Digitally Downloaded – Page 439 – Your specialist source of news and reviews for games, anime, manga, film and literature

That Hatsune Miku Nintendo Switch game has a massive pile of DLC inbound

February 13, 2020

DLC/Hatsune Miku/Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39/News/Nintendo Switch/Sega

News by Matt S. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix just released on the Nintendo Switch overnight (and yes, I did download it, and yes, I do have a review coming). We’ve already got even more to look forward to, though, with SEGA announcing a season pass and DLC schedule that…

Developer Q & A: Monster Train – a deckbuilding roguelike with a hellish theme

February 13, 2020

card game/Good Shepherd/Interview/Interviews/Monster Train/PC/Q and A/Roguelike/Shiny Shoe/trailer/Trailers

Interview by Matt S. Fans of card games have been spoiled for choice in recent years, with a real explosion of games that, in one way or another, riff on the old Magic The Gathering CCG format. You’d think that the space was approaching saturation point, but it continues to…

There’s an A-Train game in development for Nintendo Switch!

February 12, 2020

A-Train/Artdink/News/Nintendo Switch/simulator

News by Matt S. One of the most niche Nintendo 3DS games that you almost certainly didn’t play (but absolutely should have) was A-Train 3D. It’s a city builder, only instead of building the buildings themselves, you need to manage the road and rail networks to encourage the city to…

video-azur-lane-crosswave-why-i-

February 12, 2020

action/Azur Lane/Azur Lane Crosswave/Compile Heart/Idea Factory/SHMUP/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. Azur Lane Crosswave is a waifu-filled, fan service-heavy, panty flashing SHMUP… so of course I love it. Based on a hugely popular 2D action game on mobile, this 3D effort from Compile Heart features an amusing narrative, slick action, and some very gorgeous girls. Indeed in…

The next Nintendo Switch SNES and NES update is woeful

February 12, 2020

Eliminator Boat Duel/nes/News/Nintendo/Pop'n TwinBee/Retro/Shadow of the Ninja/Smash Tennis/SNES

News by Matt S. Nintendo has announced the latest additions that will be coming to the SNES and NES libraries that are available to subscribers to the Nintendo Switch online service. There’s two of each, but this is the weakest update that we’ve seen yet. The two SNES titles that…

school-based-tactics-rpg-wintermoor

February 12, 2020

EVC/Indie/News/Nintendo Switch/PC/PlayStation 4/RPG/Tactics RPG/trailer/Trailers/Versus Evil/Wintermoor Tactics Club/Xbox One

News by Matt S. Versus Evil and EVC have released a new trailer for the upcoming Wintermoor Tactics Club, a game that mixes a love of pen-and-paper RPGing with school life. It’s shaping up really nicely. It also sounds like it’s got a strong message to share, in the way…

Review: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 12, 2020

Pillars of Eternity/Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/RPG/western RPG

Review by Matt S. An RPG should be all about encouraging exploration and journey. Players should be looking forward to the next town, the next deadly dungeon, or the wonders of finding their way into magician’s towers and glistening palaces. Pillars of Eternity II does achieve the goal of providing…

Review: Yakuza Remastered Collection (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 11, 2020

JRPG/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sega/Yakuza/Yakuza 3 Remaster/Yakuza 4 Remaster/Yakuza 5 Remaster/Yakuza Remastered Collection

Review by Matt S. Three Yakuza games in one collection is a big ask of a player. A very, very big ask. For “open world” experiences that take place in the smallest of open worlds, each Yakuza title has a habit of sprawling and becoming the most labyrinthine crime dramas…

A Japanese book you should read: Journey Under The Midnight Sun

February 11, 2020

book/Book Review/crime fiction/Higashino Keigo/Journey Under The Midnight Sun/noir

Book review by Matt S. Have you heard of Higashino Keigo? If not, you’ve not delved deeply enough into Japanese crime fiction writing. Higashino has published something like 66 novels (and that doesn’t count his many short story collections), and of those, some 20 have been turned into television series’…

Review: Azur Lane Crosswave (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 10, 2020

action game/Azur Lane/Azur Lane Crosswave/Compile Heart/fan service/fanservice/Idea Factory/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews

Review by Matt S. Azur Lane is one of those explosive media properties that seems to be on an endlessly upwards trajectory. It was, originally, a little sidescrolling shooter game made for mobile. Those are a dime a dozen of course, but thanks to a very large roster of very…

Latest