By Valeisha Jackson Noob – The Factionless is about two characters, Adam and Martin, yearning to become pro gamers in the Horizon. While the two friends exist in the “real world,” the Horizon is the game the characters play passionately. The upcoming Horizon 5.0 is a multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that will consist of…
By Valeisha Jackson After Us is all about soulfulness – and action, a super artful game where you play as a girl named Gaia, the spirit of life. The overall task is to restore the spirits throughout the planet which would bring the grim, dark world back to an aspect of what it was originally…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s method of gathering up stories from members and interns alike to give them a proper shoutout. Since our last update, I’ve been exploring all types of games, jumping from Tabletops like Blood on the Clocktower to shooters like ULTRAKILL, really getting…
By Valeisha Jackson A Space for the Unbound is a small game that gives you big feelings. Yes, it’s a game that touts the relationship between a teen boy and teen girl. But it also shows a rare glimpse of life in the hinterlands of Indonesia. When you add the feelings of woe like anxiety…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s way of gathering up all the articles written by members and interns alike. This week, we’ve got news on the controversy surrounding the latest Harry Potter game, cheap SSDs, a Mario Kart collaboration with Hot Wheels, and so much more. To…
By Valeisha Jackson Since I was young, I’ve enjoyed playing survival and shooting games with my siblings. We played Valheim, Minecraft, Call of Duty, Raft, and much more. Recently, my siblings and I have gotten in contact and the plan was to have a bunch of games to play that are similar to those we…
By Ronald Gordon For the last two weeks of October, the talented interns of the Critics Circle had been conducting interviews. Aiming at getting the juicy details of Immortality and how it came about, the various names and faces we talked with were all wonderful people with lots to say on the game. With the…
By Valeisha Jackson Immortality is a lauded horror game that is currently our the subject of our Halloween series this year. The game is based on the fictional model turned actress Marissa Marcel (played by Manon Gage), who had starred in three movies from 1968, 1970, and 1999 – but which were never released. Marcel…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! This column is the Critics Circle’s way of rounding up all the stories from Interns and Members to show them off in the spotlight once again. This time around we’ve got games reviewed by our interns, news on NVIDIA’s newest piece of software, and so much…
By Valeisha Jackson Ever since I was a kid, escape rooms have always been my favorite activity to participate in with my family. When it was brought to my attention that there is a game with escape rooms, that caught my attention immediately. In real life, escape rooms don’t usually have a deep fictional story…