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It’s time to announce a release date for the next Dee Dee visual novel! January 29!

January 8, 2021

My Time With Dee Dee/News/release date/Release Dates/Sade/Sade: A My Time With Dee Dee Game/visual novel

News by Matt S. Hello everyone! I’ve got some exciting news to share for the folks that have been enjoying the Dee Dee visual novel series! I’ve now been able to set a release date for Sade: A My Time With Dee Dee visual novel. It’s happening on Friday, January…

The Japanese “Ma”: Why Japanese games are better

January 8, 2021

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Video by Matt S. We all know that Japanese and western video games are fundamentally different. But narrowing down the stylistic and aesthetic reasons for those differences is worth thinking about, because they say a lot about the respective art cultures too. For one good example, explored in this video:…

Import this: A-Train Hajimaru Kankou Keikaku is coming on March 12

January 7, 2021

A-Train/News/Nintendo Switch/release date/Release Dates

News by Matt S. A-Train is the best simulation series you’ve probably never played. It’s not your fault by any means. They don’t tend to get localised and when they do they’re dropped without much fanfare. But as simulation games, you just don’t get better. The next one in the…

Review: Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story (Nintendo Switch)

January 7, 2021

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Review by Matt S.Cyberpunk is not an aesthetic. Cyberpunk is not an aesthetic. Cyberpunk is not an aesthetic. I feel like I have been saying this non-stop for the last year because game developers seem to have watched Blade Runner, read some Gibson, and come out the other end with…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, January 7, 2021

January 6, 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)!…

Letting Americans take over PlayStation was a mistake

January 6, 2021

Opinion/PlayStation/PlayStation 5/Sony

Opinion by Matt S. Japan is still the second biggest market for video games in the world. The interests of that market have shifted over time (the Japanese being much more interested in portable gaming are much more invested in mobile and the Switch than home consoles), and…

Review: Abyss of the Sacrifice (Nintendo Switch)

January 6, 2021

Abyss of the Sacrifice/D3 Publisher/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review/visual novel

Review by Matt S. Abyss of the Sacrifice is a terrible name… but the game isn’t so bad. It’s one of those escape room things – i.e. through most of it you’ll find your protagonist trapped in once scenario or another, and they’ll need to figure out a sequence of…

January 2021 Podcast: We are back in business!

January 5, 2021

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Welcome to the New Year, everyone! Let’s hope that this year is a better one for everyone. We are back with our monthly podcasts this year, where we’ll look at all the games coming up in the month, as well as discussing various other topics… and hopefully have a guest…

Review: Choices That Matter: And Their Souls Were Eaten (Nintendo Switch)

January 5, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Oh, this game is good. This game is really, really good. The previous Choices That Matter title, released on the Nintendo Switch last year, was an excellent example of how pure text adventures can still be both relevant and compelling. This one, And Their Souls Were…

Dungeon crawler fans want to watch this new Stranger of Sword City trailer

January 4, 2021

News/NISA/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. One of the big releases at the front-end of the year for JRPG fans will be the double pack of Saviors of Sapphire Wings and Stranger of Sword City that NISA will be releasing on March 16 for Nintendo Switch and PC. The publisher has released…

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