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On The Sinking City, and dealing with Lovecraft’s racism in games

June 27, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. I’m only a couple of hours in to the newly-released The Sunken City, which comes to us from Frogwares and is the latest attempt to bring the magnificent horror of H.P. Lovecraft to video games. I’m going to leave the review to another on the team,…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, June 27, 2019

June 26, 2019

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News by 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 news anchor, Dee…

Review: Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo Switch)

June 26, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Super Mario Maker was a brilliant idea. Of course it was. Giving fans the exact same building blocks that were used to make the Mario games, and encouraging them to get out there and create is healthy, in the same way that the likes of Minecraft…

Review: Nekopara Vol 3 (Nintendo Switch)

June 26, 2019

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Review by Matt S. After thoroughly enjoying the first installment of Nekopara on Nintendo Switch, I unfortunately missed the second for whatever reason. I’m all caught up now though, as I’m in a good place and space to review the newly-released third edition. This is a review of Nekopara Vol…

There’s a One Punch Man game on the way

June 25, 2019

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News by Matt S. Bandai Namco has announced the latest in its ongoing efforts to give every anime property a tie-in video game. This time around, it’s One Punch Man, based on the popular anime and manga about a dude so powerful he can end any fight with a single…

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June 25, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Judgment is not really a “new Yakuza title”. Nor is it any form of sequel. It shares elements of what came before, and the comparisons are there at the superficial level. The narrative does take place in the same universe, and the setting – Kamurocho –…

There’s a new Utawarerumono! Yippee!

June 25, 2019

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News by Matt S. Utawarerumono has proven to be something of a hit for the developer, Aquaplus. Combined, the series has shifted 800,000 copies worldwide. No developer’s going to ignore something like that, so Aquaplus has announced a new title in the series. Related reading: Our review of the first…

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June 25, 2019

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Don’t worry. We don’t actually talk about Tifa’s boobs, or the ridiculous controversy surrounding them. Much. We have a great podcast for you this week! There’s so many horror games releasing at the moment, so we talk about that, and then we also chat about My Friend Pedro and the…

Review: Catan (Nintendo Switch)

June 25, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Once upon a time, Monopoly and Risk were giants of the board game world. Every family had copies, everyone played them, and it was considered a great family activity to break out either of the two on a Sunday afternoon. Fast forward to today and more…

Review: Blade II – The Return Of Evil (Nintendo Switch)

June 24, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Blade II is a good example of everything wrong with the mobile gaming space. It’s a shallow, vapid, and completely pointless waste of time to play. Removing the microtransactions and free-to-play monetisation and instead asking people to drop money on it up-front doesn’t fix things, either.…

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