Lindsay picked up an NES controller for the first time at the age of 6 and instantly fell in love. She began reviewing GBA games 20 years ago and quickly branched out from her Nintendo comfort zone. She has has developed a great love of life sims and FMV titles. For her, accessibility is one of the most important parts of any game (but she also really appreciates good UI).
I try my hardest to keep current when it comes to video games, for obvious reasons. Unfortunately, a lot of indie games still slip through the crack. Sometimes even viral ones. Today is the first I’ve heard of Amanda the Adventurer. The game looks cute and happy, but underneath all that… well, you’ll see. Amanda the Adventurer launched for PC…
Nearly a year after Agate launched Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 to mixed reviews, the developer is trying its hand at bringing otome visual novel Celestia: Chain of Fate from story app Memories: My Story, My Choice to PC and Nintendo Switch. This isn’t something I’ve seen done a…
During the past two years, a trilogy of titles have been released…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With…
I first wrote about Ugly during 2022’s Not-E3 week. Its stunning art style and detailed animations are what originally drew me to the game – there’s something very charming there despite the game being described as a dark and twisted fairytale. It’s about secrets. There’s secrets everywhere. And those secrets…
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Today, Marvelous Europe announced that it would be publishing female-led high-speed platformer Freedom Planet 2 in Europe and Australia. Marvelous already has a relationship with the developer: while the first game as well as its sequel are both self-published for PC, Marvelous published the first title for PlayStation 4 and…
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After all these years, the love of virtual pets is still going strong. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve said I want a new Tamagotchi in the last year; yet I haven’t pulled the trigger, as all my extra cash is going into savings or gifts for…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I 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 Dee)!…
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In the Fate franchise, pairs of masters and heroic spirits known as servants have been fighting in a series of Holy Grail Wars, with the winning duo winning and ancient artifact that grants wishes. Fate/Samurai Remnant continues the story of the Holy Grail War in the fourth year of the…
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Square Enix has made some decent mobile Final Fantasy titles in the past, though none really stuck with me more than three to four months. Maybe that will change this time around? Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis has players reliving the most memorable moments of Final Fantasy VII while experiencing…
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I love a good spooky story; it doesn’t have to have jump scares, it just has to be deeply, deeply unsettling. That’s the kind of story told in Varney Lake, the second in a trilogy of Pixel Pulp games. I reviewed the first game, Mothmen 1966, about a year ago.…
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Not to be confused with Quilts & Cats of Calico, Calico is a cute, cozy, and magical café game. It’s available almost everywhere right now, with one noticeable gap: PlayStation. This will be remedied later this year, as the game plus updates (known as Calico: Pawsome Edition) will be coming…
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August has been pretty quiet for big game new thus far (I think everyone’s busy playing Baldur Gate 3 and preparing for Gamescom), and there’s nothing better than a Pokémon Presents to shake that up a bit! Today’s presentation features loads of news, from Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet DLC…
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Devolver Digital is known for its subversive takes on game showcases, and today’s 3-minute Devolver Delayed is no different. This time, it takes aim at Nintendo Directs, borrowing from its visual/audio formats. Devolver Delayed announces several game delays; these games were supposed to launch this year, but will now launch…
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