The Roundup: A Marvelous Superhero Mash-up, A Fighting Game For All, An Author’s Neopets Origin, Adam Sessler, And More!

By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our critics—ahem—marvel at the superhero mash-up of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, get down to brass tacks in Fantasy Strike, and go bookish with a pair…

The Insight: The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Is Not Nearly As Polished As The Lauded Book Series

By Ronald Gordon Throughout my years of gaming, I’ve encountered many different story-driven games. Games such as Galactic Cafe’s The Stanley Parable have an overall narrative, directed at you which is explained in voice-over, which can easily be subverted and overwritten if the player sees fit, leaving the narrator to create a different story from…