Video by Harvard L. To get a full understanding of what Eryi’s Action is and why it exists in the first place, we first need to look at two approaches to games which until recently have been fairly exclusive to Japan. Ever since the platformer genre took off in the…
Read MorePreview by Sam M. The Banner Saga was a successful Kickstarter campaign back in 2012 and now the full release of the game is right around the corner. The appeal of The Banner Saga is immediately obvious; it brings the same gameplay elements found in games such as Fire Emblem…
Read MoreA couple of months ago we asked you to vote on your favourite games of the year (up to the end of October, except for the blockbuster of the year award, which is still running now on the site). You’ve voted and now, in the coming weeks, we will unveil…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Strategy games on PC are a different beast to strategy games on consoles. On consoles the likes of Advance Wars and Fire Emblem are considered complex strategy games, but these pale in comparison to PC titles like Europa Universalis IV. Conversely, the PC game community, weened…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. While I’m not the biggest fan of board and trading card games, I do enjoy it when they get digitised in the form of a game. These digital versions often (if not always) cost less than their physical counterparts, and while they are still better played…
Read MorePreview by Mike B. Frozen Synapse is a title that is heavily regarded among the Digitally Downloaded staff. It’s such a simple concept, but executed to a level of precision that we rarely see at any level. The player plans the movements and actions of a small unit of troops…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. In Japanese folklore, a tsukumogami is a household object which has gained sentience, turning against humans to wreak havoc upon the unsuspecting. 99 Spirits is an RPG revolving around this phenomenon, chronicling the journey of a swordswoman named Hanabusa through medieval Japan to uncover the mystery…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. Kraken Empire’s upcoming shooter, Kromaia, is aiming to be an experience like no other. Promising a complex piloting system featuring six degrees of movement, the 3D shooter aims to strike a balance between arcade style action and a deep sense of exploration. It’s an ambitious goal…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Not that much has been done to this re-release of Baldur’s Gate 2. But then not much needed to be done; it’s as close to the perfect game as games come. Now on a personal level I prefer BioWare’s first Baldur’s Gate game. Back when I…
Read MoreReview by Michael B. Although it may have been conceived as a standard action-filled plot, the story of Deadfall Adventures belongs firmly in the “lost world” fiction sub-genre. For those unfamiliar, the lost world genre involves the discovery of a city or location that has been forgotten. The two easiest…
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