Last weekend, for the third year in a row, The Young Folks’ music editor Ryan Gibbs and photographer-at-large Megan Phelps attended the 2017 Rhode Island Comic Con. The following is our annual, in-depth overview of the show. In the six…
Retro-Graded Games: Pokémon Gold and Silver
The first time that the Virtual Console release of Pokémon Silver Version let me attempt to catch a wild Pokémon, I instinctively held down the A button at the moment the capture happened. At first, I hadn’t really noticed I…
New Pokémon Direct Brings Game Announcements
Fans watched today’s Pokémon Direct with bated breath, wanting to see what was next for the franchise. While the direct was only eight minutes, those minutes ended up being filled with quite a bit of information. Fans might have at…
A New Pokémon Game Released Today
Completely out of nowhere, The Pokémon Company released Pokémon Duel to both Android and iOS devices. Released originally as Pokémon Comaster in Japan last year, Duel is a rebranding effort as the game goes global. Duel is a free-to-play title,…
Video Game Review: Pokémon Sun and Moon
Welcome, finally, to the World of Pokémon. Pokémon Red starts with a short cinematic battle and a title screen. A few of the creatures waiting inside scroll past the screen, prompting the pressing of the Start button. Selecting new game…
2016 Gift Guide for all things media and entertainment
If you are like me, you might’ve too forgotten that we’ve come to the end of November, Thanksgiving is today/tomorrow (depending on when I get this thing posted), and the Holiday season is officially here. To help curve the stress…
The Definitive & Comprehensive Pokémon Go Review
Only after three weeks, and two updates later, can I give my definitive review of Pokémon Go. For the first few weeks, it was touch and go; I would touch and it wouldn’t go. The first week of gameplay doesn’t…