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Review: Bustafellows (Nintendo Switch)

July 27, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Bustafellows is right up there with the best crime fiction works I’ve ever read. Not just in terms of visual novels, or broader video games. I’m talking across all media. Bustafellows is every bit the page-turner of a Conan Doyle or Christie novel. It’s as interesting…

Samurai Warriors 5 is perfect: Why I love this game (and series) so much

July 27, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Samurai Warriors 5 is upon us, the latest in my very most favourite series of all. This one is a really good one, too. A really, really good one. My review goes in-depth into the game itself, and its many (many) qualities. For this video, though,…

Review: Samurai Warriors 5 (Nintendo Switch)

July 26, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Samurai Warriors 5 is exactly what Koei Tecmo needed to do with their venerable series. It balances out every quality that fans have come to love about the series, while restructuring it in a meaningful manner. It offers a slice of historical drama (deeper…

Interesting games on itch.io: July 26

July 26, 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…

Catch up with last week’s gameplay streams: July 26

July 26, 2021

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News by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, July 26, 2021

July 25, 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)! It’s…

Last chance! Win the brilliant EPOS B20, courtesy of EPOS and DDNet

July 23, 2021

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Competition by Matt S. Are you in the need of a new microphone? Perhaps you’re into streaming or making videos for YouTube? As we reviewed last month, EPOS has produced a brilliant microphone in the EPOS B20 streaming microphone, and now, courtesy of EPOS, we have one to give away.…

Unfortunately, EA’s going to remake Dead Space

July 22, 2021

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News by Matt S. I’m a big fan of Dead Space. The original game did “action-horror in space” astoundingly well, and was an experience that was dripping with atmosphere, taut, intense and creative. Unfortunately, EA’s about to ruin all of that. The publisher has tasked Motive – the developer behind…

I did not know I wanted a Pokémon MOBA, but as it turns out, I do

July 22, 2021

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Article by Matt S. I’m not a big fan of MOBAs. They’re usually contextless content-driven games that come with all the qualities of every other esport; they feature a toxic, hyper-competitive community, have a lack of joy in the mechanics and play (because all that’s important in these games is…

On the making of a celebrated yuri visual novel

July 22, 2021

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Interview by Matt S. Heart of the Woods landed on Nintendo Switch earlier this year, after developing a powerful following for its previous release on PC. As we wrote in our glowing review on DDNet: “Heart of the Woods is a beautiful and romantic visual novel, with a wonderfully winding…

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