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Celebrate 20 years of Dynasty Warriors with this video!

August 3, 2020

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News by Matt S. It’s not quite the announcement of a new Dynasty Warriors that I think all of us fans are itching for right now, but Koei Tecmo has produced a really neat trailer that gives us a flashback to all the Dynasty Warriors series… right back to those…

Review: Hellpoint (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 3, 2020

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Review by Matt S. It’s easy to understand the appeal of Dark Souls, both as a game to play and a creative target for developers. Dark Souls is densely creative, intricate, beautiful and compelling, and largely liberates developers of the need to tell nice, neat linear stories. Because of the…

Sade: A My Time With Dee Dee visual novel character profile: Nettie

August 3, 2020

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Character profile by Matt S. Hello everyone! Last month we announced the development of the next Dee Dee visual novel; it’s called Sade, and it’s going to be (by far) our biggest and most ambitious project to date. Sade will also feature five characters, including two that we’ve not met…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, August 3, 2020

August 2, 2020

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News by Lindsay M., News Editor 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…

Review: Mittelborg: City of Mages (Nintendo Switch)

July 31, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Mittelborg wants you to think that it’s a blend of resource management, roguelike adventure, and esoteric storytelling about a doomed city that exists in the ether between planes. That sounds great, right? It did to me when I started playing this, and while I would very…

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July 31, 2020

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News by Matt S. Nihon Falcom has released the opening movie sequence for The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki and… it’s inspiring stuff. All anime games need a good opening movie to set the tone and get players good and inspired and this one will certainly do that for…

Review: Tiny Racer (Nintendo Switch)

July 30, 2020

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Review by Harvard L. Tiny Racer by IceTorch Interactive is not a great game, nor even a good game. But I’m going to try my best to meet it on its terms, and find some positives as much as I can. If you’re interested in racing games there are dozens…

“Hands-On” with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered

July 30, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Square Enix’s next big release is a remaster of the GameCube classic, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Unfortunately thanks to COVID-19 there weren’t hands-on preview sessions for this title, but Square Enix did send us plenty of B-roll, unedited footage to get a feel for what to…

Fairy Tail: Why I love Gust’s latest

July 30, 2020

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Video by Matt S. (Footage in this video captured on Nintendo Switch) Gust’s latest effort is Fairy Tail, its first licensed game. It’s also an excellent JRPG with plenty of spirit, charm, humour and fan service. In this video, I show you some of what to expect from the game,…

Review: Fairy Tail (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 29, 2020

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Review by Matt S. I have been looking forward to this. Gust, the developer behind the Atelier series and Blue Reflection, might operate on shoestring budgets, but the developer understands the classical JRPG form and delivers, without fail, every time. Meanwhile, Koei Tecmo, Gust’s parent company, has a long history…

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