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The August 2021 issue of the Dee Dee Zine is available now!

August 22, 2021

News by Matt S. It’s always a great day when I can launch an issue of the Dee Dee Zine, and here it is for your reading pleasure! A full 48 pages of essays and features on everything from films and books, to retro games and even beer. This month’s…

The Friday Ten: Koei Tecmo’s ten “best girls”

August 20, 2021

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List by Matt S. One of the most distinctive qualities of Koei Tecmo is that its games feature the prettiest people. Koei has a mastery over beauty that often draws ire, especially when its depiction borders on the pin-up, but that quality also places Koei somewhere in the same area…

Review: WitchSpring3 [Re:Fine] (Nintendo Switch)

August 20, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Unfortunately, WitchSpring3 [Re:Fine] is simply not a good game. There’s the germ of a good idea in there, and as someone that loves Atelier and JRPGs that respect your time, I loved that this one was a brief experience of a few dozen hours (at most),…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, August 19, 2021

August 18, 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)! See…

Tales Of Arise: Here’s me being terrible at a game I love

August 18, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Tales of Arise is going to be something special. From just the first hour with the demo, I can already see that this game has it all; gorgeous aesthetics, amazing characters, and a combat system that JRPG fans are going to love. I remain terrible as…

Review: Curious Expedition 2 (Nintendo Switch)

August 18, 2021

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Review by Matt S. I never did review the original Curious Expedition. But I did do a video on it. In that video, I called it a “cracking roguelike.” Given that Curious Expedition 2 is better than the original, I guess that makes this game “cracking+”. It could have gone…

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August 17, 2021

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News by Matt S. Nexomon: Extinction was a really nice surprise when it launched on consoles last year. A Pokemon “clone” that did some interesting things with the Pokemon formula, this was one of the better mobile-to-console ports that we’ve seen. Apparently, it was a success because the publisher, PQube,…

Activision Blizzard announces Call of Duty: Vanguard

August 17, 2021

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News by Matt S. Activision Blizzard is currently embroiled in a lawsuit from the American state of California, dealing with the accusation that it has a culture of ‘constant sexual harassment. That lawsuit has inspired others to come forward too, with the recent news that the company deadnames trans QA…

Fort Triumph: When a lack of creativity hurts a great idea

August 17, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Fort Triumph is a brilliant idea: It’s XCOM meets Heroes of Might & Magic, and with Ubisoft having destroyed Heroes, an indie bringing that kind of gameplay back is downright noble. Unfortunately, in execution, the game hurts itself with a lack of depth and a lazy…

Review: Fort Triumph (Nintendo Switch)

August 17, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Heroes of Might & Magic is a dead franchise. As beloved as it is, Ubisoft now owns it, and has absolutely no interest, whatsoever, in indulging niche strategy RPG things (unless the execs can ruin it by turning it into a live service). What that means…

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