News by Matt S. Guilty Gear is right up there with our favourite fighting game franchises. Featuring fast, dynamic 2D combat, great characters, and a highly competitive balance, this series has been one we’ve always had on high rotation. And now, for the first time, it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. …
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Roguelites are a dime a dozen these days. While they’ve come a (very) long way and bear almost no resemblance now to the original game that coined the moniker, titles that fall into this subset of procedurally generated titles are often a surefire hit on both…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Drive on Moscow is the last thing you’d expect to see on a console. Tactics RPGs and even more serious strategy titles like Nobunaga’s Ambition are one thing, but Drive on Moscow is the full grognard experience. The most hardcore of the hardcore. The kind of…
Read MoreReview by Trent P. The Bunker is yet another feather in the Nintendo Switch’s cap, so far as interesting and different experiences on the platform go. As a FMV, cinematic-style game, players will find themselves engrossed in the daily ritual of the protagonist, John, who has grown up in a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. … And it looks really, really good. Banner of the Maid is a game that is well worth keeping an eye on. In development by a Chinese studio, and set for release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC this year, in it you get to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I didn’t expect Megadimension Neptunia VIIR would be so different to the original Megadimension Neptunia VII from 2016. I know we’d been promised “engine changes,” but thought that would be be limited to back-end stuff to make the game play more smoothly and look a little…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Well, no. But that’s completely okay. It’s good, even. It’s okay for a game to be pure-blooded, dumb-as-a-lobotomised-chimpanzee, visceral fun. It’s okay for a game to be a blockbuster. Having now finished the game myself, I happen to completely agree with Brad’s review on DDNet that…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Things are starting to get exciting in Dark Chronicle! In my third play play through stream I tackle my first boss, die a number of times, learn some valuable lessons, and discover that the game can indeed be punishing if you’re not paying attention. Video below.…
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 MoreOpinion by Matt C. Gal*Gun: Double Peace was a much smarter game than most people gave it credit for. It was trashy—and I don’t mean that pejoratively—but through that B-grade tone it achieved a pointed satire of a lot of common tropes seen in anime and games. Gal*Gun 2 has…
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