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July 30, 2022

Competition

LAST CHANCE! Win one of FIVE RIG 800 PRO headsets & Stranger Of Paradise (+DLC)

Aussie readers of DDNet, have we got a treat for you! (Note: this competition is only open to Australian residents. Apologies, overseas friends, but I’m sure we’ll have another contest for you soon) Stranger Of Paradise is one of the finest, and smartest, games in Square Enix’s storied series. As we wrote in our 4.5/5 review: Do you know that…

psychological horror

Why I can’t review Martha is Dead

I don’t believe topics should be ignored in games, but I do believe that certain issues need to be handled delicately; things like mental illness, sexual assault, and war are not topics to be taken lightly. LKA is, to me, best known for approaching some very sensitive topics in The…

Review: Elex II (Sony PlayStation 5)

I’m not sure there’s ever a precisely right time to release a…

Review: Gran Turismo 7 (Sony PlayStation 5)

I really wish I loved anything as much as Yamauchi Kazunori loves…

Review: Magic Scroll Tactics (Nintendo Switch)

February 21, 2019

Indie/JRPG/Magic Scroll Tactics/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review/Tactics RPG

Review by Matt S. I hope that Magic Scroll Tactics is a big commercial success for the developer, so that the team can come back and put some actual money behind a sequel. That’s not to say that Magic Scroll Tactics is a poor game. Far from it. It offers…

Review: Far Cry New Dawn (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 21, 2019

Far Cry/Far Cry New Dawn/FPS/open world game/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/Shooter/shooters/Ubisoft

Review by Pierre-Yves L. Far Cry New Dawn is Ubisoft’s latest in its long-standing series, and picks up seventeen years after the events of Far Cry 5. In that game Joseph Seed unleashed a nuclear blast, and in this one the survivors have emerged from their shelters. With the land…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, February 20, 2019

February 20, 2019

Age of Wonders: Planetfall/catch-up coffee/Fate/Extella Link/FlyHigh Works/Marvelous Europe/News/Paradox Interactive/Sword & Fairy 6/VOEZ/XSEED Games

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…

Video: PlayStation 4 hidden gems: Alchemic Jousts

February 20, 2019

Alchemic Jousts/casual/casual games/hidden gems/Indie/RTS/Strategy/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. Alchemic Jousts is a simple, bright, charming little strategy game, with a really great deck building element. It’s “casual” in that it’s not exactly Civilization or Total War, but there’s a lot to this game, and it’s end-to-end a joy to play. Sadly it didn’t exactly…

Review: Tangledeep (Nintendo Switch)

February 20, 2019

Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Roguelike/RPG/Switch Review/Tangledeep

Review by Matt S. “Roguelikes” are dime a dozen these days. Any game that takes a procedural approach to the level design (i.e. the level is randomised) is proudly broadcast as a roguelike, and it’s easy to understand why; random levels means unlimited replay value, or something. If that’s not…

review-alvastia-chronicles-nintendo

February 19, 2019

Alvastia Chronicles/JRPG/Kemco/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Sigh, Kemco. I like what Kemco wants to achieve; the publisher wants to give us all retro-styled JRPGs that are reminiscent of the SNES through PlayStation One era of the genre. As a fan of that era of game development – especially with regards to the…

Review: Tokyo School Life (Nintendo Switch)

February 19, 2019

Nintendo Switch/PQube/Reviews/Switch Review/Tokyo School Life/visual novel

Review by Matt S. The summer school romance – is there any single topic out there that is sweeter, more nostalgic, and warmer than that? I’d argue not. We all have memories of those schoolyard crushes and summer camp flings, and Tokyo School Life is actually one of the better…

Nintendo is awesome! Tetris is brilliant! Open worlds are meh (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #6)

February 19, 2019

Digitally Uploaded/digitallydownloaded.net/Far Cry/Far Cry New Dawn/mascot/Metro Exodus/Nintendo/podbean/podcast/Tetris/Tetris 99

Last week Nintendo held its most impressive Nintendo Direct Web show ever, so we talk about all the awesome announcements that were made there (including Tetris!) We also have a good chat about open world games, given two very high-profile ones released this week: Metro and Far Cry. Is the…

Review: Modern Combat: Blackout (Nintendo Switch)

February 18, 2019

FPS/Gameloft/Modern Combat/Modern Combat Blackout/Multiplayer shooter/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Shooter/shooters/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Gameloft represents a lot of things that I find genuinely offensive about big business game development. The company takes popular ideas that other developers and publishers have pioneered, cribs them wholesale, and then dumps them for free (or close to free, but of course always with…

Far Cry New Dawn: A look at what this game’s all about

February 18, 2019

Far Cry/Far Cry New Dawn/open world game/Ubisoft/Video/Video review

Video by Pierre-Yves L. The full review will be live on DDNet later this week. Stay tuned! Far Cry: New Dawn is the latest in Ubisoft’s long-running open-world shooter series. In this video, Pierre-Yves takes a look at the game’s setting, and what it’s all about. What a month for…

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