News by Matt S. Azur Lane – a mobile game released back in 2017 for mobile devices – has become a major property in Japan and China. It’s a game in which battleships are depicted as cute anime girls. Of course it was going to be popular. Azur Lane: Crosswave…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Moero Chronicle is Idea Factory at its most Idea Factory. It’s a game so utterly devoted to fan service that it doesn’t bother itself with traditional expectations of a video game; the localisation is barely coherent, and the narrative behind it isn’t any more disciplined. And…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s always a good day when Idea Factory announces something, and today the company had a big announcement to make; it’s bringing Dragon Star Varnir our way on June 11 (North America), and June 14 (Europe), The game has a very Idea Factory narrative premise, to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the Idea Factory games I’m looking forward to the most is Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation: a “romantic visual novel” based on a brilliantly fanservicey anime franchise. And now we have confirmation that it’s coming soon to the west! It releases on PlayStation 4…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I had to check my calendar to make sure I hasn’t somehow Groundhog Day-ed my way back to April 1, but, no, Neptunia Shooter isn’t a joke. It’s the real deal, and its heading to PC (via Steam) this year. I’m not sure why Neptunia Shooter…
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. Idea Factory is at its fanservicey best with Moero Chronicle, a pretty good dungeon crawler with even better… assets. Previously exclusive to the PC in the west (there is also a PlayStation Vita version, but never released outside of Asia), now it’s got a release date…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S.Death End re;Quest is Idea Factory’s latest JRPG, and it surprised me in terms of how good it actually is. I’ve always enjoyed the work of the developer/publisher, but this one is the most mature and intelligent one to date – this is a genuinely cracking game.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Idea Factory games are always smarter than people give them credit for. People see the fan service (which is always copious), but then can’t look past that. It becomes the defining characteristic of the game to them, and that’s disappointing, because there’s always much more to…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Fairy Fencer F became an indelible part of the Compile Heart stable upon its original release back on the PlayStation 3. Riffing off the familiar system from Hyperdimension Neptunia and adding its own stylised spin to it, the title has since been remastered for the Switch…
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