Jonathan Blow is an indie and arthouse game developer that has found himself thrust right into the middle of the attention of the general game community. The brain behind the almighty Braid was a surprise addition to Sony’s PlayStation 4 unveiling, flying the flag for what Sony hopes gamers consider a…
Read MoreTecmo Koei’s Warriors franchise has settled into a comfortable rhythm. Every couple of years we get a new numbered release. The last one of those, Dynasty Warriors 7, we got our hooks into in 2010. From there the team takes that engine and applies it to a number of spin-off…
Read MoreTomb Raider is the latest video game reboot to try and create a brand new series for a franchise. Lara Croft returns this time as a young, naive explorer who struggles to survive in what is established to be her first big adventure. After setting off to try and find…
Read MoreI still don’t quite understand where the R18+ rating for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus came from. This is a game that features violence, but even with the PlayStation Vita enhancements the violence is aging quite badly. It’s more amusing like when an anvil lands on Wile E Coyote’s head…
Read MoreSony is really working hard for its fans. PlayStation Plus is without a doubt a high-value service, turning hundreds of dollars of games into a single, small, subscription cost. There’s more though. Sony’s answer to the PlayStation Network hack of some years ago was to give away games. Last year…
Read MoreIf you haven’t seen the original Ong Bak film yet, then do yourself a favour and head over to your local video store’s foreign film section. This Thailand martial arts epic stars Tony Jaa, and it’s the kind of no-wires, no stunt-double action work that is so rarely seen in…
Read MoreMUD – FIM Motocross World Championship (MUD) is the most comprehensive videogame rendition of the sport that’s ever been delivered to its fans. All three of the official circuits (MX1, MX2 and MXoN) are featured here, with each competition offering not only its authentic rosters, but impressively, its tracks as…
Read MoreOf all the JRPGs that I have played in this generation, the Atelier games by the tiny development outfit, GUST, have been the ones that I have enjoyed the most. I realise that they’re not awe-inspiring works of art, deep-and-meaningful philosophical treatises into the meaning of life and other questions…
Read MoreThe Atelier series is popular with a few of us, including one editor in particular (we’re looking at you Matt). I suspect then, that he will be even more excited than I was to see the ton of screenshots and trailer for Atelier Meruru Plus. Scheduled to release in Japan…
Read MoreEveryone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. We haven’t done lists for a while at Digitally Downloaded, but then I thought to myself “what better way to pass away some time on a Friday afternoon than with a little list?” And so,…
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