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).
Idea Factory International has announced a late May release date for Birushana: Winds of Fate, an otome visual novel fan disc set 15 years after the Heiji Rebellion. It will be released digitally and physically in North America and Europe, and anyone who picks up the physical edition early enough will receive a bonus trading card pack; it includes nine…
Another Eden Begins is a time-travelling turn-based JRPG whose development is being spearheaded by Studio Prisma, a team under the Wright Flyers Studios banner led by RPG veteran Masato Kato (Chrono Trigger, Xenogears). The game continues Another Eden’s story-rich, timespace-bending multiverse with a new cast of characters. It also comes…
Nearly three years ago, Square Enix released the visual novel Paranormasight: The…
The Run is the latest FMV game written and directed by Paul…
I always look forward to eastasiasoft’s showcases, which are held on a pretty regular basis and always include some absolute gems. The publisher is back with its New Year/Early 2024 showcase, which begins with huge news: Hakuoki is back! Two of the games in the classic otomte visual novel series…
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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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I’m not going to lie, it isn’t hugely unexpected that my first news article of 2024 is about a game that is over a decade old. We are in the age of the remake/remaster, after all. But dungeon-crawling RPG Legend of Grimrock isn’t getting a remake. It isn’t getting a…
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One of the great joys about a great game is the soundtrack that enhances it. With the right composer and musicians backing a project, it can be elevated to become something truly emotive and evocative. The very best soundtracks, just like in film, are very much worth listening to outside…
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It’s so close to 2024 now, which means it’s time to look at what will be landing on our consoles in the year ahead. Already we know of a whole lot of stuff that looks like it will be of a very high quality, and so here are Lindsay’s picks…
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It’s the end of the year! And, as always, it’s a good idea to look back and remember the year that was, while looking forward to the new year ahead. 2023 was a bumper year for high-quality games. Here’s Lindsay sharing the five highlights of her 2023 – if you…
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Last September (2022), eastasiasoft posted a video showcase that was a Softstar special; in it, the publisher and developer announced four titles coming to consoles. Xuan Yuan Sword 7 (which has already been released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One as Xuan-Yuan Sword VII) specifically was set to be…
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Xbox has been pushing action RPG (with social sim elements) Dungeons of Hinterberg pretty hard in the second half of 2023. First, it was featured in June’s Xbox Games Showcase. In October, the game’s social elements were shown off in an Xbox Partner Preview. Today, the developer streamed a video…
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In Touhou Mystia’s Izakaya, Mystia’s restaurant has been ransacked and she will have to rebuild it to once again be considered the best tavern in Gensokyo. Collect ingredients and recipes during the day. Create the perfect ambience with outfits, decorations, and music. Then, at night, execute the perfect dinner service…
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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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