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Review: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Nintendo Switch)

November 10, 2020

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Review by Matt S. As an art critic by trade, I’m partial to the idea that the arts should be a reflection on culture. Art has an educational and informational purpose that is often overlooked in those artistic mediums that become dominated by blockbuster entertainment, but the arts have traditionally…

Bandai Namco unveil the next in the Dark Pictures Anthology

November 9, 2020

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News by Matt S. Following on from The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan and Little Hope, Bandai Namco and Supermassive Entertainment have announced the third in the series. To be called House of Ashes, this one will take place in the blistering desert heat of the heart of Iraq. Each…

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Good History

November 9, 2020

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Video by Matt S. The latest Ubisoft open-world history epic is Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. I know that this series has its detractors, but as the “western Dynasty Warriors” I can’t help but enjoy them. In this video, I take a look at the latest one (it’s spoiler-free, I promise). Assassin’s…

Review: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 9, 2020

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Review by Matt S.I wish Ubisoft would ditch the open-world nonsense of Assassin’s Creed to focus on what the series does best: historical-based storytelling. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla does a better job of giving us an authentic take on Viking history, lore, and the cultural characterisation than most other games out…

Interesting games on itch.io: November 9

November 9, 2020

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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…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, November 9, 2020

November 8, 2020

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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…

Hardware Review: Sony PlayStation 5

November 6, 2020

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Hardware Review by Matt S. I feel a little strange in writing this, but I’m not sure there’s all that much to say about the PlayStation 5, because this console is less about being a big hardware leap forward than it is a console that will be about the games…

Review: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 6, 2020

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Review by Matt C. There’s no place in the world quite like Harlem. It’s a hub of Black and Latnix culture, art, and music, going at least as far back as the Harlem Renaissance of the 1930s. It’s a snapshot of the strength and resilience of people of colour in…

Review: Xuan-Yuan Sword VII (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 6, 2020

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Review by Matt S. We are doing something very different with this review. It’s an experiment for now, and who knows how it will go in the future. Hopefully, we can do more of these in kind, but if they’re not working like we hope, then we can always pull…

Yakuza: Like A Dragon – On the influence of cinema in SEGA’s masterpieces

November 5, 2020

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Video by Matt S. The latest in SEGA’s beloved Yakuza series, Like A Dragon, is an excellent game indeed. But most people already knew that would be the case. What a lot of people are less aware of is that the entire series is also very heavily rooted in a…

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