By Ronald Gordon Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is everything I wanted in a mecha game. There’s power, there’s speed, there’s weight, and there’s weaponry, all compacted into a game with fantastic combat and understandable, clear challenge goals. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, the Mech Action game developed by From Software and…
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 Ronald Gordon Sometimes a trip into a magical forest can be an excursion filled with splendor and whimsy. Other times, it will lead you through a horrific menagerie of grim, gruesome, and gross horror stories. Bramble: The Mountain King demonstrates how a pleasant journey can go so terribly awry that you’ll dread ever…
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 Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s we gather stories from Members and Interns alike and give them a well deserved blast. This week, while I enjoy the heat of the winding down Summer sun, I also piece together a review of an interesting game about journeying into a mystical forest.…
By Serenity Cruz Hello, my name is Serenity, the 14-year-old latest arrival to the New York Videogame Critics Circle. I love to draw what comes to mind, yet most of my drawings always have to do with video games. From the small Megaman doodles to the Mudkip and Slowking drawings on almost every card stock…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome once again to the Roundup, where the Circle’s Interns and Members are highlighted for their excellent work. The summer is heating up, and while I’m trying my best not to melt in the sun, I’ve also been finding it hard to not think about the game releases to come…
Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s where the Circle researches stories from friendly faces, members and interns to give them a blast! This week we’ve got some great news, including a new addition to the Circle’s Board of Directors, a Valedictorian Graduation speech, an interview with Colin Kaepernick, and so much more! First,…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome once again to the Roundup! An entire article dedicated to gathering up stories inside and outside the Circle to give them a boost. Over the weekend, I had the chance to go to one of the first NYC-hosted gaming events revolving around Minecraft and how it can be used…
By Ronald Gordon Once again, Coffee Talk has shown me that a simple conversation over a hot drink can lead to many friendships and many revelations. I never would’ve thought that watching fantastical creatures interact with each other would make me as excited as it does, but here I am gushing over fictional characters again. …