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August 8, 2019

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Game Theory by Matt C. One of the most common complaints about the original Dragon Quest Builders—an otherwise excellent game—was the way its story mode impeded the sense of progress. In short, the story was divided into four completely separate chapters, each of which started you from scratch in terms…

Review: Crystar (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 8, 2019

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Review by Matt S. It’s important that we draw a distinction between “melancholia” and “sadness”, “misery”, and other such synonyms. The dictionary definition has the terms at roughly parallel, but in literature and other art forms, they’re really very different things. My favourite quote in defining melancholia comes from an…

Mary Skelter 2 gets a Nintendo Switch release date

August 8, 2019

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News by Matt S. Mary Skelter: Nightmares, released originally on the PlayStation Vita, is one of the more distinctive and interesting examples of the dungeon crawler that we’ve seen in recent years. As we noted in our review of it: “By turns darkly sensual and horrific, it’s also beautiful, ravishing,…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, August 8, 2019

August 7, 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: Omega Labyrinth Life (Nintendo Switch)

August 7, 2019

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Review by Matt S. After PQube games pulled the initial effort to localise Omega Labyrinth, we all thought this series was done for in the west. Having run afoul of Sony due to its rather outrageous fan service, the game and its “censorship” certainly drew opinions and debate. Thankfully all…

The theme song for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39 is perfect

August 7, 2019

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News by Matt S. SEGA has shared the theme song for the upcoming Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39. This is the Nintendo Switch rhythm game that we’ve been looking forward to since the console was first announced. Thankfully the theme song is great. Titled Catch the Wave, and produced by…

Yet another opportunity for self reflection with the violence in games debate missed

August 7, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. For anyone following the news, it’s been a pretty distressing couple of days. America experienced not one, but two mass shootings within a 24-hour time span, and these were of a scale large enough to make global news. Yes, America is still on track for more…

Woah, the Grandia HD Collection lands sooner than we thought

August 6, 2019

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News by Matt S. Grandia and its sequel are beloved JRPGs within the fan base that have never quite got the attention that they deserve among the broader community. Perhaps the Grandia HD Collection will help, when it lands on August 16 on Nintendo Switch. There will also be a…

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August 6, 2019

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Video by Matt S. One of the “lost” classics in FromSoftware’s long history, Metal Wolf Chaos was only ever released in Japan, and on the Xbox – a console no one wanted in that country. That made it almost impossible for anyone to play. Now, courtesy of Devolver Digital, we’re…

Review: Metal Wolf Chaos XD (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 6, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. In an alternate timeline, the Vice President of the United States orchestrates a military coup d’état on the sitting President, imposing martial law and flooding the country with pro-coup propaganda. In an act of political brilliance, the President boards a giant mech and starts blowing things…

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