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Hero Must Die: Heartfelt, but deeply flawed

March 4, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Hero Must Die. Again is a powerfully evocative game in many ways. You play as a hero who, after saving the world from a demon, dies. As a reward, he’s granted five days from heaven to tie up his loose ends and, perhaps, have one more…

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March 3, 2020

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News by Matt S. With the most unpronounceable name in the history of videogames, void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium also looks like one that you won’t want to miss. NISA’s latest is a game about a “cruel world contaminated by fungi” where you’ll need to struggle to survive, while also protecting…

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March 3, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Almost every visual novel aims to present players with a fantasy – it may well be located in a real world location (Stein’s;Gate’s Akihabara, Root Letter’s Shimane prefecture), but the stories that they share are complete flights of fancy. Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a little different;…

Enjoy the return of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger with this trailer

March 3, 2020

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News by Matt S. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is an Australian institution… okay, so he wasn’t quite that. Nonetheless, he was a reasonably popular platformer hero from back on the PlayStation 2, and it’s great to see him making a return in HD. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD will be…

World of Horror is…. well, it’s just bloody spectacular

March 3, 2020

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Preview by Matt S. It’s technically in “Early Access”, but you may as well go invest in World of Horror now. This rather remarkable indie effort manages to be the best take on Lovecraftian Horror RPG play that we’ve seen to date, and does so in the nostalgic wrappings of…

Review: Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 2, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Koei Tecmo has two properties focused on the classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms historical novel: Dynasty Warriors, and… Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Dynasty Warriors is an action series that takes the major characters of the novel, and then loosely re-interprets the events of the…

Developer Q & A: On Sludge Life and silliness

March 2, 2020

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Interview by Matt S. Announced last week, Sludge Life is yet another in the unending parade of quirky, different games that we’re seeing published by Devolver Digital this year. This one is coming to PC and Nintendo Switch, and is a very silly (by design) open world graffiti-tagging game that…

Harvard Let’s Plays: Sayonara Wild Hearts

March 2, 2020

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Video by Harvard L. When it released last year, Sayonara Wild Hearts instantly became an indie darling, thanks to its super-cool sense of style, its gorgeous aesthetic, and heart-pounding action. It’s not the longest game in the world, but it’s one of the most memorable. Looking back at one of…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, March 2, 2020

March 1, 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…

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: A masterpiece of modern strategy

February 28, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Koei Tecmo has released the latest chapter in its Romance of the Three Kingdom series… and it’s a cracker. Perfectly blending accessibility with the rich, deep strategy we have come to love in the ROTK series, XIV also remembers the main reason people love this series…

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