Makeda Byfield I’m a sucker for mystery. Baldo: The Guardian Owls, recently released on the Apple Arcade, offered tons of it! The adventure game followed a young man named Baldo as he attempted to solve several quests’ throughout his village. What fun! Young Baldo is a chosen kid, and the townspeople need him. The…
By Ronald Gordon Hello once again and welcome back to another Roundup, the New York Videogame Critic Circle’s peek into the goings on of the gaming world both inside and outside the Circle. From news on how we at the Critics Circle have been engaging with the community to stories about recent games and the…
By Makeda Byfield One of my favorite pastimes, when I was younger, was playing computer games. The little old lady within me especially loved the mystery puzzle games. My grandma and I would spend rainy weekends huddled next to the computer in the corner of the basement, focused on the screen in front of us.…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. With June out of the way, I am personally excited for the games expected to be released in the coming Summer months, like Psychonauts 2 or…
By Makeda Byfield On Christmas of 2012, my nana gave my siblings and me a Wii. We started with two games: Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. After finishing our homework, we’d rush to the living room to make our Miis travel the island and compete against each other in various sports events. The Miis…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. In this installment, our writers give us the dirty details straight from the Epic v. Apple trial and behind the scenes of the PlayStation 5’s next-gen audio tech.…
By Makeda Byfield From the moment I opened Taiko no Tatsujin (or Taiko Pop Tap), I couldn’t stop grinning. The Japanese drum game lights up the screen – literally – with it’s bright colors, cute characters, and lively music. The point of the game is to feel the rhythm and keep up with it. It’s…
By Makeda Byfield You don’t know why and you don’t know how. But what you do know is that at the opening of Hitchhiker, Versus Evil’s new narrative mystery game, you’ve ended up in a stranger’s car. The driver, Vern, is a talkative raisin farmer. His stories are nice and all but … you just…
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