This week let’s have a chat about game difficulty; specifically, how much challenge do you like in your games? While people generally criticise the games industry for games getting easier and easier, there are still plenty that will offer up a stiff challenge – especially if you consider the “hard”…
Read MoreHere at Digitally Downloaded, we take our games seriously. One of the debates that has been going on for years in the industry is “graphics vs. gameplay,” but that’s a silly debate, because the graphics and the gameplay aren’t like jelly beans – you can’t pull the black ones out…
Read MoreThis weekend’s discussion is focused squarely on those characters that make the game for us as players. Be it starring hero, black-hearted villain or goofball background second-stringer; these are the characters that make us come back for more. There’s no shortage of memorable characters in gaming history. Whether you’re talking…
Read MoreAt the moment we’re running our end-of-year awards voting for the best games of the year (be sure to vote if you haven’t yet!) But let’s also talk about those games that you were so keen on, but disappointed. Games that on paper or in videos sounded like the best…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy vs. Skyrim. Resident Evil vs. Call of Duty. Atelier Meruru vs… well, nothing can compare to that game. Ahem. This week’s discussion is all about whether you prefer Japanese or Western games. The differences between the two approaches to game development is huge, so most people prefer one…
Read MoreMountain Dew and Doritos. Just about every gamer I’ve ever met loves a good local multiplayer session. Whether it’s the classics such as Goldeneye, some fast-and-furious Smash Brothers, or even sitting around a digital board game like the brilliant Fortune Street or trivia games like Buzz!, getting a group of…
Read MoreHahahahahahaha… oh hello, I didn’t see you come in. Gather ’round the fire my little beasties, because this week’s discussion is all about that most frightful time of the year – Halloween!And what better way to celebrate the day when the spirits come out to play than with a good old-fashioned scare?…
Read MoreAs the games industry has become further legitimised as a creative outlet, some very creative people have been drawn to it. From Miyamoto to Suzuki, from Molyneux to Swift, the games industry is now filled with artistic minds of the equal to their counterparts in the worlds of film and…
Read MoreHere’s a question for you — do you prefer a reviewer who speaks about a game in a mass market sense, or someone who can get down to it and talk something up (or down) as a fan? This is a question that’s cropped up from time to time in…
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