News by Matt S. It has been a tough time to be a fan of the Tales series. Where once Bandai Namco was reliably turning them out, things seemed to unravel a little with Tales of Arise, which has seemed like it was on the horizon forever and a day.…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. I’m not sure anyone expected the wild success of Little Nightmares. The horror puzzle-platformer launched in 2017, and has since had great critical success and player reviews. It was so well-received that it spawned a comic series, although that ended after two issues instead of the…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Let me start by saying I really like Taiko. Drum ‘n’ Fun is one of my most played games on Switch, both in its rhythm-game and party-game modes. I was curious to see Taiko being converted into a JRPG in Rhythmic Adventure, and cautiously optimistic –…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Following on from The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan and Little Hope, Bandai Namco and Supermassive Entertainment have announced the third in the series. To be called House of Ashes, this one will take place in the blistering desert heat of the heart of Iraq. Each…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Little Hope is Supermassive Games’ second in its Dark Pictures horror anthology. Released just in time for Halloween (of course), it’s a spooky couple of hours of classic horror fun, and if you enjoyed the developer’s previous efforts (Until Dawn or Man of Medan), then you’ll…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Supermassive Games has a house style which is immediately recognisable and comfortably niche. The team makes slasher games: just like a slasher film, but with quick-time-events and moral choices which determine who lives and who dies. After the runaway success of Until Dawn, Supermassive set up…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Bandai Namco hosted a stream for its new Idolmaster game, Starlit Season, in which it made the unfortunate news that the game was being delayed to 2021, but it did show off the full roster of characters and plenty of gameplay (starts at around the 35-minute…
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 MoreVideo by Matt S. Captain Tsubasa took me by surprise – I wasn’t expecting Tamsoft (a company better know for fanservicey girlie games and JRPGs) would be able to produce a wonderful football game that is both highly accessible, and a quality throwback to the football games I loved playing…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Who the hell needs FIFA and PES when you’ve got Captain Tsubasa to play now? Not me. This humble little “arcade football game”, produced by a tiny team at Tamsoft for a fraction of the cost that EA and Konami’s monoliths are made with, is simply…
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