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1979 Revolution developer will donate money from its new game, releasing next week, to COVID-19 relief

April 23, 2020

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News by Matt S. We’re all struggling a bit (or a lot) with COVID-19 right now. Even putting aside the nightmare number of deaths worldwide, many of us have lost our jobs, and those of us who have been lucky to hang on to them have found work to be…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, April 23, 2020

April 22, 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…

Trials Of Mana: Square Enix nails another remake

April 22, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Coming so soon after the remake of Final Fantasy VII remake (Square Enix really needs to pace things out better) the Trials of Mana remake is very different in tone… but no less spectacular. This is a really lovely game, rendered beautifully in the third dimension,…

Review: Trials of Mana (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 22, 2020

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Review by Matt S. After the crushing disappointment of that woeful Secret of Mana remake from 2018 (never forget, never forgive), I wasn’t interested in the remake of Trials of Mana on any level. For one thing, Trials of Mana hadn’t been released outside of Japan (officially) until 2019’s Collection…

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April 22, 2020

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News by Matt S. Every so often there is a Kickstarter that leaps up to really make you pay attention. War of Ashird is one such example. It’s a project being put forward by Igrasil Studio (which previously successfully Kickstarted Bloody Chronicles – New Cycle of Death and then published…

A Summer’s End – Hong Kong 1986 is looking great

April 22, 2020

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News by Matt S. Visual Novels are dime-a-dozen, particularly if you look up itch.io. Heck, we make our own. It can be difficult to catch all the new ones that are inbound as a result, but A Summer’s End – Hong Kong 1986 is looking great… and it releases this…

Desperados III has a release date!

April 21, 2020

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News by Matt S. If you haven’t heard about Desperados III yet, you really should pay attention to it, as this stealth tactics game is shaping up to be something special indeed. It has been 14 years since the last one, but as one of the many IPs that THQ…

Review: Make War (Nintendo Switch)

April 21, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Some indie developers take advantage of the small overheads, budgets, and team sizes that they operate with to deliver games that are creative and different. Liberated from the need to shift the kind of numbers that cause blockbuster publishers to homogenise everything they do, indies can…

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April 20, 2020

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News by Matt S. Finally. FINALLY! The best Nintendo Switch game of all, Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix, has its release date for western markets… and you’ll be playing it sooner than you may have expected. The game releases on May 15, having released earlier in the year in…

Review: Billion Road (Nintendo Switch)

April 20, 2020

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Review by Matt S. To explain why Billion Road has so completely latched its claws into me, I’m going to need to start off with a bit of a history and art lesson. While the ultra bright and cheerful graphics may look like an off-brand Itadaki Street (Fortune Street) or…

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