News by Matt S. Team 17’s efforts to expand the publishing arm of its business has really been paying dividends, with the company throwing up some of the most colourful, bright, and downright pleasant games we’ve seen in recent years. And if this new trailer for Yoku’s Island Express is…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The Nintendo Switch has already outsold the Wii U. Small wonder, then, that Nintendo is committing to bringing the many high quality games from that train wreck to a console that people actually want to own; for many of them, these may as well be brand…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. L.F.O.: Lost Future Omega releases on Nintendo Switch in both America and Europe this week, on May 3. It’s a budget priced ($US7.99 / €6.49) blend of rhythm game and shoot-em-up, and it looks like it could be a lot of fun. Especially if you like…
Read MoreYou may have noiced there wasn’t a podcast last week. Apologies for that; technical issues got in the way. But we are back now, and we’ve got a cracking podcast for you! This week we kick things off with a discussion about God of War. Then we also chat about…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Compile Heart’s Sorcery Saga has got to be the more underappreciated roguelikes. That comes with being a PlayStation Vita exclusive, I guess. For the most part a very traditional take on the genre, with its top-down perspective, just like Spike Chunsoft’s Shiren the Wanderer (the torchbearer…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. This is going to be one of the shortest reviews I ever write, because there is so little to this game. But then again it’s going to set you back $Aus1.50 (or equivalent in other parts of the world), and as the saying goes, you get…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. And on we venture in Dark Chronicle! A lot happened this week; we met a new character, fought yet another clown-themed boss, met the seven dwarves – or whatever they’re called in this game, and then started exploring a new dungeon. See? Lots! It was a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Well, here’s something I didn’t expect; a roguelike that actually got me excited to play a roguelike. With a ridiculously high percentage of indie developers deciding that randomised levels are a clever way of padding out the amount of “content” in a game, and “roguelike” being…
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 MoreVideo by Matt S. Mitsuhide Akechi is well known as being the one that pulled off the biggest blindside (i.e. betrayal) through the Sengoku period, ultimately leading to the death of his lord, Nobunaga Oda. This video looks at who Akechi is, and why he was willing to do such…
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