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THERE’S A BLUE REFLECTION ANIME HAPPENING!

February 12, 2021

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News by Matt S.I’m very sorry about the all-caps yelling there in the headline. Except that I am absolutely not. There’s a Blue Reflection anime happening and I am over the moon. Blue Reflection is my favourite JRPG for the past decade. It’s not necessarily the best game of all,…

Review: Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack (Nintendo Switch)

February 12, 2021

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Review by Matt S. It’s weird to get an expansion pack for a game that we don’t have in its base form on a console, but here you go: The first Romance of the Three Kingdoms to release on the Nintendo Switch in the west is the expansion (with the…

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February 11, 2021

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News by Matt S. The Disciples series has been kicking around for quite a few years now, though often without fanfare or celebration. The original Disciples was released way back in 1999, and gained the dubious award of “best game no one played” in Gamespot’s awards that year. There were…

Samurai Warriors has turned 18 this year! Why this series means so much to me

February 11, 2021

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Article by Matt S. Today, Koei Tecmo Europe dropped a little tweet to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Samurai Warriors series, along with a quote from the series producer, Hisashi Koinuma: “This year marks the 18 year anniversary of the SAMURAI WARRIORS series. With all that is going on…

Review: Grey Skies: A War of the Worlds Story (Nintendo Switch)

February 11, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Where do I even start with this pile of trash? There are just so many things wrong with it… oh, I know. Let’s start with the Christian thing, shall we? As a mood-setting exercise, Grey Skies: A War of the Worlds Story likes having you travel…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, February 11, 2021

February 10, 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)! Little…

Review: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo Switch)

February 10, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Super Mario 3D World will be remembered as one of the better moments of Nintendo creativity, even in the context the long, storied and ridiculously prestigious history of its most visible mascot. Thankfully, what was once a Wii U exclusive has moved to a console that…

Nintendo announces the next SNES and NES titles for Switch

February 10, 2021

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News by Matt S.“Fans” are never going to be happy with Nintendo’s approach to retro games and the Nintendo Switch. It’s still locked at the NES and SNES, and we’re only getting a couple of new titles every other month or so. With that being said, the four games in…

And the next Idea Factory game to get a Switch port will be…

February 9, 2021

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News by Matt S. Dragon Star Varnir! Thanks to the good folk at Famitsu, we now know that Idea Factory will be porting its Grimm-like fairy tale game about cute witches to the Switch in the Japanese spring. There’s no news about a western release of this, but given that…

Review: Persona 5 Strikers (Nintendo Switch)

February 9, 2021

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Review by Matt S. The defining quality of any of the titles in the Persona series is the characters. The turn-based combat is engaging enough, as is the dungeon crawling, but it’s the cast, their relationships, and the dramas – both hilarious and tragic – that really draws the player…

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