Interview by Matt S. Yamanaka Takuya is the perfect example of the benefit of having the director of a video game come from outside of game development. Young for a game director, and appearing more like an indie rock musician than game developer (which is amusing, because he shares a…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. It has been a while since the last RPG Maker appeared on a home console. While there’s been a few on handheld (and RPG Maker FES on the Nintendo 3DS even got a English localisation), the last time RPG Maker has been on a TV console…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Reigns is a game about being many things at once, and it too, is a game which tries to be many things at once. It feels poetic to review Nerial’s compilation of the original and its expansion on the Switch, also a console which tries to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I rarely continue to play a game for years after its release. I just don’t have the time. Even games I truly love I can never seem to find an excuse for a replay. At least, until they transition to become “retro” enough that I can…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Atelier is special to me. I discovered it relatively late – Atelier Rorona on the Sony PlayStation 3 was my first (and I am ever so happy that I’ll have that particular title on my Nintendo Switch soon enough), but I fell in love with the…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. and 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…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s been a while since I’ve enjoyed a Mario Party title this much. The last couple of iterations have been wildly experimental in some ways, almost to the point of doing away with the very board game foundation that attracted me to the series right back…
Read MoreReview by Lachlan W. Have you ever gone to the movies and just wanted to stick your whole entire face under the popcorn machine? Sweet simple carb rush, breezy airiness of a mostly empty product, and the guilt of having to go for a jog to burn off all that…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The Disgaea series has evolved significantly from its first title. It has retained the same dark humour in telling stories about the various conflicts of the underworld, but in terms of how it tells those stories, and the game’s various mechanical systems, if you play Disgaea…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. We’re less than a week away from the release of Cyanide Studio’s Space Hulk: Tactics, and the developer and publisher (Focus Home Interactive) have released the mission editor for anyone who has pre-ordered the title via Steam. If Space Hulk: Tactics sounds familiar, it’s likely because…
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