News by Matt S. Monster Hunter was the reason that the PSP had the success it did in its homeland, Japan (and make no mistake, it was a big hit in Japan). But Nintendo and Capcom have done a deal that has seen the franchise essentially become a Nintendo exclusive. Sony…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As the first game in the Dusk franchise, Atelier Ayesha came immediately after the happy-to-a-fault Atelier Meruru. As a fan of the franchise, this new game was a shock to the system, to say the least. Where Meruru was quite infectious in its upbeat positivity, Ayesha…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Koei Tecmo is going out of its way to try and convince fans of Dead or Alive 5 that the next-gen upgrade is worth the price of admission (and it’s succeeded, as far as we’re concerned). The latest addition to the ever-growing Dead or Alive 5…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Developed by Gust according to community feedback from the previous Dusk titles, feedback that will result in an ease-of-entry for newcomers (a simpler menu for synthesis) while ensuring that the combat is fast and strategic for veterans, Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea, the final…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Koei Tecmo is bringing Atelier Rorona to the Nintendo 3DS in 2015. And it may well be a different game to the JRPG classic on the PlayStation 3 and Vita. See, the Atelier Rorona on the Nintendo 3DS has a completely different art style to the…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. It is no secret that a lot of us love the Warriors series here at Digitally Downloaded. I’m sure many a reader here knows how Matt was first introduced to the series. You could easily say he is probably the biggest fan of the Warriors games…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. I’ve been deservedly punched on the side of my head a couple times in my life (for being too handsome, I guess), but none of those hits registered with quite the impact or playfulness as Team Ninja’s flurry of news: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Given that I am such a fan of Koei Tecmo’s Warriors franchise, people are often surprised to hear that I came to the series quite late. My first Warriors game was, in fact, Samurai Warriors 3 on the Nintendo Wii. And I wasn’t going to play…
Read MoreReview by Jedediah H. As a species, we crave human warmth and face-to-face interaction. Be it with a good friend, a romantic partner, or the fire-fighter who’s always clad in sweet aroma (and nothing else), we need some consistency of human contact, whether it’s a sharing of beverages that leads…
Read MoreFeature by Matt S. There are many people that scoff at anyone suggesting that the Warriors games are historically accurate. After all, whether it’s Samurai Warriors, Dynasty Warriors, or one of the smaller Koei Tecmo franchises (Warriors: Legends of Troy or pseudo-Warriors title, Bladestorm, for instance), we’re talking about games…
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