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Review: Operencia: The Stolen Sun (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 2, 2020

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Review by Matt S. The dungeon crawler has been around for almost as long as video games, and it was certainly one of the first forms of the RPG. Those who grew up playing the likes of Wizardry and Might & Magic will love what Zen Studios has achieved with…

Operencia: Almost the perfect retro-themed dungeon crawl

April 2, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Operencia is Zen Studios’ latest work, and it’s very different from the pinball action that everyone knows them best for. This is a turn-based, traditionally-themed, dungeon crawler. If you grew up with the likes of Wizardry and Might & Magic, you’re going to love the aesthetics,…

And the latest crack at a Dark Souls clone is…

April 2, 2020

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News by Matt S. Everyone wants to be the developer behind the “next Dark Souls.” It’s not a genre I think that smaller teams should actually work on – whether it’s level design, narrative, combat or visuals, the Souls-like genre requires a mastery that is very difficult to get right.…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, April 2, 2020

April 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…

Review: Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York (Nintendo Switch)

April 1, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Vampire: The Masqurade is “the other” Dungeons & Dragons. It’s been kicking around since 1991 in pen-and-paper form, and there have been numerous attempts – unofficial and official – to recreate the game into video game form. The appeal is obvious, in offering a modern Gothic/punk…

Review: Disaster Report 4 (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 1, 2020

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Review by Matt S. You can learn a lot about a culture based on the response that it has to a natural disaster. How people respond – both individually and as a community – to the abject terror of Earth itself turning against them gives you an insight into their…

Review: La Mulana 1 + 2 (Nintendo Switch)

April 1, 2020

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Review by Harvard L. I was only vaguely familiar with La Mulana when I first put on my Indiana Jones fedora and dived into the self-proclaimed Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game. As I did, I thought to myself “I’ve played a bunch of Metroidvanias before, what harm could one more…

Disaster Report 4: What a wonderful little game

March 31, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Disaster Report 4 is the latest in a hyper-niche series of Japanese adventure games that, as the name suggests, tasks you with surviving the fallout of a natural disaster. In this instance Japan is hit by a massive earthquake, and you need to make your way…

Review: The Complex (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 31, 2020

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Review by Lindsay M. Let’s be real: the world is a rather complicated place right now. For once, it’s okay to be afraid of the outside world and what could happen to you and your loved ones when they leave the house. Every decision to go to the grocery store,…

Koei Tecmo is ending ongoing development of Dead or Alive 6

March 31, 2020

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News by Matt S. Devastated. Koei Tecmo’s excellent Dead or Alive 6 looks like it has become a commercial drain, and the company has announced that following an update in April it will no longer produce new DLC, characters, or other content for the game. Given that the previous Dead…

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