Review by Matt S. I love strategy games that can either teach me something about history directly, or at least encourage me to learn something new about history. In that context, I love Numantia. Related reading: The very best strategy game on PlayStation 4 is Romance of the Three Kingdoms.…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Overgrowth, a combat platformer developed by Wolfire Games, has been in the pipeline for a long time coming. It began as a sequel to a shareware game – Lugaru – and saw a slow but consistent schedule of patches until its final release. The extended development…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Getting burnout as a consumer of games is a very real thing. You don’t have to be a games journalist to feel constantly overwhelmed by the stream of titles that gets churned out by big studios seemingly every other week. The Switch has had stellar support…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. A shooter that manages to be intelligent is a rare, precious thing. Not just intelligent in the sense of it being “anti-war” or subversive, such as games like the recent Wolfenstein titles or Spec Ops: The Line. Nor just in the way that it plays with…
Read MoreOpinion by Ginny W. Games dealing with war as a subject matter saturate the market. Ghost Recon: Wildlands may have been more about foreign terrorism being enacted on Bolivia than war specifically, but it was still harrowing in its insensitivity. The latest Wolfenstein will be rearing its head soon, and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. We here at DDNet really like cultural games, and what we have here is possibly the most memorable one you’ll play all year. Detention is a game developed by Taiwanese indie team Red Candle, set in the country’s turbulent history in the mid-20th century and weaving…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Let’s get a disclaimer out of the way: this review was written by someone who adored Super Mario Sunshine and Banjo-Kazooie. It’s also incredibly likely that A Hat in Time appears to have been conceived explicitly for the people sitting neatly in the nostalgia-heavy, old-timey intersection…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. I’m not going to beat around the bush: Fragments of Him is one of the most emotionally charged games I have ever played. It’s actually difficult to use the term “play,” as the game takes you into someone’s life and literally has you act through it.…
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…
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…
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