Hello, Circle readers! This week, we have our intern Kimari Rennis leading the pack in her very first Roundup appearance! We also have opinions on What Remains of Edith Finch, Call of Duty: WWII, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, and a stream of PlayersUnknown’s Battlegrounds. I’ve still been grinding away at Overwatch to get my elusive…
By Kimari Rennis It’s a 2017 release with a 1998 vibe. Yooka-Laylee is a 3D adventure platforming game that was heavily inspired by the original Banjo-Kazooie game developed by Rare. It’s easy to infer that many fans of the Banjo-Kazooie franchise would turn to Yooka-Laylee in search of desired nostalgia. However, is Yooka-Laylee in the…
Hello again! Oh yes, Circle people, you know very well what time it is! Jon here, back with weekly Roundup. I’ve been playing Mass Effect: Andromeda on Insanity because I always play every Mass Effect game on Insanity. I don’t want to speak on the game’s writing and narrative until I’ve finished my first playthrough,…
By Harry Rabinowitz I want everyone to give a warm welcome to Matt Gerardi, the newest member of the Critics Circle! You can check out some of his work here at the A.V. Club. You may know Nintendo’s first party studio HAL Laboratory as “those folks who make Kirby”. Not anymore! Anthony John Agnello interviews game director Yasuhiro…
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