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Review: Neoverse Trinity Edition (Nintendo Switch)

January 25, 2021

CCG/Digital Card Game/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Neoverse is a highly enjoyable digital card game, but it also represents the worst of video games as an art form. This is not to say that it’s weighed down with microtransactions and similarly scummy revenue models, because it’s mercifully free of those. It’s just that…

Interesting games on itch.io: January 25

January 25, 2021

Art Game/Indie/itch/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…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, January 25, 2021

January 24, 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)! A…

Review: Dungeon Nightmares 1 + 2 Collection (Nintendo Switch)

January 22, 2021

Horror/Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Roguelike/Survival Horror/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. The kind of experience that Dungeon Nightmares 1 & 2 champion is the kind of thing that goes down really well with YouTube and Twitch. Do a search for either title and you’ll see a wall of “OH! LOOK HOW SCARY IT IS!” and “SCARIEST GAME…

this-kowloon-highschool-chronicle

January 21, 2021

Arc System Works/dungeon crawl/dungeon crawler/JRPG/News/release date/Release Dates/Toybox Games/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Developer, Toybox Games, and publisher, Arc System Works, have announced that Kowloon Highschool Chronicle will be released on the Nintendo eShop in the west on February 4. This is a dungeon crawler that you’ve probably not heard of before, but it really does look like it…

Disgaea 6 gets a new Japanese trailer and is looking so good

January 21, 2021

disgaea/JRPG/News/NISA/Tactics RPG/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Tactics JRPG fans are going to really want to check this one out: Nippon Ichi in Japan has revealed the latest trailer for Disgaea 6, and it is looking really, really good. Disgaea is an oddball series of tactics JRPGs that are all about going way,…

Gadget review: EPOS GTW 270 Hybrid

January 21, 2021

ear buds/EPOS/Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/Headset/Sennheiser

Review by Matt S. Every so often you come across a gadget that you just love, and one that fits exactly in with your own preferences and lifestyl. The EPOS 270 Hybrid wireless earbuds are an example of that for me. I generally prefer earbuds to big, bulky headsets. They’re…

Review: Curling (Nintendo Switch)

January 21, 2021

Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Sport Game/Sports/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. People like to tease the sport of curling, and it’s such an abstract little game that the response to it is understandable. It’s like lawn bowls, on ice, where two of the athletes use brooms to “sweep” the ice for reasons that aren’t immediately apparent. Of…

perhaps-its-time-to-categorise-games-by

January 20, 2021

genre/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. This is an out-and-out thought bubble that I’ve had musing around in my head for a while. It’s not a substantiated piece, but merely observational, based on how I see us talk about – and categorise – games in comparison to other art forms. The more…

dear-localisers-bring-us-jack-jeanne

January 20, 2021

Jack Jeanne/News/Nintendo Switch/otome/trailer/Trailers/visual novel

News by Matt S. How often do we get a game that’s based on opera themes? Not often. How often do those games have talent of the calibre of Tokyo Ghoul’s creator onboard? Even less so. Jack Jeanne is one of those rare events, and it looks absolutely stunning. It’s…

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