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Fairy Fencer F has a release date on Nintendo Switch, and it is right around the corner

January 8, 2019

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News by Matt S. One of Idea Factory’s better JRPGs over the last couple of years has been Fairy Fencer F. Taking Tsunako’s stunning character designs and art, and blending it with an all-star production cast, Fairy Fencer F is a relatively serious JRPG from the house of Neptunia (relatively…

Review: Neko Navy: Daydream Edition (Nintendo Switch)

January 8, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. Developed by Japanese indie dev DeathMofuMofu, Neko Navy is a charming and quirky side scrolling shooter or SHMUP which offers up a relaxing way to enjoy one of the most enduring genres in gaming. It’s a quick journey with seven levels, three difficulty modes and an…

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January 8, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. It’s still early enough in 2019 that I can recommend some New Year’s resolutions, right? I’m doing it anyway, so here we go: The video game industry is showing a remarkable capacity to modernise and mature at times. Just today there was the news that Blizzard…

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January 7, 2019

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News by Matt S. Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet is the “ultimate edition”-style version of the original release, which is coming to PlayStation 4 and – most importantly – Nintendo Switch. It features all the stuff of the base Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, which was released on PS4…

Review: Venture Towns (Nintendo Switch)

January 7, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Kairosoft simulators are really hard to put down. There has been a lot of them now, and every single time they’ve offered the lightest of simulation gameplay coupled with adorable pixel graphics that are so charming that once you start playing, it’s easy to be swept…

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January 7, 2019

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Article by Matt S. While we love video games at DigitallyDownloaded.net (you probably noticed that, right?), we’re also big fans of Japan as a country (which you probably have also noticed). Japanese video games are great an all, but something that perhaps fewer people are aware of is that Japan’s…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, January 7, 2019

January 6, 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…

Review: RollerCoaster Tycoon: Adventures (Nintendo Switch)

January 4, 2019

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Review by Matt S. RollerCoaster Tycoon is one of my pet loves. Right back from the release of the original in 1999, it has been a series of pure wish fulfillment; after all, who doesn’t want to build and manage a theme park? It also had a wicked sense of…

Review: The Keep (Nintendo Switch)

January 3, 2019

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Review by Matt S. The Keep is a real-time dungeon crawler with a very old-school sensibility to it. It revels in the simplistic, retro B-grade narrative and design that it brings to the table, and is just self-aware enough to have fun with it. It’s the kind of game that…

Review: Funghi Puzzle: Funghi Explosion (Nintendo Switch)

January 3, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Nameko – “Funghi” in the west – is one of those odd success stories in Japan in which a character design has become so popular that the character has become famous simply for existing. While the popularity that drives Nameko is a little foreign to the…

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