The arguable favourite in the Final Fantasy series (despite being at the bottom of Matt’s list), Final Fantasy VII has hit the App Store today. It joins Final Fantasy I through VI on Apple’s mobile platforms. The release of FFVII is a surprise/non-surprise scenario: since the prior games in the…
Read MoreLove film noir? Love being stealthy in video games? Love solving puzzles? You may want to sit down, because we’ve found the perfect game for you: Calvino Noir. Described as an “exploratory, sneaking adventure though the 1930s European criminal underworld,” the trailer is actually quite reminiscent of This War of…
Read MoreLast September, we declared Zodiac – a “humble little 2D RPG” – the winner of the 2014 Tokyo Game Show. Despite its artwork reminiscent of Child of Light and its amazing creative team (including Final Fantasy Tactics composer Hitoshi Sakimoto and Final Fantasy VII writer Kazushige Nojima), Matt did express…
Read MoreWhen I was a child, I loved worms. I’d dig them up and try to keep them as pets while steadfastly refusing to be the one to put them on fish hooks as bait. As an adult, I still adore worms. But my fascination has grown away from uprooting them…
Read MoreHBO’s uncontrollable hit Game of Thrones may have recently ended the season, but for the Telltale game based on the series things are just ramping up. On Twitter, Telltale Games has posted five new screenshots of Episode 5: A Nest of Vipers. The developer has also confirmed that the new…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s newest weekly feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! Dragon Quest VII and VIII…
Read More17 yeas after its original release, Baldur’s Gate is getting a new expansion. Available through the updated Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Siege of Dragonspear boasts 25 hours of gameplay. I can already see Matt’s reaction: “ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy!” Related reading: Matt’s five-star review of Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition on iPad. Set between…
Read MoreDear readers, please bear with me. It’s been a long day. I’ve spent hours in front of an old CRT monitor at a police station watching video evidence, trying to determine… … Wait. No. That was an iPad, not a mid-90s computer monitor. There were definitely hours spent in front…
Read MoreCats. So many cats. Black cats. Fat cats. Cat+cats. Melon-headed cats. That’s what you’ll find in Fort Meow, a physics-based puzzler developed by Upper Class Walrus, released for Apple’s iPad by Surprise Attack Games. Humans tend to have strong opinions on cats. Either you adore their little meows, loud purrs,…
Read MoreFallout Shelter vaults across the world are receiving messages from the Wastelands today. Overseers are not questioning how the messages got across the treacherous terrain though – they are instead celebrating the possible arrival of a new dweller. Related reading: My review of Fallout Shelter for iOS. This isn’t just…
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