News 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 Harvard L. Shio is perhaps the most fatalistic entry in the well-populated subgenre of punishingly difficult platformers. It’s a game which isn’t interested in celebrating the player’s achievement or relishing in the player’s chagrin. Instead, it propagates a quiet melancholy aesthetic in its design – dwelling upon the…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Yoku’s Island Express is a game which I could describe as “peak Metroidvania”, or maybe even “aggressively Metroidvania”. I feel a bit guilty making that joke since two-man team Villa Gorilla are developers with a lot of heart, and after a 5-year development cycle for Yoku…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. The second Legacy Collection contains Mega Man games 7 to 10. Of course, this is two less games than the first collection. However, the games were released on later hardware and contained more elements than the original six so there is still plenty to do in…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Capcom have, in the past, seemingly ignored the rabid Mega Man fanbase, new releases, becoming stingy with the new games, cancelled others, and a reluctance to showcase the mascot in anything outside of minor nods to the games in other series. Recently though, we have seen…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Birthdays The Beginning was a delightful game for a number of reasons. Firstly, it had incredibly gorgeous art, with each of the game’s creatures being based on clay sculptures by one of Japan’s masters of the form. Secondly, it was so remarkably well intentioned; the game’s…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 has no shortage of quality games (a new one, Agony, released just this week). A new trailer has emerged for yet another one that promises to be really, really good. S.O.N will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive (at least, at first), and looks…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Puzzle platformers are dime a dozen, and that’s putting it mildly. Because these games are relatively easy to construct from a technical point of view, while allowing developers to be creative in the areas that count (art direction, narrative, level design), they’re the ideal choice for…
Read MoreReview by Trent P. Having released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop and mobile platforms, the Fairune series didn’t exactly wow players the first time around. In his review of the original, Matt criticised the simplistic linear experience, and we didn’t even look at the second. But the second is worthwhile,…
Read MoreThere are a lot of game releases coming in June, so expect to have a big one (or add a lot to your backlog). We also chat about last week’s Battlefield V announcement and subsequent controversy. And then, for a bit of fun, we chat about the delightful, near endless…
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