1995’s Comix Zone on the Sega Genesis (or Megadrive) was a visually appealing and unique affair. Its bright colours, well-animated sprites and other refined miscellanea contributed to the aesthetics and feel of the artstyle it was emulating: comic books. With the action set within the pages of a typical comic…
Read MoreIt’s being billed as an all-star new IP, and the good news is that The Legend of Legacy on the Nintendo 3DS has been confirmed for an European (and Australian) release, courtesy of NISA. The game, to be released in 2016, is the work of a real who’s who of…
Read MoreEver since Portal, I think it’s safe to say that the first-person puzzle genre has suffered. A lot of games have tried, often unsuccessfully, to do what Portal did, and that is to create a game that successfully combines strong puzzle elements with an interesting narrative. Q.U.B.E., or Quick Understanding…
Read MoreOnechanbara is less than a month away in all regions of the world (finally!), and NISA has taken the opportunity to release a new trailer, which shows us a lot of action… and more than an eyeful of bikinis. This is the first extended look at the actual gameplay that…
Read MoreThere are many different RPG series over the years that have garnered rabid fan support. Arguably my favourite has been the Suikoden franchise. I spent so many hours with what seemed like an overwhelmingly large cast of characters, yet the stories almost always spoke to me on a more personal…
Read MoreIf you’ve missed being a gangster since finishing Mafia II, you’ll be happy (can gangsters feel happiness?) to know that the rumoured Mafia III really is coming. 2K will be showing off Mafia III to a select group of people at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany next week, but that’s not…
Read MoreWe at Digitally Downloaded may tend to shy away from shooters such as those in the Rainbow Six franchise, but Ubisoft’s new trailer for Rainbow Six: Siege is pretty freaking cool. Steering away from the traditional trailer where the viewer sits idly by, there is a lot to look at…
Read MoreSquare Enix has been bouncing its Dragon Quest franchise around for some time, which each game being exclusive to a console. Originally with Nintendo, Dragon Quest VII moved to PlayStation. Dragon Quest IX moved back to Nintendo. Now – for the first time – the iconic JRPG series is going…
Read MoreWhen I started playing Lost Dimension, I thought I might find myself enjoying my time with it. It seemed it was setting itself to be a mix of Danganronpa-style game theory philosophy and tactical RPG, and that’s a kind of game that I will always have time for. As it…
Read MoreHatoful Boyfriend is a visual novel/ dating game where you play as a human girl who goes to a school for the gifted. Gifted birds. Literally. Your classmates are pigeons and doves, and your job is to say the right things so that your chosen birdie falls in love with…
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