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Game difficulty; or how I learned to stop worrying and love my hero’s horrible deaths

December 4, 2013

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Opinion by Shaan J. I love dying in games. It’s tough to nail down the exact reason though. I didn’t grow up spending much time on the 8 and 16-bit consoles, so the term “NES-hard” never really resonated with me. Those games that I did play were games where death…

Gadget Review: WD My Book for use with the Wii U

December 4, 2013

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Review by Matt S. As the name of the website should make obvious, we do a lot of downloading here at Digitally Downloaded, and the Christmas period is the most busy of all. With the size of the games getting ever larger, space to store everything has become an increasing…

Review: Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)

December 4, 2013

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Review by Matt S. Super Mario 3D Land was one of the few games on the 3DS where I would argue the 3D slider was an essential part of the experience. The game was built from the very ground to take advantage of 3D, and in fact as I was…

DDNet’s Games of the year 2013: Indie Game of the Year

December 4, 2013

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A 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…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #4: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

December 3, 2013

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The tree is up, the lights are on, the stockings are over the fireplace and everyone’s getting into the eggnog. It’s Christmas and it’s the best time of year. Nothing beats Christmas; it’s the time for fun and play, for family and friends. It’s the chance to get away from…

Review: Rainbow Moon (Vita)

December 3, 2013

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Review by Matt S. Are you a fan of old school RPGs that involve a load of grinding and not much else? Rainbow Moon is the game for you. I loved it back when it released on the PlayStation 3, and I love it that little bit more on the…

Microtransactions in retail games; Sucks to be sure, but what alternative was there?

December 3, 2013

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Opinion by Matt S. Jim Sterling’s a really good guy. I agree with him nine times out of ten in his Jimquisition video show. But in the latest one Sterling’s decided to go after microtransactions in retail games (specifically the Microsoft Xbox One launch lineup that included two examples of such…

Australia’s Game of the Year is heading to Japan

December 3, 2013

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escapeVektor, which recently won Digitally Downloaded’s Australian Game of the Year by reader vote, is finally releasing in Japan. The game is to be published by Arc System Works on both Vita and 3DS (the same publisher that looked after Persona 4 Arena and Blazblue), for ¥700 ($7, give or take…

Review: Fighter Within (Xbox One)

December 3, 2013

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Review by Nick H. The decision to keep the Xbox One at at higher price tag in order to include the Kinect 2.0 with the system was a controversial point for Microsoft. On the one hand, it makes sense that Microsoft would want to ensure that this device, which it…

Review: Chevrolet Camaro: Wild Ride (3DS)

December 3, 2013

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Review by Matt S. Story time, folks! Back when I was a young journalist money was tight to come by. Because young journalists don’t earn much money, see. Then one day I got an abscess in the mouth. Because dentists are expensive and because I was young and stupid I…

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