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If you don’t eat these things while you’re in Japan, you’re missing out

May 23, 2018

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Travel by Matt S. People think that Japanese cuisine is all about the sushi and wagyu, and while those are very fine things in themselves, I do often find that people play it very “safe” when they visit Japan. Perhaps its because the Japanese language means that you’re not always…

Review: Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux (Nintendo 3DS)

May 22, 2018

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Review by Clark A. In the twilight years of the Nintendo DS, Atlus published Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. Sadly, it was an easy game to miss, what with several blockbusters sandwiching both its North American and Japanese release dates. Now in the twilight years of the 3DS, Atlus is…

Review: Asemblance: Oversight (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 22, 2018

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By Matt C. Asemblance is a game that I still sticks in my mind, even a few years out from its release. Abstract first-person adventure games aren’t exactly a rarity these days, but Asemblance built on that with elements of augmented reality games (ARGs). The result was a game that…

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May 22, 2018

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Join Alan and the band as we talk about some of the many big debates that exploded over the last week: Should we be counting the value of games by the number of hours of entertainment they’ve provided? Should Steam be removing “adult” Japanese games but not touching western ones?…

Review: Super Mega Baseball 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 21, 2018

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Review by Brad L. Baseball games seem incredibly few and far between these days. During the 1990s we were blessed with multiple takes on the sport. Series such as Hardball, Bases Loaded, Baseball Stars and All-Star Baseball only scratch the surface of the amount of baseball games available, both simulation…

Review: Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition (Nintendo Switch)

May 21, 2018

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Review by Matt S. For the third time I’ve found myself playing through the same narrative and levels that make up Hyrule Warriors – I’ve already played the Wii U and 3DS versions to death. The game’s a very fine one, but I very rarely play games three times through.…

A trip to Samurai Bill’s memorial is a worthwhile trip that almost no visitors to Japan would think to do

May 21, 2018

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Travel by Matt S. As a big (big) fan of Koei Tecmo’s Nioh, over the past year or so, I’ve become quite fascinated with the central character in that game – William Adams, or “Samurai Bill”, as I like to refer to him. Nioh is only very loosely based on…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, May 21, 2018

May 20, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. and Trent P. 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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May 19, 2018

News/Opinion/racism/Steam/Valve/visual novel

Opinion by Matt S. A number of Japanese developers (predominantly visual novel developers) have been getting notices from Valve to the effect that their “game features pornographic imaging, and this is in violation of Steam’s rules”. If the developer doesn’t fix its content, according to the note, their game will…

Review: Omensight (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 18, 2018

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Review by Lindsay M. I’ve brought the end to the world more times than I care to admit, and that’s just today alone. Bright purple flames shoot of the ground and everything turns black. Before my very eyes, a tree of light appears. Actually, it is the tree of life…

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