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On the appeal of pixel art; Romancing SaGa Re:universe’s artists

September 15, 2020

News/pixel art/Romancing SaGa/Square Enix

Article by Matt S. A really lovely little box of goodies showed up on my doorstep today. I’m not usually a fan of sharing them online, since they’re generally of limited news value, but this one had some goodies that were just too good not to share… and there was…

Review: Minoria (Nintendo Switch)

September 15, 2020

2D platformer/action game/Indie/Metroidvania/Nintendo Switch/platformer/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. I do get the thought process that went into Minoria. “Let’s take Castlevania, and throw some Dark Souls-like difficult boss battles into the mix” is… well, it’s a proven quantity at this point. Everyone knows that European gothic, Castlevania, Dark Souls and challenging boss battles are…

2k-games-announces-next-round-of

September 15, 2020

2K Games/Civilization/DLC/News/season pass/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/Strategy/trailer/Trailers/turn based

News by Matt S. A few months ago 2K Games announced a “season pass” for Civilization VI, which would bring new civilisations and national leaders to play with every couple of months for a year. The company has now revealed what the next drop will involve, and it’s a goodie…

What might we expect from Final Fantasy XVI?

September 14, 2020

Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy XVI/JRPG/Opinion/PlayStation 5/predictions/Sony PlayStation 5/Square Enix

Opinion by Matt S. Rumour has it that Final Fantasy XVI will be unveiled this week, at the big Sony stream (and that would be the game to finally get me on board with the next generation). I don’t generally put much stock in rumours, since it’s bad journalism to…

spinch-harvard-lets-plays

September 14, 2020

2D platformer/Art Game/Indie/let's play/platformer/Video/Video review

Video by Harvard L. After a brief hiatus, Harvard is back with his regular insights into the best indie games that you’ve probably never heard of or seen before. This week he takes a look at Spinch, a psychedelic little platformer that uses every colour in the rainbow (and then…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, September 14, 2020

September 13, 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: Vampire: The Masquerade – Shadows of New York (Nintendo Switch)

September 11, 2020

Horror/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review/Vampire the Masquerade/visual novel

Review by Matt S. Earlier this year we reviewed Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York. It was a decent attempt to bring White Wolf’s modern gothic pen-and-paper vision to video game consoles via the visual novel medium. The developers are on to something with this license and property,…

the-unfinished-swan-launches-on-pc

September 10, 2020

Annapurna Interactive/Art Game/iOS/News/PC/The Unfinished Swan/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. One of the finest art games in the last decade has now left PlayStation exclusivity. First launched on PlayStation 3 way (way) back in 2012, and then ported to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2014, you can now grab The Unfinished Swan on iOS and…

XCOM in the 17th century? Sign me up!

September 10, 2020

Microsoft Xbox One/News/Nintendo Switch/PC/PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5/Strategy/trailer/Trailers/turn based/Xbox Series X/XCom

News by Matt S. Who doesn’t like a bit of dark fantasy set in the 17th century – a period where warfare was done both with guns and duelling swords? Well, in truth we don’t often get to see this period in action in video games, and that’s why newly…

game-pass-its-not-good-for-games

September 10, 2020

Opinion/subscription services/Video/Video review/Xbox Games Pass

Video by Matt S. With all the excitement that has been circling around the new Xboxes from Microsoft this week, people have also been getting very excited about Game Pass, Microsoft’s “Netflix for games” subscription service that gives you access to over 100 games already… and just this week EA…

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