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…
In April, it was announced that Calico would be coming to the one brand of consoles it hasn’t launched on: PlayStation. At that point, it was only known that the game would be released sometime in 2023. Well, we’re getting close to the end of the year, and Calico will…
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Wholesome, cozy game Out and About did really well on its recently-ended Kickstarter campaign. Like, over 370% funded well. This means that lots of extra stuff will be coming to the game, as stretch goals include new outfits, photo mode, pets, a Nintendo Switch port, crafting, and more. The developer,…
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Sometimes, the story behind the development of a game is just as important as the game itself. That could be said of Indika, developed by Odd Meter and announced as being published by 11 bit studios (which is pretty perfect as it really aligns with 11 bit studios’ vision of…
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Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files was first released in Japan during October 2022, including the three mainline Touch Detective games, two bonus scenarios, and an extensive in-game gallery. Touch Detective 3 was never even released in the West… until now. Published by Nicalis, the game compilation is…
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There is nothing like Hello Kitty to up your happiness factor on a gloomy day, and there’s certainly been a lot of those lately. Hello Kitty and Friends Happiness Parade is what it sounds like: Hello Kitty and her friends dance to music in a super fun parade. The Nintendo…
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Park Byeond is a theme part simulator that first launched in June of this year. When it was released, Alex reviewed it for DDNet and stated, “I can see what they were going for with Park Beyond, and they did get achingly close to it, but right now, and at…
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Invincible Presents: Atom Eve is a visual novel RPG; it’s also the first original video game set in the Invincible universe. Become Atom Eve, the superhero from the Invincible comics and animated series, and explore her life beyond the story that is already known. The game was first seen during…
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Lake is one of those games that comes up when talking about cozy games (though not nearly enough compared to, say, Wylde Flowers). The base game, which is set in 1986, has players taking on the role of Meredith while she is taking over her father’s job as mail carrier.…
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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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For some people, gaming is all about value: they want a ton of cOnTeNt in a game so that it can be played to death. And for those people, Koei Tecmo is promises that Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake will have “the greatest amount of content in series…
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