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The Stillness of the Wind looks like an artistic Harvest Moon

January 29, 2019

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News by Matt S. Indie developers have a wonderful ability to come out of nowhere and surprise us with a game that looks amazing, and is announced just days before it’s actually released. Such is the case with The Stillness of the Wind, a game that releases on February 7…

Review: Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes (Nintendo Switch)

January 29, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes comes to us from the same developer that was behind Plague Road, and while those two are vastly different games (Plague Road was a tactical roguelike, Mecho Wars is an Advance Wars-like tactics game), they share a commonality; they’re gorgeous, visually imaginative…

On Thea: the strategy/RPG indie gem no one should miss

January 29, 2019

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Interview by Matt S. Of the many, many indie games out there, one of those that really stands out as something that might have been overlooked by a lot of people that would otherwise love it is Thea: The Awakening. Superficially it looks like Civilization, but then you start playing,…

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January 28, 2019

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News by Matt S. PQube is one of the more prominent localisation outfits in the west that, until now, didn’t create its own games. The house that brought us the likes of Gal*Gun and Root Letter has a habit of picking up some of the quirkiest and most interesting visual…

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January 28, 2019

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Video by Pierre-Yves L. The next “Monster Hunter clone” to land on the market is God Eater 3, from publisher Bandai Namco. This one combines anime with Monster Hunter-style action, and the series has been steadily growing a strong reputation over the years. Ahead of our full review, closer to…

Hands on with Far Cry New Dawn: I got to punch a naked man

January 28, 2019

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Preview by Matt S. I don’t play many Far Cry games. Or, perhaps it’s just as accurate to say that I play a lot of them. I’ve played all the Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs titles, and Far Cry is really the same thing, just presented from a first person…

Review: Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds (Nintendo Switch)

January 28, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I’ll start this review with a confession: Final Fantasy VIII is one of my favourite games ever. Not Final Fantasy VII. Not Final Fantasy IX. Those are both perfectly fine, but it’s the story of Squall, Rinoa, and the gang (especially Selphie, the original waifu <3)…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, January 28, 2019

January 27, 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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January 25, 2019

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Opinion by Lindsay M. Life has not improved for the young fugitives since we left them in Life Is Strange 2, Episode 1. It’s late November, snow is blanketing the Oregon wilderness where brothers Sean and Daniel have found solace in an abandoned cabin. It’s been good for them so…

This Week’s Switch Port News: Friday, January 25, 2019

January 25, 2019

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News by Matt C. 2019 continues the trend of seemingly every game ever made getting a Switch port. That’s great news for Switch owners, bad news for our wallets, and awful news for DDNet’s News Editor. To save her the hassle of individually writing up every one of these, here’s…

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