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Review: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (Nintendo Switch)

November 19, 2018

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Review by Matt S. I write this review through the groggy haze that comes when you don’t get enough sleep. For the last three nights I’ve got to bed no earlier than 4am, playing Civilization VI on the Nintendo Switch well later than I had meant to, only to get…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, November 19, 2018

November 18, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. and 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…

Preview: Gris (PC)

November 16, 2018

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Preview by Matt C. Gris is one of the most beautiful games ever made. This much was clear when it was first unveiled earlier this year, but to actually play it and see everything in motion is an utter delight. People often liken games to “a painting in motion”—hyperbole, most…

This Week’s Switch Port News: Friday, November 16, 2018

November 16, 2018

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News by Matt C. Every week, there are approximately 8475638456348 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. Once again, this week’s list is huge, and, once again, this isn’t even the…

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November 16, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Hitman is one of those rare few “triple-A” blockbusters that doesn’t treat its players like idiots. And that’s why I like it. Smart and snappy, with a blend of dry and dark humour, Hitman 2 is a fine continuation of the series, and proof that the…

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November 15, 2018

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News by Matt S. For the first time in E3’s 24-year history, it won’t have Sony on board. This is because the company is, apparently, looking for “new and familiar ways to delight fans.” “PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and…

Review: Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 15, 2018

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Review by Brad L. The current generation of consoles has become host to a constant barrage of remastered, remade, and upscaled games from the 1990s and beyond. Classics such as Crash Bandicoot, BioShock, Final Fantasy and all those Wii U titles that never sold well because the console was a…

Review: Pokémon: Let’s Go Eevee (Nintendo Switch)

November 15, 2018

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Review by Matt S. “They did what to my precious Pokémon Blue/Red/Yellow?!?” I was not amused with the news that Nintendo’s glorious high-definition remaster of the game of my childhood was using the same gimmicky and dull monster catching minigame of Pokémon Go on mobile. Pokémon Blue is a precious memory to…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, November 15, 2018

November 14, 2018

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Review: Timber Tennis Versus (Nintendo Switch)

November 14, 2018

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Review by Matt S. When you boil a tennis video game down to its most basic components, you get Pong. One of the very first video games ever made was, effectively, a simulation of bouncing a ball back and forth across a court, with the goal being to get that…

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