By Zyha Colon Awoken, now banished into a strange world, a sword-wielding girl follows a winding path. She walks, finding monsters in her way but is quickly able to fend them all off. She moves farther, until stopping in front of a large cliff not knowing how to get up. It takes a second but…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! This is one of a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the brilliant works of our Members and Interns alike! This time around we’ve got a two-part story on Beatdown City Survivors, our Circle Efforts being rewarded with a NEA Grant, Playing with Purpose Student…
Editor’s Note: In a Critics Circle first, we are running two reviews of former contributor Shawn Alexander Allen’s Beatdown City Survivors. The first is written by our newest NYVGCC intern, Osaze. And the second (below) is Kimari, who is one of our longest running contributors. By Kimari Rennis Native New Yorkers will confidently confirm the existence…
Editor’s Note: In a Critics Circle first, we will run two reviews of former contributor Shawn Alexander Allen’s Beatdown City Survivors. One will be by our newest NYVGCC intern, Osaze. And the second is by Kimari, who is one of our longest running contributors. Here is the first review. By Osaze Okungbowa In a world…
New York Game Awards and GG! Fest ticket (which includes the big, Supergiant Unplugged live concert) are now available! Get them before they sell out! By Khloe Wilkerson If Hades II is about anything, it’s defiance. Against fate, against family, against time itself. Supergiant Games returns to the Underworld with a sequel that burns brighter, fights…
By Jatin Gundara I can’t speak highly enough about the allure of a single-player game. Enjoying a truly special, immersive world and building your own perspective on what it has to offer in a way that is unique to you remains a key aspect of what I enjoy about so many amazing titles. Yet, the…
By Ronald Gordon Greetings and welcome again to the Roundup! It’s where I write up all the experiences that have happened in the past week in a concise blast for everyone to enjoy! This week we’ve got news from our booth at Play NYC, a mini roundup of Roguelike games, a High on Life review,…
By William Baker III Why roguelikes? They’re still misunderstood. So I decided to create a story that’s something like Ronald’s Gordon’s Roundup – except with games. Here are my favorite roguelikes: “Dead Cells” by Motion Twin Dead Cells is a fast-paced action-platformer roguelike that excels in combat and exploration. For me, the fluid movement, tight controls,…
By Khloe Wilkerson Try…Not…To…DIE! Outer Terror, a horror-oriented roguelike game produced by Salt Pixel and released by VoxPop Games, will put you to the ultimate test. The game has everything creepy, from an oozing eyeball to scarlet blood marks on the car’s window. Here, you must survive being immersed in five stories inspired by comic…
By Kimari Rennis Remember those ambiguous, “brain-rotting,” shooter video games that moms in films swore corrupted their sons? Those games were addictive and controlled the minds of young teenagers throughout the night. Housemarque’s Returnal is one of those games come to life, and it is out of this world. As a PlayStation 5 exclusive, Returnal…