News by Matt S. Apparently the good people of Poland like kangaroos. Kao the Kangaroo was one of the many platforming heroes from a few decades ago that we thought were done and dusted. But, no, you can’t keep a good thing down. The Polish team at Tate Multimedia…
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Preview by Matt S. I’ve had the opportunity to get stuck into the opening chapter of Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream, and I’ve got to say upfront that this game has come as a relief to me. I wasn’t 100 per cent sure of the direction…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M.Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we 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)! Here’s…
Read MoreReview by Matt R. What is the point of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection? I’m honestly not sure. The store listing for it runs through all the usual buzzwords: “remastered in stunning detail”, “improved visuals and frame rate”, “DualSense wireless controller features”—none of which make any practical difference to two…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Who doesn’t like a good board game? We certainly do here at DDNet, and the Nintendo Switch has been inundated with them recently. For this video we take a look at three of the newer releases that you absolutely should not miss out on. The Switch…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. For the second time this year, I’ve gone into what looks like a really interesting game only to be deeply disappointed when I discover that it is written with all the depth and maturity of a YA novel. Reverie Tactics has a lot going for it.…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. TOP NEP is the very first Neptunia game for 2022. Sadly it’s also one of the least, and shows Idea Factory is really struggling to define the personality of this series for the modern audience. On the other hand, it is a fun Space Harrier clone,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I don’t actually like Space Harrier and its ilk. Because I’m also a fan of arcade games that’s a kind of blasphemy, I know, but I am really, really bad at Space Harrier, and so it’s never clicked with me. I think it has to do…
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I don’t know how many people are out there waiting for yet another action JRPG that plays exactly to convention, but Eternal Radiance is just that. Visualnoveler’s mashup of action combat and visual novel is a perfectly competent game, but for hours at a time I’d realise I wasn’t being…
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List by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…
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