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NISA’s upcoming Monark sure looks great

September 15, 2021

JRPG/Lancarse/News/NISA/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. NISA has released a new trailer for its upcoming Monark, a game being developed by Lancarse (Lost Dimension, Zanki Zero) and published by FuRyu. This trailer, titled “Allies, highlights just how visually interesting this game is shaping up to be. The game has a pretty deep…

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September 15, 2021

Nintendo Switch/Reviews/simulation/Strategy/Switch Review

Review by Harvard L. I do quite like Dice Legacy. I need to start the review on this note because I anticipate the rest of it will read like a laundry list of imperfections within Italy-based studio DESTINYbit’s dicey RTS. I like it because it’s a game about systems, randomness,…

Review: Monster Train First Class (Nintendo Switch)

September 14, 2021

card game/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Roguelike/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. “I absolutely love this game and I’m not sure why it’s not getting reviewed anywhere,” writes a user on Metacritic about Monster Train First Class. I can tell you (and them) why: Because it’s so painfully easy to overlook. I very nearly did. I’m glad I…

Games I’m still playing a decade later: Final Fantasy

September 14, 2021

Final Fantasy/JRPG/Retro/Retro Reflections/Square Enix

Retro reflections by Matt S. I don’t think that Final Fantasy – the pioneering original on the NES – is the best game in the series. I don’t even think that Final Fantasy on the NES is the best version of Final Fantasy. However, I have this almost ritualistic need…

taiwans-acme-gamestudio-show-lot-of

September 13, 2021

action RPG/News/PC/PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5/Taiwan/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Asterigos is an action RPG in development for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC, by a rookie developer, Acme Gamestudio, out of Taiwan. Inspired by ancient Roman and Greek aesthetics, Asterigos might not look like it will break any new ground, but from the first look…

Interesting games on itch.io: September 13

September 13, 2021

Art Game/Indie/itch/itch.io/list/Top 10/top 5

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…

Dice Legacy: Harvard plays one very dicey game

September 13, 2021

Nintendo Switch/strategy game/Video/Video review

Video by Harvard L. We do like a good game with dice, and Dice Legacy certainly did catch our attention for its dice. It’s a very dice-filled game. Harvard gives the game a full spin on Nintendo Switch ahead of his review later in the week. Be sure to keep…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, September 13, 2021

September 12, 2021

catch-up coffee/News

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)! Yoko…

dear-sony-advertisement-is-not-news

September 10, 2021

Opinion/Sony

“News” by Matt S. One of the biggest things to come from Sony’s big day of announcements today was, apparently, an advertisement. I wish I was joking, but of course, capitalism and such, so I’m not. There was a press release about it and everything, as though it was something…

well-at-least-there-was-one-game-from

September 9, 2021

News/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Remember when Sony developed games like Gravity Rush and Tokyo Jungle, and published wildly creative thought bubbles like Oreshika and The Unfinished Swan? Taking a quick glance through the PlayStation Showcase (which I thankfully didn’t stay up to watch) shows that those days are long gone.…

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