News by Matt S. Howdy visual novel fans! We’ve got a small little update to share for A Week on the Water, the next game in the My Time With Dee Dee series of visual novels. This time around we’re going to give you a first look at some of…
News by Matt S. When you play a game from Qureate, the publisher behind Fantasy Tavern Sextet, TroubleDays and NinNinDays, you can be sure of one thing if nothing else; a whole lot of panties, boobs, and other such fan service things. None of these games are what you might…
Review by Matt S. Just as Dungeons & Dragons dominates the pen-and-paper RPG space, Warhammer dominates the tabletop gaming space. It’s not the only tabletop miniatures game, though if you were to look at the video game industry, you could be forgiven for thinking that it was the only one;…
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)! Devotion…
News by Matt S. El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was one of the real artsy games of the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 era. In that it was wildly beautiful and thematically rich… and sold peanuts. That didn’t stop it from gaining a niche following though… and indeed I even remember…
Opinion by Matt S. As far as I’m concerned, the biggest problem that faces gaming as an art form is how easy it is proving to be for developers to use it for the purposes of pure propaganda. Whether it is an explicit recruitment tool for the army, or simply…
Review by Matt S. I’m all for games being complex, challenging, and unforgiving. Just this week I reviewed a simulation title, in A-Train, that comes dangerously close to being a genuine degree in urban planning and an MBA, rolled into one. But, if you are going to go down the…
Video by Harvard L. DDNet contributor, Harvard, was the one to review Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Strangers of Sword City for us. In addition to his in-depth, 2,000-word review, he’s also created this “Let’s Play” video, highlighting the early game of Saviors of Sapphire Wings, and giving you some hints and…
News by Matt S. You’ve got to feel sorry for Dungeons & Dragons a little. It’s the biggest name in tabletop gaming, by far, and back in the day, with the likes of Eye of the Beholder through to Baldur’s Gate, it was also leading the way with video games.…
Review by Matt S. The first thing that you’ll see when turning on A-Train: All! Aboard! Tourism is a super cute anime girl batting her eyes at you as she welcomes you to the tutorial. It’s a bright, fun start to what looks like a charming, colourful little city builder…
