Review by Matt S. At the end of the Middle Ages, leprosy disappeared from the Western world. In the margins of the community, at the gates of cities, there stretched wastelands which sickness had ceased to haunt but had left sterile and long uninhabitable. – Michel Foucault, Madness and Civilization…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Did I ever tell you about the time myself and my family went on a quest to face off against the Dark Lord Nicholas Cage, who stole the faces of everyone in the land? Did I tell you about the time I met up with the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Pata Pata Pata Pon Pon Pon Pata Pon Pata Pata Pata Pon Pon Pon Pata Pon I never thought, if there was a game that would wind up getting me divorced, that it would be Patapon. I figured that eventually the Hatsune Miku thing would catch…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. and Trent P. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I’ve been excited for Tacoma ever since its original promotional screens from years ago, but upon playing it I think this isn’t really a game to get excited about. It’s very much a Fullbright game – building upon the interactive spatial-exploration of Gone Home, Tacoma is…
Read MoreReview by Trent P. Dear reader, let me tell you about what it is like to be a creative or a passionate person towards an idea. Often the almost unreachable idea scars the pursuer until they can achieve the inspiration to craft the destination, a completed work of art or…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I honestly expected a much darker game from the title of Death Squared, but the newest arrival from Sydney indie developer, SMG Studios, brings puzzle gameplay backed with lots of laughter. It’s a simple puzzle game about getting squares to their end-states. It’s also wickedly difficult.…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. White Day is a cult classic in every sense of the word. Released first way back in 2001, it’s a game that’s still getting discovered to this day, with a mobile port from a couple of years ago. Now that it’s getting a release on modern…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Be still my beating heart. Everyone knows how much I love the Atelier series, so whenever a new one is announced I can’t help but get really really excited… and Gust and Koei Tecmo have just announced a new one. Related reading: Matt’s review of the…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. My introduction to Marvel comic characters was in my late teens. I grew up with a single mom and a younger sister, and I didn’t have any exposure in childhood as many do. Sure, I had heard of Spider-man, but in all honesty that was the…
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