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Death Stranding has been let down by the truly rancid discourse around it

November 7, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. A fair few years ago now, I had the privilege of watching a production of Samuel Beckett’s seminal play, Waiting for Godot. It’s not the easiest play in the world to watch… in fact, very little actually happens in it, and while it can be both…

Review: The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game (Nintendo Switch)

November 7, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I know I took a playful swipe at The Lord of the Rings as a property in my first Dee Dee visual novel, but I actually really like Tolkien’s vision, and the Peter Jackson cinematic adaptation of it. What has been patchy has been the video…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, November 7, 2019

November 6, 2019

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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: Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (PC)

November 6, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I think we’ve hit the point where we can call the Corpse Party series a massive missed opportunity. What has been created within it has been great, true Japanese horror, but as time has worn on, the poor management of the property thanks to its dōjin…

Review: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

November 6, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Mario & Sonic have been kicking around both the Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games for a fair few years now, and there’s very little that can really be said about the series at this point. It does everything that you would expect, but given this…

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November 5, 2019

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News by Matt S. Persona 5 Scramble, the Warriors-like “action RPG” from Koei Tecmo and Atlus, is shaping up rather nicely indeed. There’s always a bit of hesitation when one of these are announced and released – look at how negatively fans initially responded to both Hyrule Warriors and Dragon…

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November 5, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Koei Tecmo and Sony have released a “Beta” demo of Nioh onto the PlayStation store for testing on PS4. I’ve played a couple of hours of it and come away so incredibly impressed. This game is, already, a marked step up from the original, and has…

Blizzard! Those silly peeps (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #35)

November 5, 2019

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First of all, a correction – we mention that we have used a MEIKO song in the podcast, but in editing we dropped the wrong one in – what you’ll hear for the customary voicaloid track is actually Kagamine Rin. Sorry about any confusion there! What’s not confusing is the…

Want more brilliant Spirit Hunter horror? You’re going to need to crowdfund it

November 4, 2019

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News by Matt S. Experience Inc’s horror visual novel series, which started with Death Mark before moving on to NG, has become my favourite horror this side of Project Zero. They’re not necessarily commercial works however, which is why Experience is now relying on crowdfinding for the third in the…

Review: Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Pack (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 4, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Two of the greatest western RPGs of all time, released on console for the first time, is not something that should be overlooked. Certainly some people will look at the “dated” presentation of these titles and turn away, but doing that would be missing the point…

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