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Review: Starlight Alliance (Nintendo Switch)

October 26, 2021

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Review by Harvard L. I wanted to like Starlight Alliance, I really did. It’s a hybrid RPG and Third-Person Platform Shooter, kind of like if Ratchet and Clank had an EXP system, or if NieR was all gameplay and no existential navel-gazing. It’s the combination of two things I like,…

Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars – Is our favourite fanservice IPs finally stagnating?

October 25, 2021

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Video by Matt S. The Neptunia and Senran Kagura cross-over is actually one of the best-playing games in the series, and the developer, Tamsoft, has absolutely nailed both properties in this fan service-em-up. But it does raise the question: both properties are getting very long in the tooth, and perhaps…

Review: Neptunia X Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 25, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Of all the fan service-heavy properties in the world, the cross-over between Hyperdimension Neptunia and Senran Kagura seems like the match made in heaven. Both are comedic properties, with large groups of characters and both love hot springs, boob jokes and… well, sex-themed jokes that are…

Poll of the week: Which of these classic Japanese horror properties is your favourite?

October 25, 2021

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Poll by Matt S. It is the season for horror, after all, so, with Halloween looming, and so many horror games being released right now, we thought we’d put the question to our audience: Of the classic Japanese horror franchises, three in particular reign supreme. So, what is your favourite?…

Check out our game streams from last week!

October 25, 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, October 25, 2021

October 24, 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…

On the art and power behind Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water

October 22, 2021

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Interview by Matt S. Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water never got a fair run on the Wii U. It was an ultra-niche title released on a console that really didn’t do good numbers. It’s also one of the last Wii U exclusives to get a second run off the…

Review: Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi (Nintendo Switch)

October 22, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Experience Inc. is a developer with mastery over two genres in particular: the dungeon crawler (Stranger of Sword City), and horror (Death Mark). Combine the two and you get Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi. This is a grim and sublime dungeon crawler, which really sells the idea…

House Of Ashes: Why copy/pasting horror mechanics doesn’t work

October 21, 2021

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Video by Matt S. House of Ashes is a good – even great game. It’s highly cinematic, filled with excellent set-pieces, and is a plain-good, fun time. However! The developers of this series – which includes Little Hope and Man of Medan, have made each title with roughly the same…

Review: House of Ashes (Sony PlayStation 5)

October 21, 2021

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Review by Matt S. The Dark Pictures Anthology’s latest entry, House of Ashes, has plenty going for it. It has cinematic flair, Hollywood talent (led by Ashley Tisdale), and an intriguing premise, given that it’s leveraging off the Akkadian Empire, which is one of the oldest empires we know of…

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