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Idea Factory is bringing Dragon Star Varnir out west!

April 18, 2019

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News by Matt S. It’s always a good day when Idea Factory announces something, and today the company had a big announcement to make; it’s bringing Dragon Star Varnir our way on June 11 (North America), and June 14 (Europe), The game has a very Idea Factory narrative premise, to…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, April 18, 2019

April 17, 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…

On Final Fantasy X-2’s awesome, fanservicey costumes

April 17, 2019

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Article by Matt S. The direct sequel to Final Fantasy X (Final Fantasy X-2) was re-released on the Nintendo Switch this week. To say it has been a game that has generated some substantial debate over the years would be an understatement. It’s a complete departure from its predecessor on…

Final Fantasy, retro remakes, and baseball! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #11)

April 17, 2019

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It’s been such a big couple of weeks for Final Fantasy, with IX, VII, X and X-2 releasing on the Nintendo Switch within weeks of one another… and FFXII just around the corner. So this week on the podcast we talk about those games. Additionally, we chat about remakes –…

Review: Ultrawings (Nintendo Switch)

April 17, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. Ultrawings is an excellent arcade-style flight sim, developed by Bit Planet Games out of Dallas, Texas. It’s also perhaps the first game which I would say is not as good on the Switch as it is on other platforms – for various reasons that I’ll get…

There’s a good looking tactics RPG coming to consoles on April 30

April 16, 2019

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News by Matt S. We do love our tactics RPGs at DigitallyDownloaded.net. From the spectacular The Banner Saga and God Wars to the classics such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre, it’s been a genre that has really stuck with us over the years. The next one we have…

Review: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 16, 2019

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Review by Lindsay M. To review the Phoenix Wright: Attorney Trilogy is a bit of a loaded task for me. The three titles have so much history on their own and as a package, and the characters contained within have spanned media outside of video games. So what exactly is…

Review: Feather (Nintendo Switch)

April 16, 2019

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Review by Priscilla M. Feather comes to us by Samurai Punk; the same Aussie indie team that give us the endlessly-hilarious Screencheat. Unlike that all-action party event, Feather is a calm and lighthearted game that focuses on the freedom of exploration available only by flight. Billed as a ‘zen-like,’ the…

Review: Sword and Fairy 6 (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 15, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Sword and Fairy 6 – known in its homeland of China as Chinese Paladin: Sword and Fairy, or The Legend of Sword and Fairy, is a hot mess on PlayStation 4. I don’t know how well it runs on PC, but on my PS4 Pro, it…

Let’s talk about the characters of Final Fantasy X

April 15, 2019

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Article by Matt S. Square Enix has re-released Final Fantasy X on more platforms than I care to count. Now it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. We’ve already written about those ports (here, and here, and here), so there’s not much value in doing yet another review of yet another port…

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