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Sakura Wars: Fan service with elegance

April 27, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Sakura Wars is good. Really, really good. It combines wonderful writing with excellent characters, a gorgeous art style, plenty of humour and romance, and the action that breaks up the storytelling isn’t bad either. One thing it has in spades through, which will put some people…

Review: Sakura Wars (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 27, 2020

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Review by Matt S. As we hadn’t really seen the Sakura Wars series in the west, with just the one title localised in a very primitive fashion by NISA. So, despite this being huge in Japan, I went into this new release raw, and not really being sure what to…

Rogue Legacy: Harvard Let’s Plays

April 27, 2020

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Video by Harvard L. Rogue Legacy is one of the most influential and well-known indie games out there. A 2D platformer/roguelike, the game is famous for being everything that people love – and hate – about roguelikes wrapped up in pacey action and a humourous art style. This week for…

did-you-catch-all-of-our-game-streams

April 27, 2020

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Article by Matt S. As we announced last week, we’re going to start doing streams at DDNet, with a schedule of four different streams each week to get a look at some of our favourite things in video games – JRPGs, fan service, retro, and so on. We’ll also publish…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, April 27, 2020

April 26, 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…

Watch a 40-minute Dragon Quest ballet on YouTube – it’s golden stuff

April 26, 2020

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News by Matt S. We don’t generally post stuff on a Sunday night, but I was pointed in the direction of something really special today, and wanted to share it with readers. As we all know, COVID-19 is basically ruining everything. Including our ability to go out and enjoy the…

The Friday Ten: The ten best narratives to load onto your Nintendo Switch

April 24, 2020

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List by Matt S. With the Switch being on the market for a few years now, and having proven to be a darling with developers of all sizes, there are a lot of games on there. A lot. Thousands, in fact. And with that comes some great stories. People generally…

Review: Legends of Amberland (Nintendo Switch)

April 24, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Nostalgia is a tricky beast to deal with. Take a beloved game (or genre) and try and modernise it too far and it stops being a nostalgic experience at all, and as a retro-inspired thing falls flat. On the other hand, if things are kept too…

Doraemon Story of Seasons on PS4 has its western release date

April 23, 2020

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News by Matt S. Just yesterday we reported in our catch up coffee feature that Doraemon Story of Seasons was coming to PlayStation 4 in Japan. Now we have the western release date for the game too – it’s landing on September 4. If you didn’t play the Harvest Moon/Doraemon…

Announcing the next Dee Dee Visual Novel: Summer Loop!

April 23, 2020

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News by Matt S. Hello DDNet readers! I’ve got some exciting news to share. Today we’re announcing a new game in the My Time With Dee Dee series. Note, though, that this is not the next one I’m working on personally – work on that one continues to plug along,…

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