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Blue Reflection: Second Light – it’s a masterpiece of beauty and art direction

November 9, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Blue Reflection: Second Light is my favourite game of 2021. It’s not necessarily the deepest and most profound (though it does have plenty to say!), it’s just that it’s so beautiful, heartfelt, and wholesome. I loved every second with this game and given that it was…

Review: Blue Reflection: Second Light (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 8, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Blue Reflection was such an unfortunately misunderstood game that I never thought we’d get a sequel. It told a heartfelt and wonderfully romantic story of coming of age and companionship between girls. Of acceptance and solidarity. Of dreams lost and social responsibility. Backed with character design…

It’s okay for games to end and we don’t always need sequels

November 8, 2021

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Opinion by Matt S. Did you know that it’s N7 Day? No? Yeah, me neither. I had no idea that EA had arbitrarily declared that there would be a day for the Mass Effect series until I saw people writing articles about it, giving the EA PR team a win…

Poll of the week: What’s the best handheld console of all time?

November 8, 2021

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Poll by Matt S. Handhelds have always been a key way that people have played their games. Even before the original Game Boy there were Game & Watch devices. There is something enduring appealing about being able to play a game from anywhere, and have a private gaming experience no…

Check out our game streams (well, stream) from last week!

November 8, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Over on YouTube, we try and fit in at least a couple of streams each week, mostly to give you the first hour or so of various interesting, quirky or different games. We’re still figuring out the exact schedule for these, but in the meantime, don’t…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, November 8, 2021

November 7, 2021

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News 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)! The…

Review: Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (Nintendo Switch)

November 5, 2021

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Review by Matt S. In some ways, the success of NieR: Automata has cursed Yoko Taro. Following the profound success of that game, people now expect him to be subversive and deep, sharply funny and wildly creative with everything that he touches. Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is not…

Ty The Tasmanian Tiger: On making Australia’s finest mascot hero

November 4, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is one of the most overtly Australian games that we’ve seen… across the entire history of video games. The distinctively Australian mascot character, locations, aesthetics and humour has helped the series stick in people’s minds, from as far back as the PlayStation…

Review: Unpacking (Nintendo Switch)

November 4, 2021

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The concept of a puzzle game built around moving into a new house and unpacking boxes is a neat one. The process of finding just the right spot for every little object, piece of clothing, book, and so on is oddly soothing—especially in the context of a game, where you…

Review: Disciples: Liberation (Sony PlayStation 5)

November 4, 2021

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Review by Matt S. I just want to start this review to just clarify something for future PR people, writing the descriptions of the games that they’re working on: “misery” and “mature” are two very different things. Disciples: Liberation claims that it’s a “dark, mature RPG”, but, no. It’s certainly…

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