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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…

Mary Skelter: Nightmares is coming to PC!

June 28, 2018

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News by Matt S. The dungeon crawler genre has had a surprising surge in support over the last couple of years, but there’s one in particular that has stood out as having done something really, genuinely interesting with the genre. That game is Compile Heart’s Mary Skelter: Nightmares; a game…

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June 28, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Here’s a big dirty secret: I like Paladins. I know I rant on about shooters plenty, but there’s plenty about them that I can find enjoyable. When the action doesn’t take itself too seriously, and there’s a good mix of interesting characters and fun levels, I…

PlayStation Plus lineup in July: Rating – not so bad!

June 28, 2018

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News by Matt S. Ahhh, PlayStation Plus. The service that people just love to whine about, even though it gives them a monthly stream of new games to play, and a chance to play stuff they might not have otherwise. This month’s PlayStation Plus line-up is pretty decent, it must…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, June 28, 2018

June 27, 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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June 27, 2018

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If you haven’t played a Trails of Cold Steel game yet, you’re really letting yourself down. This week we have an in-depth and spoiler-free chat about how great that series is. We also chat about historical figures in video games, and look back at the first half of the year…

Review: Lanota (Nintendo Switch)

June 27, 2018

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Review by Matt S. It seems like I can’t go a week without playing a new rhythm game on my Switch. Musynx, Lumines, and now Lanota. Like many of the others (including two that Lanota’s publisher previously brought to Switch – Deemo and Voez), Lanota is originally a mobile game. And,…

Koihime Enbu is coming to PlayStation 4 in English!

June 27, 2018

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News by Matt S. An all-women anime fighter, based on the popular Three Kingdoms historical narrative of China, Koihime Enbu is basically everything I like in my 2D fighters; fanservice, slick, fast action, and gorgeous animation and art. Related reading: Here’s our review of the Japanese import of the original…

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