News by Matt S. Labyrinth of Refrain is one of the most interesting and original dungeon crawlers that we’ve seen in quite some time. As we wrote in our review: “Labyrinth of Refrain represents a genuine attempt to subvert and modernise a genre that even fans, such as myself, would…
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Last week we kicked off a countdown of 20 of our favourite pieces of game music – not necessarily the best, but certainly our favourites. This week we finish that countdown! From Final Fantasy to Wild Arms, Donkey Kong to The World Ends With You, there’s been so much great…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Remember the scene from the original Alien film where the Xenomorph is moving around the spaceship’s vents, hunting down the few remaining survivors in a tense game of cat and mouse? Well, Attack of the Earthlings is a tactics game where you’re in the shoes of…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor It’s time for PlayStation’s first State of Play live stream, and while there are a lot of guesses, nobody knew exactly what to expect going in but most agreed it would be Sony’s answer to the Nintendo Direct. Early on, the narrator confirms this…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Chocobo Mystery Dungeon was my very first Nintendo Wii title (I came late to the party with that console). I bought it second hand, at a ridiculous price (I assume it was a rare release in Australia), but it was worth every cent. The game epitomised…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. It is clear that FromSoftware knows its way around epic action games, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice provides plenty of combat action. There are some similarities to FromSoftware’s popular Souls series, but Sekiro also brings plenty of new elements to the table as well while carving…
Read MoreNews by Matt S, Editor-in-ChiefWelcome 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…
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With all due respect to the PlayStation Vita (and as everyone who knows me knows, I have a lot of respect for the PlayStation Vita), when it came to rendering “realistic” people, the console hit its limits. When it came to abstract visuals, such as games like Oreshika, the PlayStation…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. One Piece: World Seeker is the latest adventure for the Straw Hat Pirates, and one that that crosses into uncharted territory with an original script for fans to sink their teeth into. It’s also an open world game, which was always going to be an intriguing…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Final Fantasy IX is a beloved masterpiece of the PlayStation 1 era. So much so that the game’s re-re-re-release on the Nintendo Switch has been right at the top of the charts ever since it launched. Now Square Enix has released a rather impressive “developer diary,”…
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