News by Matt S. The long wait for the tortuously-delayed 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is finally drawing to a close, it seems. Atlus and VanillaWare have announced a release date in Japan (November 28), dropped a host of details, and launched a new trailer. There’s still no news on a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Chile’s ACE Team is undeniably the most prominent and celebrated developer to have emerged from South America. Across the company’s 22-year history, it has produced what can only be considered an eclectic library of games, from the oddball Rock of Ages, to the B-grade homage/satire The…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Note: In advance, I went into this game having not played ActRaiser, which I understand it’s a spiritual successor to. So in my video – and review on DDNet, I’ve looked at it in terms of it being a 2D platformer + tower defence strategy title.…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Atlus has been expanding the world of Persona in recent years with the likes of dancing and fighting game offshoots. It’s inspiring how well these spin-offs fare, translating the core appeal of revered narrative masterpieces like Persona 4 into contexts far removed from JRPG action. Of…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. One of my most stand-out blind spots, in terms of games that I have not played, has always been Catherine. As a game that has the reputation for offering up an unflinchingly adult look at relationships and sex, as well as Japanese youth culture, it’s something…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The 3DS is well and truly a legacy console now. It’s still brilliant, of course, with hundreds of great games to play on it, but in terms of new stuff, there’s just not much left to look forward to. With one exception. The first Persona Q…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Koei Tecmo is well known for taking its Dynasty Warriors “Musou” formula and applying it to all kinds of licensed properties. In just the last couple of years we’ve had Warriors games in the Hyrule, Fire Emblem, Berserk, Arslan, One Piece and Dragon Quest properties. Now…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor 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 news…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The Etrian Odyssey series of dungeon crawlers, which has been kicking around on Nintendo handhelds since back with the original on the Nintendo DS, faces something of a problem for its future. These are rare games that absolutely have to be played across two screens and could…
Read MoreNews 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…
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