Video by Sam M. Since kicking off with the new, episodic, Hitman, there’s one particular scene that I simply can’t get out of my mind: the fashion show. It has all the hallmarks of a classic setting for something dramatic; it’s visually striking, it mixes high society and class. It’s…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. The countdown has begun for the launch Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, as the game is set to arrive in the West on 28 June of this year. That’s right, you’re mere months away from joining Fidel and his friends on a fantastical journey to protect…
Read MoreArticle by Sam M. Would you like to order FINAL FANTASY XV? That’s what you’re prompted to do once completing the Final Fantasy XV Platinum Demo, and it’s the general feeling from the Unearthed presentation that occurred earlier today. Square Enix has realised that people are going to spend big…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. One of Square Enix’s finest games ever hit a real milestone this week; Final Fantasy XII turned 10. It’s one of Square Enix’s finest games, and equally it’s a real outlier in the series for many reasons, and one of the most obvious of them is…
Read MoreArticle by Sam M. Agent 47 is back. The bald man branded with a barcode who is also a master of disguise returns in a new episodic format, an increasingly popular way to release big titles nowadays. Games like Life is Strange and the King’s Quest reboot have implemented episodes…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When Square Enix released Bravely Default in 2013, people lauded it as a glorious throwback to the classic Square Enix of old, where rich turn-based combat, a job system straight out of Final Fantasy V, and old-school random encounters met with an ultra-traditional tale of four…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news 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 (and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The Mana series is the closest that Square Enix comes to a B-grade franchise. That’s not to say the games released under its name are bad (I’m one of the very few that genuinely love Children of Mana on the Nintendo DS), but with the exception…
Read MoreI’m actually surprised it has taken this long for Square Enix to come up with its own spin on the Monster Hunter franchise. Capcom’s behemoth has certainly been successful in creating an entirely new genre, in which players take on hulking beasts in highly strategic, complex, sustained battles. Titles such…
Read MoreA few days ago, as part of this week’s Catch-up coffee, I wrote about how Final Fantasy XIII’s Lightning will becoming a fashion model in French designer Louis Vuitton’s upcoming line. There is now some more information available about the ad campaign, including two images: Lightning will model designs for…
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