Review by Brad L. One of my great pleasures in life is sipping on a large cup of coffee and sitting at my dining table with a puzzle game to get my day started. It need only be half an hour or an hour of play time, but after this…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Over the last week we’ve seen a lot of stuff in the press regarding the launch of No Man’s Sky NEXT; a massive, near re-release of a game that was first released back in 2016 amongst a hailstorm of virulent criticism. Some of the stories coming…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. A lot of games have been jumping onto the tabletop-flavoured train recently. However, Hand of Fate 2 remains one of the more recognisable of the pack despite the passage of time. Defiant Development, the Australian studio behind the game, introduced the world to its blend of…
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. On the happiness scale, there aren’t many things that can out-happy Taiko no Tatsujin. The adorable arcade drumming rhythm experience, with its psychedelic use of colour and sheer energy, has become an institution in Japanese arcades, and a beloved example of the rhythm game genre for…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. We’re big fans of the Yakuza series here at DDNet. Between the urban playgrounds that they provide us to mess around with, to the oddball and often hilarious storylines, right through to the violence yakuza fantasies, each Yakuza title is an mesh of so much stuff…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. SNK’s super fanservicey all-girl fighting game, SNK Heroines, is out in just a few short months now. Now that the full character roster has been announced, the publishers of the game have shifted attention to now providing us with information on what we’ll actually be doing…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I really like the idea of a one hit kill fighting game, and certainly Slice, Dice & Rice is one of my favourite fighting games of recent times. The intensity knowing that a single hit will be enough to kill your character has led me to…
Read MoreReview by Trent P. My favourite thing is a good opening prologue that kicks off on a positive note only to end up establishing the conflict and context to the action right away. That juxtaposition between the world before the start of the game or movie and the resulting conflict…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. I am very upfront about my love of Reigns, the tinder-meets-card game RPG where you swipe your way to power — or to death, over and over. Actually, that second part is a given. The title’s sequel, Reigns: Her Majesty, was released last December and sucked…
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