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One of the smartest niche JRPGs of all time is coming to Nintendo Switch

May 21, 2020

News by Matt S. If you haven’t heard of Baroque yet, don’t worry. Though it has been released on Sega Saturn and PlayStation, as well as a remake on Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2, it has always been super-niche, and there’s a number of reasons for that. For one thing,…

Serious Sam 4 finally has a release window

May 21, 2020

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News by Matt S. It’s been a while coming. Serious Sam 4 was announced way (way) back in 2018, and it’s been a bit quiet on that game’s front ever since. I’m a bit of a fan of Serious Sam – it’s self-aware, and knows how utterly juvenile the shooter…

River City Ransom: Harvard Let’s Plays goes retro!

May 21, 2020

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Video by Harvard L. With the newest game from the developer behind (modern) brawler, The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, due soon on Nintendo Switch (Arrest of a stone Buddha), Harvard has decided to dip into some genre classics for a couple of different Let’s Plays. First up is a true…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, May 21, 2020

May 20, 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…

Import this! Four awesome flip phone games, ported to Nintendo Switch

May 20, 2020

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Video by Matt S. We never really had flip phones in Australia – most of us jumped from the old Nokia bricks to smartphones, with feature phones never really establishing a large audience, much less a segment of the games industry, but over in Japan flip phones and feature phones…

Review: The Elder Scrolls: Blades (Nintendo Switch)

May 20, 2020

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Review by Matt S. I know I’m late to the party with this one, but The Elder Scrolls: Blades has just released on Nintendo Switch, and as I had not played the mobile release previously, this is all new to me. Usually, I avoid reviewing free-to-play games, as the “purchase…

Destroy All Humans! remake gets another very silly trailer

May 19, 2020

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News by Matt S. Destroy All Humans! remake is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (via Steam) on July 28, marking the return of a hugely popular comedy gold series that has been on hiatus for far too long. Based on the trailer, though, people who enjoyed the…

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May 19, 2020

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Opinion by Matt S. With COVID-19 effectively shutting down global sport, the sporting world is running on two tiers right now; there are the sports that are pulling even further ahead, as they have large communities that are growing larger thanks to the presence of high-quality video game adaptations of…

Review: Super Mega Baseball 3 (Nintendo Switch)

May 19, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Super Mega Baseball 3 reminds me of the baseball games I used to really love playing back on the Nintendo 64 and early PlayStation eras, when they were both accessible (thus making them good for multiplayer sessions) and yet also a serious effort to do the…

Wasteland 3 gets its first developer diary

May 18, 2020

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News by Matt S. You know you’re getting closer to the release of a game when the developer diaries start popping up. They’re basically extended trailers, though with little tidbits of “behind the scenes” showing players how the game was developed, and mini-“interviews” with the creators. Wasteland 3 is a…

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