Video by Matt S. Lost Sphear is the first major JRPG of the year, and is the follow up project for the team that did the remarkable I Am Setsuna. I’ll have a full written review up on the site later in the week. For now, though, here’s a video…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Idea Factory International has announced that in addition to the PlayStation Vita release for Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms, which had been announced last year, there will also be a PC version as well. Related reading: The real-world history of the Shinsengumi, by Matt C. Edo Blossoms finished…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Dragon Ball FighterZ is not for me. I’m not a big fan of Dragon Ball, and this game didn’t convert me… nor did it do a great job in educating me about why other people enjoy Dragon Ball. All of that might sound pretty obvious given…
Read MoreThis week we have a good chat about games that have inspired us to learn about stuff, Space Invaders as a masterpiece of great game design, and plenty more besides! Also we talk about Final Fantasy spinoffs, because with Final Fantasy Dissidia just around the corner, we can’t wait to…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. With developer name like DeconstrucTeam and a publisher name like Devolver Digital, it’s natural to expect big things. The Red Strings Club is a new cyberpunk game for Steam which takes elements from adventure games and visual novels, boasting a wickedly complex conversation system and a…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. The Red Strings Club is a new narrative-driven adventure game, with an old-school aesthetic and lots of cyberpunk influences. The difference is that where most games use cyberpunk as a pathway to yet more action, The Red Strings Club does things very, very differently. In this…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is a sharp fighting game that finally gives us the Street Fighter V experience we probably should have had since the start. When Street Fighter V first released, I was torn over it. Visually it was fantastic, and the actual fighting…
Read MoreNews by Ginny W., 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…
Read MoreList by Matt S. Dead or Alive 5 is my most played fighting game of all time, by a considerable margin. I love it, love it, love it, and have been playing it consistently from its original release on PlayStation 3. One of the things Koei Tecmo did really well…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Ambition of the Slimes is a charming, clever little tactics game, though it often feels closer to a puzzler than something genuinely strategic. It’s not a game you’re going to be celebrating for years down the track, but as something cheap and disposable it’s a pleasing,…
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