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Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch)

March 26, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Deep breath here, because what I’m about to say is going to get me in a lot of trouble with a certain category of people. It happens every time a Nintendo game trends high and sells a lot of copies; if you say anything other than…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, March 26, 2020

March 25, 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…

Review: MIKULOGI (Apple iOS)

March 25, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Here’s a great rule of thumb that all game developers should keep in mind: If you have something really, really good, and you would like to make it even better, add Hatsune Miku. Case-in-point: MIKULOGI takes nonograms – popularly known in the west as Picross thanks…

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March 25, 2020

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News by Matt S. This is a super-short little news story here, but I know there are a lot of readers looking forward to the upcoming Fairy Tail JRPG by Gust and Koei Tecmo, and they’ve got a neat little poll going for a fun bonus for collectors. Koei Tecmo…

Review: My Hero One’s Justice 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 25, 2020

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Review by Clark A. With the original My Hero One’s Justice, developer Byking assembled a competent anime arena fighter. Its stylish comic book aesthetics harnessed My Hero Academia’s spirit and the combat system leveraged even the cast’s most eccentric superpowers. Much like series protagonist Midoriya Izuku, though, its untapped potential…

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March 24, 2020

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News by Matt S. This is why everyone should buy the games I recommend. Tokyo Dark, and Tokyo Dark Remembrance for its console release, was one of the smartest and most interesting games I have ever played. Developer, Cherrymochi, showed us what was really possible with horror games, and now…

Moons Of Madness: Lovecraftian or a noble attempt?

March 24, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Moons of Madness claims to be a Lovecraftian-inspired horror game, and it certainly has the tentacles for it! Unfortunately, it largely misses the mark at what cosmic horror aims for, replacing it with jump scares and an emphasis on the grotesque. In this video I talk…

Review: Moons of Madness (PlayStation 4)

March 24, 2020

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Review by Matt S. I don’t know if H.P. Lovecraft would be particularly fond of Moons of Madness. It bills itself as a “Lovecraftian game” because it has space tentacles in it, but it largely misses the nuance and intellectual depth of Lovecraft’s body of work. Push past that and…

Japan Film Festival launches streaming service for those looking for some art & culture while self-isolating

March 24, 2020

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News by Matt S. Cinemas are closed and a trip downtown is increasingly looking like something from an apocalyptic nightmare, but that’s no reason to miss out on the kind of culture that only a film festival can provide. The Japan Foundation in Sydney has launched a streaming service to…

Review: Doom 64 (Nintendo Switch)

March 24, 2020

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Review by Matt S. The long-forgotten and neglected Doom 64. The odd sheep in the family. The game that was basically dead on arrival on its initial release, because the Nintendo 64 was doing some fascinating things with the shooter genre even as Doom remained steadfastly traditional. It’s good that…

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