Digitally Downloaded – Page 476 – Your specialist source of news and reviews for games, anime, manga, film and literature

Review: RAD (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 19, 2019

action RPG/Bandai Namco/double fine/Double Fine Productions/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/RAD/Reviews/Roguelike

Review by Matt S. Children of the 80’s, perk up. If you grew up with a diet of He-Man, She-Ra, Transformers and the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon (hey, look, I wasn’t asking you to judge me here), then you owe it to yourself to play RAD. It’s not the perfect…

The first Dee Dee visual novel is now live!

August 19, 2019

Danica Dee/DDNet/Dee Dee/Dee Dee game/digitallydownloaded.net/itch.io/My Time With Dee Dee/News/PC/visual novel/VN

News by Matt S. I’m going to be a little indulgent here, and use this here website platform that we’ve got to promote a game that we’ve released. That’s right, DDNet is now a game developer and publisher, and our first game is out there in the wild. My Time…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, August 19, 2019

August 18, 2019

Annapurna Interactive/catch-up coffee/News/Nintendo Switch/Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet/Telling Lies/Travis Strikes Again/Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

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: Pix the Cat (Nintendo Switch)

August 16, 2019

Arcade/Nintendo Switch/Pix the Cat/Retro-style/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Pix the Cat is a groovy little arcade game, featuring a groovy neon cat, groovy little ducklings, and a slick rhythm to play along to. First released back in 2014, it’s now on the Nintendo Switch, and continues to be one of the better examples of…

Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break announced

August 15, 2019

ACE Team/action game/News/Nintendo Switch/PC/PlayStation 4/Rock of Ages/Rock of Ages 3/Tower defence/Tower Defense/trailer/Trailers/Xbox One

News by Matt S. ACE Team has been busy. Having just announced The Eternal Cylinder, the Chilean developer has now also announced Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break. The big hook in this one, over and above the brilliance of the previous titles, is that in Make & Break…

ace-teams-next-one-channels-dali-big

August 15, 2019

ACE Team/Good Shepherd/News/open world game/surrealism/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Chile’s ACE Team has consistently been South America’s strongest performer, with titles such as Abyss Odyssey, Rock of Ages, and SolSeraph showing the team’s talent for distinctive, creative vision. The team’s newest one, The Eternal Cylinder, will be published by Good Shepherd Entertainment, and it is…

Review: Turok 2 (Nintendo Switch)

August 15, 2019

FPS/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Shooter/shooters/Switch Review/Turok/Turok 2

Review by Matt S. Oh, bugger off, Nightdive Studios. Turok 2 was originally released back in 1998. You cannot possibly tell me that here, in 2019, with all the power that modern consoles allow, you have to actually strip major features out of the remaster of a title from 1998.…

Review: The Song of Saya (PC)

August 15, 2019

Horror/Nitroplus/PC/PC Review/Reviews/Saya No Uta/The Song of Saya/Urobuchi Gen/visual novel

Review by Matt S. With Saya no Uta – The Song of Saya in English – now available over Steam, I’ve got an excuse to review what is quite an old game. And write about it. There’s so much I can write about. In terms of narrative technique, the way…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, August 15, 2019

August 14, 2019

catch-up coffee/Cooking Mama/Cooking Mama: CookStar/News/Shantae and the Seven Sirens

News by Lindsay M. and Matt S. 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…

Video: Exploitation Vs. Art: Discussing the difference in video games

August 14, 2019

exploitation/Opinion/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. One of the regular watchers of the DDNet YouTube community asked me to canvas this topic, so here we go! An in-depth look at fan service, exploitation, and art in video games – is exploitation an issue, where to we draw the line, and how do…

Latest