Review by Matt S. After the Valkyria Revolution experiment proved to be a disaster with series fans, being far too experimental and different from its predecessors, I’m not surprised that Valkyria Chronicles 4 veered so far back to the series genesis that there were times I could have easily confused…
Read MoreNews by Matt C. As is customary, Sony has held a show before the kick off of Tokyo Game Show, where it has shown off some of the key titles and announcements focused more targeted towards the Japanese consumer. In other words, this is the company’s interesting show. Here are…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Dragon Quest is precious to me. Much like Final Fantasy, I consider the series formative in giving me a deep, abiding, and likely life-long love of Japanese RPGs. The imagination, humour, and storytelling that Dragon Quest pioneered has stuck with me over much of my life,…
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 MoreList by Matt S. Next week I head off to Japan for my annual pilgrimage to Tokyo Game Show. From September 20-24, Japan’s games industry comes together to put on an almighty party, and give the world a view of how the Japanese interesting is faring (and the kinds of…
Read MoreNews by Matt C. Every week, there are approximately 2394875629384756 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. In an effort to cover the flood of announcements without cluttering the site or…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Final Fantasy XV, the paired down (and much cuter) version of Final Fantasy XV that was released for mobile devices a while ago is now on console, and in HD. Which is a bit weird on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, since those consoles already have…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NISA has released a new trailer for dungeon crawler, Labyrinth of Refrain, ahead of its upcoming release. This trailer focuses on the game’s main point of difference; you’re controlling puppets in the labyrinths, rather than people. See, those labyrinths are infested with a substance called miasma,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. H.P Lovecraft meets XCOM. Tentacled God-monsters from outer space meets Final Fantasy. It’s a mix made in heaven (or hell, as the case might be), and that’s exactly what we’ll be getting with Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, and now, having seen the game in action for the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It was only recently announced, but surely the remake of the excellent Langrisser I and its sequel is right up there with the most anticipated games going around. Also well-known as “Warsong” in the west, this series has fallen in recent years, but for a while…
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