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Review: Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Nintendo Switch)

July 8, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Harvest Moon (now Story of Seasons; this is a continuation of the old Harvest Moon, and Harvest Moon in the west now is actually a different series. I know it’s confusing, but it is what it is) is like Animal Crossing but with just a little…

The smartest western RPG studio is back with something that looks spectacular

July 7, 2020

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News by Matt S. You may not have heard of Spiders Studio before. You should have, but the studio is infamous for making games that have a B-tier level of jank and clumsiness to the gameplay, so a lot of people have dismissed them for a long time on that…

Retro reflections: Remember when roguelikes could ruin you?

July 7, 2020

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Retro reflections by Matt S. These days, indie developers fall over themselves to implement “roguelike” elements into their games. Indeed, the “roguelike” to indies is what “open world” is to the big publishers – a safe and commercially-proven way of throwing a lot of content at players… and it is…

Review: Infliction: Extended Cut (Nintendo Switch)

July 7, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Indies love horror, and it’s easy to understand why. Horror is reasonably within the means of smaller developers from a scope perspective. It presents an opportunity to limit the scale of an experience – a single house can be a playground for exquisite horror. You don’t…

Shadow Warrior 3 announced with a classic Shadow Warrior trailer

July 7, 2020

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News by Matt S. Devolver Digital and developer, Flying Wild Hog, have announced the third in the Shadow Warrior series, which Flying Wild Hog picked up and rebooted back in 2014. This announcement came with a trailer that is… well, classic Shadow Warrior stuff. Shadow Warrior is irreverent, to put…

Yessss! The Fate cooking anime spinoff game is coming to the west

July 6, 2020

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News by Matt S. If you’re a fan of the Fate series (and you really ought to be, it’s got everything), then you should be aware of Everyday Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family. It’s a cooking slice of life spinoff to the fantasy action series and, weird as it…

Games are helping us ask critical questions about our growing ability to construct reality

July 6, 2020

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Game Theory by Matt S. Note: To be upfront and fair, there are major spoilers for Death Come True and The Caligula Effect ahead. Don’t read on unless you’re comfortable reading discussion about the endings of these two games. Four years ago, an artist named Matsuda Keiichi produced a wonderful…

Gadget Review: EPOS Sennheiser GSP 370 Closed Acoustic Wireless Gaming Headset

July 6, 2020

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Hardware review by Matt S. The folks at EPOS have sent me over a couple of their more recent higher-end gaming headsets to catch up on some gadget reviews (I really don’t get to do as many of these as I would probably like to…). First up I’m a taking…

The best ten games of 2020 to date

July 6, 2020

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List by Matt S. It has been a terrible, terrible year to date. In Australia it has been a rolling nightmare of record, devastating bushfires… and then we’ve all shared the experience that is COVID-19. The video games we’ve been playing have been pretty good, though. It’s not exactly a…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, July 6, 2020

July 5, 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…

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