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Review: We Happy Few (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 16, 2018

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Review by Matt S. We Happy Few is a little like No Man’s Sky. I don’t mean in terms of the kind of game it is, of course, but it seems to have become another example of something that failed to deliver what players expected, and that failure has become…

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August 16, 2018

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News by Matt S. Let’s chalk this one up as the quirky game announcement of the week. Hamsterdam, by Muse Games, is one of the new Kickstarter titles. Looking to raise a modest $US8,000, and already clearly deep into development, this is an arcade brawler where you get to play…

Review: Phantom Doctrine (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 16, 2018

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Review by Matt S. I love XCOM. I love James Bond. I love Phantom Doctrine. It’s simplifying things a touch to say that Phantom Doctrine is the blend of XCOM and James Bond, but it’s a close enough description to what’s on offer. In this game you take over a…

Diablo III is coming to Nintendo Switch

August 16, 2018

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News by Matt S. There have been plenty of Nintendo Switch ports filling up the news over the past year, but this one is right up there with the biggest announcement of all; Diablo III is coming to the console in 2018. It joins the likes of Titan Quest and…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, August 16, 2017

August 15, 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…

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August 15, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. It is not an exaggeration to say that Boyfriend Dungeon is one of the most creative, unique titles I’ve ever had the pleasure of writing about. In the game, you fight your way through.a dungeon — totally normal, right? It sure it, until you add in…

Bullet Girls Phantasia is very pervy! Also Shinto spirituality and hunting games. (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #29)

August 15, 2018

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Bullet Girls Phantasia is a mind-boggling game that’s just been released in English throughout Asia. We’ve been playing it a heck of a lot and chat about that this week. We also talk about how terrible hunting games are, and how awesome games are when they reflect Shinto spirituality. Thanks…

I’ve played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and I’m so happy

August 15, 2018

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Preview by Matt S. I’ve now played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch. Never mind that the preview session featured an earlier version that didn’t include the recently-announced King K Rool and Simon Belmont. This might have been the same version of the game that plenty of people…

Spirit of the North has a fox and it’s gorgeous

August 14, 2018

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News by Matt S. Well, this is quite beautiful. Spirit of the North bills itself as a “single-player, third-person adventure game”, but that’s a rather dry and dull way of describing something this beautiful. What it actually is is a story about a fox in the frozen north of Iceland.…

Review: Titan Quest (Nintendo Switch)

August 14, 2018

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Review by Matt C. Titan Quest is one of the better “Diablo clones” to come out in the wake of Blizzard’s hit action RPG. Originally released in 2006, it sticks closely to the hack-and-slash combat and deep character customisation that came to define the Diablo series, but trades the hellish…

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