Digitally Downloaded – Page 415 – Your specialist source of news and reviews for games, anime, manga, film and literature

You’ll be able to get the next Total War game for free!

June 2, 2020

Creative Assembly/Epic Store/News/release date/Release Dates/Sega/Strategy/The Creative Assembly/Total War/trailer/Trailers/TROY: A Total War Saga

News by Matt S. SEGA has announced that the next in the long-running Total War series – A Total War Saga: TROY – will be completely free for the first 24 hours. This is part of the deal that it has formed with Epic Games Store whereby the game will…

Review: Snakes & Ladders (Nintendo Switch)

June 2, 2020

board game/digital board game/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Snakes & Ladders/Snakes and Ladders/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Some developer decided to release Snakes & Ladders on the Nintendo Switch at the same time that Nintendo released its own 51 Worldwide Games (or Clubhouse Games, depending on where you are in the world). That was a very silly thing to do. Sure, Snakes &…

june-2020-podcast-snes-bad-but-great

June 2, 2020

Digitally Uploaded/digitallydownloaded.net/podbean/podcast/SNES

This month on the DDNet podcast, we look back at the SNES as a console – what a machine it was, and discuss some of the lesser-known hits that you may never have heard about before. We also talk about games that are either designed poorly (but have magnificent ideas),…

Well, this visual novel is certainly looking to hit hard…

June 1, 2020

Art Game/Milky Way Prince/News/PC/serious game/trailer/Trailers/visual novel

News by Matt S. Ever wanted to play a game about “intimacy, idealization, and abusive relationships”? Yeah, me neither. It’s not exactly the material that makes for a wildly entertaining ride. But, games are art, and that means that games should explore difficult material. How it’s handled is critically important,…

Review: 51 Worldwide Games (Clubhouse Games) (Nintendo Switch)

June 1, 2020

51 Worldwide Games/board game/card game/Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics/digital board game/Nintendo/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Just to be upfront about this: 51 Worldwide Games (it’s called Clubhouse Games in other markets, but this review will hereafter refer to it by the European/Australian title) has one big weakness: it lacks the AI to challenge people that are good at the respective games…

Game developers need to be more responsible about how they handle history

June 1, 2020

Assassin's Creed/Call of Duty/Civilization/Dynasty Warriors/Ghost of Tsushima/history/Opinion/Samurai Warriors

Opinion by Matt S. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That famous quote from philosopher George Santayana is of particular relevance to the video game industry. As the world’s most popular and widespread form of entertainment, video games have impact and shape how people view…

Did you miss any of our streams last week? Catch up here!

June 1, 2020

Civilization VI/Final Fantasy IV/streaming/Tokyo Dark/Tokyo Dark Remembrance/Tokyo Xanadu/Tokyo Xanadu eX+

Article by Matt S. Unfortunately, a bout of illness hit me over the weekend, meaning that my plans to stream some of the new stuff that has made its way into Civilization VI was ruined, but that’s okay – there are still three streams for you to enjoy this week!…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, June 1, 2020

May 31, 2020

catch-up coffee/Death end re;Quest 2/Dontnod Entertainment/Hatsune Miku/News/PlayStation 5/Sony PlayStation/Sony PlayStation 5/Space Channel 5 VR

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…

myst-on-nintendo-switch-is-it-still

May 29, 2020

adventure game/adventure games/Myst/point-and-click adventure/realMyst/Retro/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. Myst (well, realMyst, actually) landed on Nintendo Switch about a week ago, and for pure nostalgia’s sake, I decided to pick it up and give it a play. It has been a long time since I last played Myst (aside from a short go at a…

taking-perspective-on-bad-arguments-and

May 29, 2020

Features/Major Feature/Opinion/sex/sexualisation

by TsuChanJohnson Editor’s intro: One of the most common discussions that continues to pop up every few months in video games is the way that some Japanese games depict female characters – particularly when they start wearing school uniforms or the anime aesthetic means that they look youthful. Every time…

Latest