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Game Theory: On BioShock, violence, Potempkin and propaganda

June 17, 2020

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Feature by Harvard L. This is a long-form essay covering the three BioShock games in the lens of art criticism. Spoilers abound. And, also, the focus on art criticism means there will be little assessment of how well the games are made or how fun they are to play, there…

A Kingdom Hearts rhythm game might be a good Kingdom Hearts game (finally)

June 16, 2020

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News by Matt S. Kingdom Hearts is a terrible, terrible series. It’s so in love with its own lore that it is impossibly lost within it, and putting to focus so completely on that (intensely dull) lore has come at the expense of everything the series could have been doing…

Nintendo’s new fitness app is cute, free, and a very good thing

June 16, 2020

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Article by Matt S. I know a lot of people have struggled with fitness over the last couple of months. Between lockdowns and social distancing, keeping up a fitness regimen has been difficult. Whether you’ve technically been allowed to go out or been on hard lockdown, motivation to put yourself…

Review: Magazine Mogul (Nintendo Switch)

June 16, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Why do I keep doing this to myself? Kairosoft has released TWENTY-SIX of its light simulation games on to Nintendo Switch now. I own at least half of them. Every time I get hooked deep into the simple, charming presentation and super-accessible, comfortable gameplay loops of…

See a bit of Scarlet Nexus in action

June 16, 2020

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News by Matt S. Scarlet Nexus is one of the more interesting next gen games that has been announced to date. Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as PS4, Xbox One and PC (so I’m not sure it’s worth the console upgrade in itself) it’s being developed…

Review: Persona 4 Golden (PC)

June 15, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Note: There will be spoilers below. The PC release of Persona 4 Golden might be new, but this is a 12-year-old game at this point and I’ll be damned if I tiptoe around the game’s narrative for people that haven’t played the game yet. Related reading:…

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

June 15, 2020

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Article by Matt S. Boy did we play a lot of great stuff this past week! From a classic JRPG in Persona 4, to one of the hidden gems in the Atelier series, and on to a brilliant, almost forgotten retro classic, we covered a wide range of different games…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, June 15, 2020

June 14, 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…

Announcing the next My Time With Dee Dee visual novel: Sade

June 12, 2020

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News by Matt S. This is really a super-quick little news story, as we’ve only just released the previous My Time With Dee Dee VN, Summer Loop, but I wanted to also confirm that, plugging along in the background I’ve been working on the next one, and it’s going to…

Review: The Last Of Us Part II (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 12, 2020

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Review by Matt S. The Last of Us Part II is a difficult game to review. That’s not to say that there isn’t anything worth talking about in it, because there is a lot, but rather the difficulty comes from an extended list of embargo conditions that make it impossible…

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