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September 7, 2020

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News by Matt S. I have a funny story about Shadow Man. Well, less “funny” than “if you don’t laugh you’ll cry”, really. When Shadow Man came out on the Nintendo 64, I snapped it up as a rare example of a horror-themed game on that console. And I really…

Review: Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 7, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Kingdoms of Amalur is one of those legendary game failures… at least commercially. It was new and completely original, being based in no existing world or lore, and as a new venture, it was decadent in its ambition and scope. By Miku was it vocal about…

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions – Why I love this game

September 7, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Captain Tsubasa took me by surprise – I wasn’t expecting Tamsoft (a company better know for fanservicey girlie games and JRPGs) would be able to produce a wonderful football game that is both highly accessible, and a quality throwback to the football games I loved playing…

Review: Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 7, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Who the hell needs FIFA and PES when you’ve got Captain Tsubasa to play now? Not me. This humble little “arcade football game”, produced by a tiny team at Tamsoft for a fraction of the cost that EA and Konami’s monoliths are made with, is simply…

Book review: Resident Evil by Philip J Reed

September 7, 2020

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Book review by Harvard L.“I have a friend who told me that he couldn’t sleep in the same room as the box Resident Evil came in; he had to move it out of his bedroom every night. Another fan told me he played it around age ten. He lived in…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, September 7, 2020

September 6, 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…

RPG Maker MV on Switch: Why I love this “game”

September 4, 2020

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Video by Matt S. RPG Maker MV has launched on Nintendo Switch, and it is a really good little sandbox tool for playing around with. If you’re serious about game development, you’ll want the PC version, but if you’re just looking for a toy to play with, this app has…

Review: RPG Maker MV (Nintendo Switch)

September 4, 2020

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Review by Matt S. RPG Maker MV might share a name, features and toolset with its PC counterpart, but they’re very different pieces of software. RPG Maker on the PC is a reasonably serious tool that you can use to create commercial software. RPG Maker on Nintendo Switch is more…

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September 3, 2020

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News by Matt S. One of the joys of being Australian is that big stuff tends to happen at the worst possible times to cover it timely. Such happened overnight where Nintendo, out of nowhere, dropped a Mario-focused Direct to celebrate 35 years of the platforming hero. Some good stuff…

Review: Here Be Dragons (Nintendo Switch)

September 3, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Here Be Dragons wants to be a satirical turn-based strategy game. What it is, though, is a deeply unfunny board game with an lovely (but pointless) art style. It’s fine for what it is, but it should have been so much more. Let’s start with the…

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