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Pokémon Shining Pearl: A side-by-side comparison with the DS original

November 17, 2021

Video by Matt S. Ever played a game that is so perfectly nostalgic that within seconds it has you drawing the direct, 1:1 comparison to the original? Remakes always stay true to the original – that’s kind of the point to them – but buried under a new aesthetic, Pokémon…

Review: Pokémon Shining Pearl (Nintendo Switch)

November 17, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl have Piplup as one of the starter Pokémon, and Piplup is the best Pokémon of all. Ergo Diamond and Pearl are pretty darned good games, and remaking them was always going to be the right thing to do. But seriously, I do…

Review: Shin Megami Tensei V (Nintendo Switch)

November 17, 2021

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Review by Matt S. I’ll be upfront about this: Reviewing Shin Megami Tensei V is going to be a pain because all the good stuff that is really worth talking about falls firmly within spoiler territory. The think piece that I will inevitably write six months from now, when I…

Interesting games on itch.io: November 16

November 16, 2021

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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…

Microsoft’s done a great job with backwards compatability, but we still need “piracy”

November 16, 2021

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As part of the celebration of 20 years of Xbox, Microsoft has today announced that some 70+ new Xbox and Xbox 360 games have been added to its backwards compatibility list, allowing you to continue playing those games on the newer generation devices. This list has some real hits in…

Release date and details for the A Week on the Water Dee Dee visual novel!

November 15, 2021

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News by Matt S. I know I’ve been teasing, hinting, dropping tidbits and teasing some more for what feels like forever, but after about a year, A Week on the Water is entering its final chapter of development. And now I’m thrilled to announce a release date! The game lands…

Poll of the week: How has 2021 been overall in terms of the quality of games released?

November 15, 2021

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Poll by Matt S. We’re moving into the awards season now, so as always it’s time to look back at the year that was and consider how it stacked up, in terms of quality and quantity of the games being released. Based on these poll results, it would seem to…

Check out our game streams from last week!

November 15, 2021

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Videos 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 15, 2021

November 14, 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)! Little…

Review: Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (Nintendo Switch)

November 12, 2021

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Review by Matt S. What I appreciate about Disco Elysium is that it actually backs itself. This is a deeply political game that refuses to let you sit on the fence and, while you can end up adopting one of four political ideologies (communism, fascism, moralism and ultraliberalism) based on…

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