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October 1, 2018

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Interview by Matt S. Dead or Alive is changing. At the same time, it’s remaining distinctly Dead or Alive. It might sound like a difficult thing to balance, but that’s clearly what the game’s producer, Shimbori Yohei, is aiming to achieve with what will be the biggest game in the…

Review: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 1, 2018

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Review by Ginny W. The sunlight is almost blinding as it glints off the rolling hills of Phokis. My horse, Phobos, has somehow survived a bloodless goring by a bus-sized boar who charged right at us while we were enjoying a leisurely canter across a plateau. Unfortunately, he’s nothing like…

Sekigahara: An essential location for every traveller to Japan

October 1, 2018

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Travel by Matt S. As a very big fan of games based in Japanese history – Samurai Warriors, Nobunaga’s Ambition, Hakuouki and the like – I’ve always used my trips to Japan for Tokyo Game Show and the like to indulge in some history tourism. Over the years, I’ve visited…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, October 1, 2018

September 30, 2018

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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…

This Week’s Switch Port News

September 28, 2018

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News by Matt C. Every week, there are approximately 356373454787 announcements for Switch ports of previously-released games. That’s great news for Switch owners, bad news for our wallets, and awful news for Lindsay, DDNet’s news editor. In an effort to cover the flood of announcements without cluttering the site or…

Review: The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour (Microsoft Xbox One)

September 28, 2018

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Review by Nick H. As far as sports franchises go, The Golf Club is a relatively young series. This is only the third title. This latest iteration has managed to check all of the primary boxes and made a few natural strides in its evolution, though there is still room…

Review: FIFA 19 (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 27, 2018

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Review by Nick H. FIFA 19 makes some incremental improvements on an already excellent soccer formula. Recent trends like the story mode return and all of the expected modes and on-field action are here. If you have taken a couple of years off from the series and have an itch…

Review: Defunct (Nintendo Switch)

September 27, 2018

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Review by Harvard L. Defunct, from newcomer, Freshly Squeezed, and published by Soedesco, is a momentum-based 3D platformer that’s all about getting through vast and varied levels as fast as possible. With a central mechanic about rolling down steep hills and a level design philosophy that explores elements of platforming,…

Review: Life Is Strange 2, Episode 1 – Roads (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 27, 2018

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Review by Lindsay M. I’ve re-written this paragraph about a dozen times, each one ending with Command + A + delete. I don’t know if there is a “right” way to talk about Life Is Strange 2, but I feel a heavy burden to do so regardless. The original Life…

Review: Stay (Nintendo Switch)

September 26, 2018

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Review by Harvard L. Imagine being the last lifeline for someone kidnapped – you’re only in contact with them through text message, and you’re hanging on to every last message not knowing how things would play out. It’s a position of high responsibility mixed with tense anxiety, and that’s the…

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