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Hatsune Miku and SEGA: Are the good times fading?

April 6, 2018

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Video by Matt S. SEGA’s Hatsune Miku games were what got me into vocaloids in the first place, and thousands of hours of gameplay later, I still love them every bit as much. But SEGA has gone quiet on Hatsune Miku, while other developers and publishers are making games. And…

Review: Metropolis: Lux Obscura (Nintendo Switch)

April 6, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Metropolis: Lux Obscura is what happens when a game developer really likes Sin City, and decides to copy it, without really understanding why Sin City – or the broader noir genre – is so good. It does manage to get every common noir element into it,…

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April 6, 2018

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Review by Ginny W. The Switch hasn’t exactly had a dearth of puzzle games in its first year. In fact, some of the games in this genre have been best-selling titles. However, if you’re too lousy at mathematics to make a real dent in Picross, or not after a game…

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April 5, 2018

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News by Matt S. Isao Takahata, one of the founders of the incredible animation house, Studio Ghibli, and the producer of one of the most important war films of all time, Grave of the Fireflies, has passed away. He was 82. I’m not the only one who reveres Grave of…

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April 5, 2018

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Review by Matt C. Opus: Rocket of Whispers is both incredibly familiar and unlike anything else I’ve ever played. At its core, it’s a post-apocalyptic adventure game with a focus on scavenging for resources in a frozen wasteland, but that’s all in service of a moving, introspective story that pushes…

Review: Tesla vs Lovecraft (Nintendo Switch)

April 5, 2018

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Review by Brad L. One was an inventor known for designing the alternating-current system used predominately in the world today. The other wrote short stories and novels, and created the mythical monster, Cthulhu. So of course society needs to know who would win in a battle to the death between…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, April 5, 2018

April 4, 2018

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News by 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 news anchor, Dee…

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April 4, 2018

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Review by Matt S. There’s something about Unholy Heights that convinces me to keep buying it. I have it on Nintendo 3DS, then I bought it on PlayStation 4, and now Nintendo Switch. So there’s clearly something about it. It might be something as simple as the combination of comfortable…

Review: The Charming Empire (Nintendo Switch)

April 4, 2018

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Review by Matt S. The Taishō era was one of the most politically and socially dynamic periods in Japan’s very long history. It’s also one of the shortest, having lasted between just 1912 and 1926. Immediately following the chaotic Meiji period, where Japan was forcibly opened up to the world…

Can we please get a localisation of this horror visual novel?

April 4, 2018

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News by Matt S. Death Mark is a game that released in June 2017 for PlayStation Vita, and then in January on PlayStation 4. It’s now due for a release on Nintendo Switch soon (June 28, to be precise), and, as far as unlocalised games go, this one is right…

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