Review by Clark A. On paper, the highly anticipated Jump Force evokes memories of 2014’s J-Stars Victory VS. They’re both arena fighting games starring the cast of Japan’s best-selling weekly manga anthology, Shōnen Jump magazine. As anniversary releases, they celebrate the spirit of the publication and the unforgettable faces native…
Read MoreVideo by Pierre-Yves L. The next “Monster Hunter clone” to land on the market is God Eater 3, from publisher Bandai Namco. This one combines anime with Monster Hunter-style action, and the series has been steadily growing a strong reputation over the years. Ahead of our full review, closer to…
Read MoreFeature by Harvard L. The Tales series is by many regards Bandai Namco’s answer to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy. It’s a JRPG series with epic scope and a long line of mainstream titles connected more by common elements than plot or character, which is beloved by its hardcore Japanese fans,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Serious aircraft simulators are for really hardcore players. There’s a certain thrill to mastering the complex controls for aeronautical terms I’d never be able to memorise, I’m sure, but those games are well beyond me, which is unfortunate, because I enjoy the idea of them a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Bandai Namco’s Tales franchise has always been good at telling classical JRPG stories, using classical JRPG tropes. From Tales of Phantasia right back in 1995, though to the most recent, Tales of Berseria, released in 2016, Bandai has never strayed too far from the established path in…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Tales of Vesperia is the first major JRPG release for 2019. I’ve always had a complex relationship with the Tales series for its combat, so in this video I take a short look at the combat system – what I enjoy, and what frustrates me. Be…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When we think about “surrealism” as it’s applied to videogames, we usually end up taken down some pretty dark paths. Hidetaka Suehiro with Deadly Premonition, and Goichi Suda with the likes of Killer7, immediately come to mind when thinking about surrealistic games, or alternatively something like…
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 MoreNews by Matt S. Bandai Namco has announced a new title in its popular Super Robot Wars series, the mash-up RPG franchise that brings a whole bunch of robots from popular anime together to duke it out. This one – called Super Robot Wars T – will be released on…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Why can’t more games about war be like World War 1 biopic, 11-11 Memories Retold? Rather than bombastic nonsense that functions as barely veiled propaganda and military hero worship, why don’t we have more genuine stories about war? The shattering emotions and the horror that the…
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