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Review: Death Mark (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 6, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Death Mark offers a very uniquely Japanese sense of horror. Not only because it borrows its stories from very common Japanese urban legends, but also because it weaves into its narrative a deep sense of tragedy and sadness. And it’s brilliant at it. I rarely find…

Review: Taiko no Tatsujin! (Nintendo Switch)

November 5, 2018

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Review by Ginny W. The wait is finally over. Taiko no Tatsujin, the acclaimed Japanese rhythm game featuring many little drums who could, has finally had a localisation on both Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a drum kit included with this particular copy, but pretty much everything…

Review: Car Quest (Nintendo Switch)

November 5, 2018

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Review by Matt C. Car Quest is delightfully simple in its concept: it’s a 3D platformer, but you’re a car. You control like a car does—in other words, you can’t jump, save by flying off ramps. It works, and better than I would have expected. It’s got the best parts…

Review: The Quiet Man (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 5, 2018

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Review by Matt S. As a critic I generally try and avoid reading other reviews and impressions of games before I’ve sat down to do my own review. It’s just a personal preference not to have other people’s ideas floating around my head while I’m thinking of my own. With…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, November 5, 2018

November 4, 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…

Review: Project Highrise: Architect’s Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 2, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Of all the games that I’ve played on my iPad, Project Highrise is one that has really stuck. In my review I gave it “only” 3.5/5 stars, and that’s perhaps a bit unfair to the game, given how much time I’ve spent with it since. It’s…

This Week’s Switch Port News: Friday, November 2, 2018

November 2, 2018

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News by Matt C. Every week, there are approximately 8876358754 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…

Review: GRIP: Combat Racing (Microsoft Xbox One)

November 2, 2018

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Review by Tyler T. The latest futuristic racing game to release is GRIP: Combat Racing, a Rollcage-inspired title that features gravity defying open-wheeled vehicles that can drive on any surface. From walls to ceilings, if it looks like the player can drive on it then it’s a possible path through…

Review: Hidden Folks (Nintendo Switch)

November 1, 2018

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Review by Matt S. As a kid I loved the Where’s Wally find’em books (Where’s Waldo in other parts of the world). It wasn’t just the challenge of trying to find Wally or the other specific points of interest that the book challenged you with finding across each of its…

The first Nameko Nintendo Switch release lands in the west on December 20

November 1, 2018

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News by Matt S. Nameko, the fungus (“nameko” meaning “fungi” in Japan) isn’t exactly Hello Kitty or Rilakkuma, but he’s a popular little mascot character in his own right in his home country. Perhaps best known in the west as a sidekick on the Touch Detective games on the Nintendo…

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