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Review: Blade Strangers (Nintendo Switch)

August 29, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Character crossovers are a common trend in fighting games this year; you’ve got the BlazBlue/RWBY/Persona/Under Night mashup in BlazBlue Cross Tag, and there’s the upcoming all-girl, all-fanservice SNK Heroines. And, of course, we can’t forget about the looming Smash Bros. Fighting game developers clearly understand that…

Shovel Knight gets a fighting game

August 28, 2018

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News by Matt S. One of the indie darlings of the last few years has been Shovel Knight; a decidedly modern platformer with a real retro spirit. It has also been so popular because the developer, Yacht Club Games, has been so generous and supporting of the community. Case in…

Review: Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 28, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Dragon Quest XI is what many Final Fantasy fans wished that the numbered Final Fantasies would be. Not that the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy and XV, representing the last decade or so of single player Final Fantasy, were in any way bad. It’s just that they…

Review: God Wars: The Complete Legend (Nintendo Switch)

August 28, 2018

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Review by Matt S. God Wars, on its original release, had me enthralled in a way few tactics JRPGs have managed. I love the genre, but this one’s razor focus on the very old legends and mythologies of Japan helped it to stand out in a way that felt custom-designed…

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August 27, 2018

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News by Matt S. Buildings Have Feelings Too! is a simulator that will make you care not just about your population of people, but the buildings they live in too. In fact, buildings can walk, talk, have aspirations and run into trouble… and this game wants you to be very…

Review: Warhammer Inquisitor: Martyr (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 27, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Games Workshop, the company that creates the Warhammer tabletop game, has adopted one of the strangest licensing strategies after THQ – its previous partner and exclusive license holder – declared bankruptcy. Since then, the company has licensed its Warhammer properties to just about any developer. Warhammer…

Review: My Farm 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

August 27, 2018

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Review by Matt S. I have no idea how My Farm has survived as a franchise. This series has been around for a shockingly long time – you could buy My Farm titles on the DSiWare download shop way back in 2010. That means people keep buying these games… but…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, August 27, 2018

August 26, 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…

Review: Flood of Light (Nintendo Switch)

August 24, 2018

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Review by Matt C. Flood of Light is one of the most beautiful games I’ve played in a long time. Set in a future where endless rain has flooded the world and wiped out humanity, it paints a vision of an oddly calming dystopia: the rain beats down on the…

Going hands-on with Pixel Game Maker MV

August 24, 2018

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Preview by Harvard L. As someone who writes about games I’m always both fascinated by and apprehensive of the jump towards developing my own: I have a level of head knowledge about systems, stories and mechanics that work from a larger scale, but each time I try to translate these…

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