Review by Lindsay M. “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.” Humans seek knowledge. It’s part of our basic psyche, the yearn to understand what we can’t. Despite any and all scientific advancements, there will always be some part of the universe left unexplored. Call of Cthulhu is the story of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It is that time of year, I guess. With everyone getting right into the spirit of Halloween, any developer that isn’t releasing a horror game is certainly announcing them. Two of the more interesting ones announced this week are The Coma II and Maid of Sker.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Sony saw the success of Nintendo’s two mini consoles – the NES Mini and the SNES Mini, and decided it just had to copy it. So it looked, discovered that it two had an old and beloved console, the original PlayStation, and decided to do exactly…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Every time Resonance of Fate has had a release, it has been against a giant; first it was released at the same time as Final Fantasy XIII. Now, with this new HD remaster, it has released at the same time as the mighty Red Dead Redemption…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Sony is, of course, a Japanese company. However, the company’s behaviour over the last couple of years towards Japanese games, and indeed, Japanese storytelling and culture, has been something that has started to concern me, because it seems like Sony, in its continued push to remain…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. 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 news anchor, Dee…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Battlestar Galactica would probably be my favourite science fiction series. Gritty, nihilistic, and philosophically dense, I’ve found myself more intrigued by it than the warmth of something like Star Trek, the high adventure and fantasy of Star Wars or the more… alien… sci-fi out there. The…
Read MoreNews by Matt C. Every week, there are approximately 1391121182112519 announcements for Switch ports of previously-released games. That’s great news for Switch owners, bad news for our wallets, and awful news for Lindsay, DDNet’s news editor. This week’s list is huge, and this isn’t even the result of some sort…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. “Classical” music is a little like Shakespeare: We all know the highlights; Shakespeare’s “to be or not to be,” for example, and we all recognise that famous sequence of eight chords in Beethoven’s Symphony No.5, Mov. 1 the moment that we hear it. But so few…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The original Layers of Fear – a descent into an artist’s madness – is one of those horror games that genre fans really do need to play. It’s effectively a “walking simulator”, but some truly intense moments, and a ripping narrative, really help to sell it.…
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