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Review: Torchlight II (Nintendo Switch)

September 12, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. When Runic Games sadly closed its doors in 2017, we all thought we’d seen the end of the Torchlight franchise. The studio’s two action RPG titles were examples of impeccable polish – immensely playable, worked well in short bursts or long sessions, solo or in a…

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September 12, 2019

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News by Lindsay M. It’s official: Nioh 2 will launch in early 2020. A follow-up to the rather successful (an understatement) and difficult (also an understatement) Nioh, the game will include vast amounts of Japanese myth, legend, and history. Developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo, the game…

Explore the Cursed Islands in Stranded Sails’ new TGS trailer

September 11, 2019

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News by Lindsay M. The developers behind Stranded Sails — Explorers of the Cursed Islands must be exhausted, as they were on the floor at both Gamescom and PAX West. Now it’s time for the Tokyo Game Show, and that means a new trailer, a free prologue, and loads of…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, September 12, 2019

September 11, 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…

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September 11, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Visual novels that are deeply rooted in some kind of bittersweet nostalgia are dime a dozen. Japanese culture itself is a deeply nostalgic one (to this day the country struggles to resolve its respect for tradition with its love of progress), and there’s an abiding fixation…

The first details of My Time With Dee Dee, Volume #1!

September 11, 2019

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Visual novel by Matt S. Hello everyone! So, development of My Time With Dee Dee, Volume #1 continues on strongly, and we’re still on track to deliver it over the next month or so. As promised, it’s a much larger project, in terms of everything – with four endings and…

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September 10, 2019

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News by Matt S. Star Ocean: First Departure R is Square Enix’s next re-release of something from its archives. It’s an enhanced version of the very first Star Ocean, originally released back on the Super Nintendo. It was later released on PSP, and this is the version that we’re getting…

Review: NBA 2K20 (Microsoft Xbox One)

September 10, 2019

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Review by Nick H. There is a lot to do in NBA 2K20, and most of it is a good deal of fun. Some new inclusions, from the WNBA to a heavily modified player builder are welcome additions as well. That being said, the entire framework being built on connectivity…

Nintendo is on such a roll with the Switch (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #29)

September 10, 2019

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Nintendo held a direct last week, and it impressed us that much that we decided to talk exclusively about it in the podcast this week. From Deadly Premonition to SNES classics on the Switch, the 40-minute show demonstrated how the Switch is going from strength to strength… and it is…

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September 10, 2019

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Video by Pierre-Yves L. Remnant is a “Soulsborne”, but one with some significant differences to any of the other efforts in this “mini-genre” that we’ve seen previously. In this video, Pierre-Yves gives you a good look at what to expect from that game, and why it hooked him in good.…

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