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Review: Mercenaries Saga Chronicles (Nintendo Switch)

February 9, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Circle Entertainment has done a clever thing in packaging up the three Mercenaries Saga games for release on the Nintendo Switch. On the one hand, each game in the series is almost a painfully generic take on the tactics JRPG genre. On the other, bundled up…

We have a release date for Dragon’s Crown Pro!

February 8, 2018

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News by Matt S. Dragon’s Crown Pro – the remaster of the glorious throwback to arcade-style brawlers from Atlus and Vanillaware, will land on consoles on May 15. And to celebrate, Atlus has also released some silly Valentine’s Day cards that you can customise, email, share on Facebook, or download. Because…

Cthulhu Tactics is just the best idea for a video game

February 8, 2018

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News by Matt S. This is news worth getting excited about; tabletop games maker, Modiphius, has partnered with Ripstone and developer, Auroch Digital, to announce a Call of Cthulhu tactics game. Titled Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, the game’s not just about beating off the eldritch evils of Lovecraft’s mighty vision, but…

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February 8, 2018

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Review by Matt S. The tower defence genre has greatly faded in recent years. Back when mobile games were a newer phenomenon, tower defence games provided developers with a cheap way of providing players with a challenging tactics strategy experience. There was a time where every developer was creating them.…

Review: Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 8, 2018

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Review by Brad L. I remember being a Pokémon lad back in the late ‘90s, when various anime started to become more popular among the younger generation. When it was released in 1999, Digimon was seen as the rival to the Pokémon franchise, and they sure had similarities, but many…

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February 8, 2018

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. After a triumphant return to the very roots of the modern RPG with Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian went to Kickstarter, as it had for the original, to finance a sequel, subtitled Deadfire. Currently moving into a closed beta for backers and the reviewing community alike, the…

Prepare for spring farming! Harvest Moon: Light of Hope coming to consoles this May

February 7, 2018

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News by Lindsay M. The latest in Nastume’s Harvest Moon series, Light of Hope, is branching out from PC to the PlayStation 4 and Switch; Rising Star Games will be the publisher for Europe, Australia, and the Middle East. This new “Special Edition” will have new features to make it…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, February 8, 2018

February 7, 2018

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News by Lindsay M., Matt C., 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…

Review: Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 7, 2018

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Review by Matt C. Japan, we need to talk about the way you go about naming your games. As a general rule, I’ll take creative Japanese titles over generic Western ones (does anyone really prefer The Evil Within to Psycho Break?), but there’s a limit. When I have to look…

Review: The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya (Nintendo Switch)

February 7, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Japan’s political and social relationship with sex and sexuality has traditionally been far different to how it has developed in the west. Largely free of the three religions “of the book” that are terrified of and vilify sexuality (Christianity, Judaism and Islam), Japan has developed differently,…

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