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Review: Limbo (Nintendo Switch)

July 11, 2018

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Review by Harvard L. I should preface this by saying this is not going to be an average review of Limbo. Playdead’s first foray into commercial games development came as a dream and a prayer, and its earnestness and sheer novelty on the Xbox Live Arcade back in 2010 made…

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July 10, 2018

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Review by Matt S. A party game that takes pride in the fact that it might cause friendships and relationships to be tested. Let’s just sit and think about that scenario here. You’ve got a party going on, and people are looking for a game to play. You suggest the…

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July 10, 2018

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It’s all about the JRPG this week, with two equally-exciting JRPGs hitting the market! The first is, of course, Octopath Traveller, the new, Nintendo-published love letter to the JRPGs of yesteryear. We chat about that one (without spoilers, of course). Then we chat about Shining Resonance Refrain, the first Shining…

Darksiders is not a “Zelda clone”; Also we have a release date for Darksiders III

July 10, 2018

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News by Matt S. Darksiders is one of the more under-appreciated franchises out there in the mainstream. The games have always been top notch stuff, but they’ve been too readily dismissed as “Zelda clones” and that, unfortunately, means that a lot of people have missed out on them. After THQ…

Review: Lost in Harmony (Nintendo Switch)

July 10, 2018

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Review by Ginny W. I’m a bit of a rhythm game fiend. I’ve gotten my grubby little hands on every rhythm title that’s come to the New Zealand eShop, and I’ve had a pretty great run with all of them. The Switch has a great selection of rhythm games, and…

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July 9, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. Honestly, I am giving myself the heebie-jeebies just thinking about what this game will do to my dreams — or more accurately, what will surely become my nightmares. Creepy Jar, a developer out of Poland that consists of former Techland (Dying Light, Dead Island) employees that…

Review: Groove Coaster (PC)

July 9, 2018

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Review by Matt C. Groove Coaster is technically a rhythm game, but it seems a disservice to reduce it to something so utilitarian. It’s a psychedelic audio-visual experience that’s more about feeling the music, with the “game” just a means of bringing that to life. To play Groove Coaster is…

Review: Shining Resonance Refrain (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 9, 2018

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Review by Matt S. It has been a long time since we saw a game in SEGA’s Shining franchise released in English. A very, very long time. Because of that, there are no doubt more than a few people out there who are curious by Shining Resonance Refrain, but not…

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July 9, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. As we all know by now, loot boxes have become such an issue of contention in the games industry that a number of countries have declared them to be gambling. The idea of getting random stuff in exchange for cash has been around for a long…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, July 9, 2018

July 8, 2018

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News by Ginny W., 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…

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