By Jade Entien Ever since I was cast in this year’s spring show, “Sweet Charity” at my college, I haven’t had much time for myself. Rehearsals start at 6:30 pm and sometimes go as late as 10 pm. I was tired every night and feeling like a night owl forced to take early bird classes.…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup, where we gather up articles from Interns and Members alike to give them a blast! The weather is finally heating up now that the sun isn’t being blocked out by weather or an entire eclipse. With that, new games are coming out for the Spring…
By Isaac Espinosa On July 17th of 2020, Paper Mario: The Origami King, debuted on the Nintendo Switch, becoming the 6th installment in this unique and iconic series. It was met with the same criticisms as prior titles Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Paper Mario: Color Splash, such as a lack of dynamic worlds and…
By Isaac Espinosa The original Super Mario RPG, released on March 9th of 1996, is considered by many to be one of Nintendo’s greatest, a timeless classic. After playing Mario’s first ever endeavor in the RPG genre, many walked away from the experience loving graphics, humor and simple yet effective gameplay loop. The title was…
As the year winds down, we are looking at some of the great games we missed. We thought the new Bayonetta would be a perfect game for the Halloween season. By Karila-Monique Warner As a fan of the Bayonetta franchise since the first iteration was released in 2009 by PlatinumGames and published by Sega, I’d…
The Circle recently completed its first Playing With Purpose class at the Hudde School in Midwood, Brooklyn, and all our students were winners. But two stood out. After 10 classes, it was clear that two exceptional young people rose above. Yousef and Kelani won a Legion V Pro gaming laptop and a Nintendo Switch respectively.…
By Ronald Gordon, Makeda Byfield and Khloe Wilkerson Mario, and Sonic, and Pikachu-Oh My! Last week, New York Videogame Critics Circle senior interns Makeda, Ronald and Khloe had the opportunity to attend a Nintendo event at Daylight Studios in Manhattan. Over the course of two or so hours, they had the opportunity to play five…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s way of gathering up the stories that have been published in the past couple of weeks! Summer is winding down to a close and schools are starting back up. But that doesn’t mean that games are stopping anytime soon. Not only…
By Makeda Byfield Confession time: I’m usually not a fan of games that are part of a series. That usually stems from the fact that I don’t game enough, and am therefore, am usually unfamiliar with the background and lore. So imagine my surprise when I enjoyed Pikmin 4! The fourth game in the series…
By Jatin Gundara Strategy games have always held a special place in my heart. Ever since my introduction to the genre with Sid Meier’s Civilization (in my opinion the greatest of all time), I’ve sunk countless hours into similar adventures. At certain times, I even deny my love of the genre for fear of admitting…