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The games of July, and our favourite games of all time (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #24)

July 3, 2018

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It’s over the halfway point in the year, so we look forward to the big game releases in July. There aren’t too many of them… but JRPG fans in particular have plenty to look forward to. And then we talk about our personal favourite games of all time; our personal…

Review: Anima: Gate of Memories – The Nameless Chronicles (Nintendo Switch)

July 2, 2018

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Review by Harvard L. It’s difficult to think of Anima: Gate of Shadows as a game which came out only nine months before Nier Automata. It’s so convincingly similar to a janky, late-PS2-early-PS3 era game which nobody remembers but has just enough redeeming value to be interesting; and that sentiment…

Photo of the day! The bridge at Odawara castyle

July 2, 2018

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Photos by Matt S. I’m going to start a new feature where I share photos of my trips to Japan – God knows I take enough of them (I’ve got around 11,000 stored on hard drives), and I want to share my passion for the country, and everything within it.…

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July 2, 2018

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Video by Matt S. Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai was a surprise announcement indeed when Degica Games made it last week. The original has been kicking around on PS4 and PC for a while in Japan, but had only been released on PC in the west. Here I go hands-on with the…

DLC Review: Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Donkey Kong Adventure (Nintendo Switch)

July 2, 2018

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Review by Priscilla M. Ubisoft welcomes you back to the insane Rabbid-inhabited world known as Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle with the new Donkey Kong Adventure expansion. This self-contained story is entirely separate from that of the main game with a range new weapons, enemies and some familiar faces. You…

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July 2, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. FuRyu has had my heart since The Legend of Legacy on 3DS, though the developer/publisher has been around for just over a decade. It appears as though the company has taken on a bit too much too quickly, as it has announced it will “temporarily suspend”…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, July 2, 2018

July 1, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. and Matt C. 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: Rainbow Skies (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 29, 2018

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Review by Matt S. It’s hard not to admire the purity with which Rainbow Skies, like Rainbow Moon before it, sticks to a particular vision. The developer wanted to create a grind of a JRPG, with a near complete focus on pushing through one battle after another, with only the…

Blade Strangers has a release date

June 29, 2018

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News by Matt S. In this, the year of character crossover fighting games, one of the most ecclectic and yet fascinating is Blade Strangers. Featuring characters from the Umihara Kawase series, Code of Princess, Cave Story, Hollow Knight and The Binding of Isaac, it’s something of the misfits indie brawler,…

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June 28, 2018

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News by Matt S. Back in 2015, a game called Monstrum was released on PC. A survival horror game that sets players the goal of escaping an abandoned cargo ship, this one’s point of difference was that it was procedurally generated, with randomised level design that meant no two playthroughs…

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