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November 21, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Deemo has been kicking around for a while on both mobile and Nintendo Switch, but now it has finally come to PlayStation 4, with VR support and an all-new 3D exploration mode. It’s a truly lovely little piano-based rhythm game. In this video I look at…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, November 21, 2019

November 20, 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…

A Japanese book you should read: A Quiet Place

November 20, 2019

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Book review by Matt S. Matsumoto Seichō is one of Japan’s most prolific – and influential – crime fiction writers. Japanese crime fiction is one of the rare few areas where a good weighting of works have been translated into English (and other languages), and in many ways we can…

Interview: On revitalising Square Enix’s classic SaGa series

November 20, 2019

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Interview by Matt S. For many years now, the SaGa series has sat quietly behind Square Enix’s giant JRPG properties – Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Mana, and even Star Ocean. And yet while those properties seem to get all the attention, SaGa has been kicking along in the background, slowly…

Review: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition (Nintendo Switch)

November 20, 2019

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Of all of the clones that Game Freak’s Pokemon has sparked over the years, the Digimon series was perhaps one of my favorites. Existing in a world side to our own, but very much real and able to affect ours, the Digiworld is a place where…

Review: Pokemon Sword & Shield (Nintendo Switch)

November 19, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I’ve been playing Pokemon for 21 years. I figured that out because Pokemon Blue and Red was released in Australia in 1998, and I was an early adopter. Before it was even popular here my brothers and I were collecting and battling the critters like crazy.…

Review: Tactical Mind 2 (Nintendo Switch)

November 19, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Where video games are complex structures of data, rule sets and mechanics, a good board game should strive to be the opposite; simple elegance. You look at the greatest board games of all time – the likes of Chess and Go, and the thing that stands…

Review: Mad Games Tycoon (Nintendo Switch)

November 18, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I have wanted a genuinely deep game development business simulator since Kairosoft’s brilliant Game Dev Story. That breakout hit was, as with all Kairosoft titles, a hyper-casual little time waster where it was impossible to fail, but the sheer charm, brilliant visuals, and catchy loops also…

Harvard Let’s Plays double feature: Thirty Flights and Virginia

November 18, 2019

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Video by Harvard L. This week, as part of his ongoing series of Let’s Plays, Harvard takes a look at two indie darlings – Thirty Flights of Loving, and Virginia. As usual he takes a look at what makes these games distinct and interesting, and well worth a look in…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, November 18, 2019

November 17, 2019

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