At first, I was drawn to ghostpia Season One (there are two “seasons” planned) for its visuals – it’s almost like watching a cartoon on an on VHS tape! But I’m most excited for the the dark yet humourous story and the eclectic characters. Last month we learned that PQube…
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a strangely triumphant production. By rights, it shouldn’t even exist. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a 2022 anime spinoff of the 2020 video game Cyberpunk 2077 from Polish game developers CD Projekt Red, itself an adaptation of Mike Pondsmith’s 1988 pen and paper role playing game Cyberpunk (later Cyberpunk…
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Mary Skelter Finale may be banned in Australia (don’t even get me started on that) but it’s definitely worth getting regardless: in his review of the game for Nintendo Switch, Matt called the series as a whole “both mechanically deep and thematically rich” and stated that the finale is “the…
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Around this time next year, there will be a special event near Fuefuki in the heart of Yamanashi Prefecture (the one you travel through to get to Nagano from Tokyo). For decades there has been an annual recreation of the Battle of Kawanakajima, one of the most compelling and dramatic…
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Now that we’ve got devices like the Steam Deck and the Ayaneo line, the cheap portable emulation consoles from Anbernic, Retroid and the like face some challenges. Yes, those other devices are more expensive, but they’re also vastly more powerful. Are people still inclined to want devices that cap out…
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Trinity Trigger set out to capture nostalgia for 90s JRPGs. That is precisely what the game delivers. Were it not for the fact that the game looks modern, I myself would have thought I was playing a long-lost classic from the era. It is an action JRPG, where you control…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
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Have you ever felt like a game was made for you? Something that so perfectly matches your favourite aesthetics, gameplay style, narrative and theme that it’s like the developers pulled it directly from your inner core? Labyrinth of Zengetsu is that game for me. Related reading: For another example of…
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Mineko’s Night Market is just adorable. The game is a heartwarming story about friendship, choices, and cats. Yesterday during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, we learned its release date for Nintendo Switch, which is the same day as it’s PC launch. And it isn’t only coming to those two platforms, though;…
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Sometimes I get captivated with games I haven’t played, and there’s where I’m at with the entire Atelier series. I’m yet to touch one of the titles… yet I can’t help but follow the news of every. single. game. When Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg was announced, I…
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