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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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August 14, 2018

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News by Matt S. One way to get my attention really fast is to claim that you’re making a “serene and evocative narrative experience.” Not only are you focusing on the bit of video games that I enjoy the most (the narrative), but you’re also using words that are very……

The French Revolution has never looked better

August 13, 2018

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News by Matt S. There’s a new trailer for the CE-Asia-published Banner of the Maid, which we just had to share, because it looks awesome. This trailer was debuted at ChinaJoy 2018, a games expo held in China (funny that), so it’s all in one of the Chinese languages (sorry,…

Review: The Amazing Shinsengumi: Heroes In Love (Nintendo Switch)

August 13, 2018

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Review by Matt S. There’s a romance that has been built around the very concept of the Shinsengumi that has made the military police force of a bygone era a source of inspiration for video games, manga, and other forms of popular culture. In the video game space specifically we…

Review: Ōkami HD (Nintendo Switch)

August 13, 2018

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Review by Matt S. One of my great regrets is that I took so long to discover Ōkami. After years of ignoring it because just about everyone chalked it up as a “Zelda clone”, a formula that I’ve never been that invested in, I finally played the HD remaster on…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, August 13, 2018

August 12, 2018

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News by Lindsay M., Matt C., 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…

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August 10, 2018

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Video by Matt S. Newly released in English via Asian PlayStation Network stores (grab it on the Hong Kong store if you’re keen), Bullet Girls Phantasia is a new release that is legitimately mind-boggling in how spectacularly pervy it is. And yes, it’s also quite enjoyable, in that same B-grade…

Review: Madden NFL 19 (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 10, 2018

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Review by Nick H. With any game that releases on an annual basis, one has to question whether or not that release even needs to happen. Sports titles get something of a pass, not because they substantially change from year to year, but because of the cyclical nature of sports…

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