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Review: YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World (Nintendo Switch)

October 4, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Yu-No: A Girl With A Very Long And Silly Subtitle is much better experience than its nonsense name. This is seminal visual novel that went a long way to establish the genre as we know it today, and inspire so many of the other big names…

Review: Cubixx (Nintendo Switch)

October 4, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Qix is one of the all-time classic video game concepts. It’s as simple as drawing boxes on a screen while avoiding a randomly moving enemy and making sure that it doesn’t come into contact with the lines of your boxes before they’ve been completed. It’s an…

Review: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Nintendo Switch)

October 3, 2019

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Review by Priscilla M. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch first broke onto the scene in the west in 2013. The lovechild of Level-5 and world-renowned animation studio Studio Ghibli, Ni no Kuni combines traditional JRPG fare with a whimsical storyline that comes to life with the easily…

Video: On the changing publishing priorities of Sony

October 3, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Sony has definitely changed its publishing and development focus over the last couple of years, going from a company taking on all kind of indie and niche stuff to go with its marquee titles to becoming almost entirely blockbuster-orientated. In this video I muse on the…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, October 3, 2019

October 2, 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: A Winter’s Daydream (Nintendo Switch)

October 2, 2019

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Review by Matt S. As far as coding is concerned, visual novels are the easiest things to make. This is particularly true if you’re making ones that either don’t include gameplay elements, or only throw the occasional choice and branching path at the player. I should know; even I’ve been…

Review: FIFA 20: Legacy Edition (Nintendo Switch)

October 2, 2019

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Review by Nick H. Most major sports get annual iterations, and FIFA is no different. The naysayers call these yearly updates nothing more than a refreshed roster, and something that should just be DLC (if that). However, in most cases developers do end up putting in some new modes, engine…

Review: Paper Dolls Original (Nintendo Switch)

October 1, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. I’m not sure how much Western media knows about Chinese superstitions, because it’s a veritable goldmine for interesting storytelling, and I celebrate any developer with the intention to try to do something with it. Developer Litchi Game is one of the studios making the most of…

Apple Arcade wrap: Three must-play games

October 1, 2019

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Article by Matt S. A couple of weeks ago, Apple’s Apple Arcade formally launched, bringing people a host of games to play for the incredibly low price of around $Aus8 per month. It’s Apple’s attempt to breathe life back into its devices as gaming platforms; where the App store has…

Review: Code Vein (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 1, 2019

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Code Vein has been a long time in coming. Developed by Bandai Namco, the company decided it was time to make its own Soulsborne instead of simply publishing yet another one. It’s one of the first anime-styled Soulsbornes, and through it we see just how far…

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