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October 29, 2018

Opinion by Matt S. Sony is, of course, a Japanese company. However, the company’s behaviour over the last couple of years towards Japanese games, and indeed, Japanese storytelling and culture, has been something that has started to concern me, because it seems like Sony, in its continued push to remain…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, October 29, 2018

October 28, 2018

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News by 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 news anchor, Dee…

DLC Review: Battlestar Galactica Deadlock: Anabasis (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 26, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Battlestar Galactica would probably be my favourite science fiction series. Gritty, nihilistic, and philosophically dense, I’ve found myself more intrigued by it than the warmth of something like Star Trek, the high adventure and fantasy of Star Wars or the more… alien… sci-fi out there. The…

This Week’s Switch Port News: Friday, October 26, 2018

October 26, 2018

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News by Matt C. Every week, there are approximately 1391121182112519 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. This week’s list is huge, and this isn’t even the result of some sort…

Review: Pianista: Legendary Virtuoso (Nintendo Switch)

October 26, 2018

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Review by Matt S. “Classical” music is a little like Shakespeare: We all know the highlights; Shakespeare’s “to be or not to be,” for example, and we all recognise that famous sequence of eight chords in Beethoven’s Symphony No.5, Mov. 1 the moment that we hear it. But so few…

Layers of Fear 2 announced

October 25, 2018

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News by Matt S. The original Layers of Fear – a descent into an artist’s madness – is one of those horror games that genre fans really do need to play. It’s effectively a “walking simulator”, but some truly intense moments, and a ripping narrative, really help to sell it.…

Review: Soulblight (Nintendo Switch)

October 25, 2018

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Review by Tyler T. No genre depends on the moment to moment gameplay being thrilling as much as roguelikes. If you’re going to convince a player to willingly replay progress in making their way through a dungeon multiple times, then you’re going to need to make sure they enjoy the…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, October 25, 2018

October 24, 2018

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Video: PlayStation 4 hidden gems: Tooth and Tail

October 24, 2018

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Video by Matt S. There are so many games on PlayStation 4, and more released every week, that it’s easy to miss some gems among the flood – especially when it comes to indie games. So I’m starting a series of videos that will highlight some of the gems that…

This is not a drill, there’s a new Atelier Arland game on the way!

October 24, 2018

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News by Matt S. Good work, Gust. Give the people what they want! The Atelier Arland trilogy – Rorona, Totori, Meruru – is surely up there with the most popular games that this long-running series has thrown up over the years. Thanks to the impeccable sense of the adorable by…

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