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March 23, 2018

News by Matt S. Clannad is one of the most respected visual novels of all, and it’s coming to PlayStation 4. Even better, you won’t need to wait for a localiser to pick it up. The game’s Japanese release will have a full English translation available. As per the game’s…

Review: Castle of Heart (Nintendo Switch)

March 23, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Some people have a particular masochistic love of inflicting pain on themselves by playing games that are brutally difficult. This is fine – great even! There’s an immense sense of satisfaction that comes with knocking over a difficult game, and there’s a definite market there for…

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March 22, 2018

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News by Matt S. Fire Emblem Warriors is the gift that keeps on giving. Due out next week (March 29) is a free update, which brings with it some significant updates and goodies. The best three of these are: Related reading: Our review of Fire Emblem Warriors on Nintendo Switch…

Review: The Long Reach (Nintendo Switch)

March 22, 2018

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Review by Harvard L. I don’t want to be too hard on Black Painted Games – it’s a four-person team from Ukraine with a love of cats that decided to push a pulpy science-horror sidescroller out into the world: there’s something so lovely and earnest about that. The game in…

Miku bless Aksys for continuing to publish visual novels on the PlayStation Vita

March 22, 2018

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News by Matt S. Well, someone has to support the PlayStation Vita, which somehow continues to kick on as the premiere destination for visual novels. And Aksys is without a doubt the biggest supporter of visual novels. Miku bless Aksys. There are three mystery-focused VNs coming from Aksys to the…

You’ve got to play Chōjū Giga Wars on Nintendo Switch

March 22, 2018

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Article by Matt S. Chōjū Giga Wars is a game that’s available on the Japanese Nintendo Switch eShop. It’s not going to be released in the west – I’d bet money on that. But it will only set you back 700 yen – less than $10 – so go find…

Tin Man Games has a tabletop RPG coming to PlayStation VR, and it’s a delight

March 21, 2018

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News by Matt S. Tin Man Games is one of the most prolific game developers in Australia. Originally the studio was a specialist in digital game books; the choose-your-own-adventure books in the 80s and 90s that also has combat mechanics so they felt a little like single player text RPGs.…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, March 22, 2018

March 21, 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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March 21, 2018

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Retro reflections by Matt S. It started with an idle conversation over on Twitter. There is a social sharing game-thing doing the rounds at the moment where people post a screenshot of a favourite retro game, and then tag friends into the conversation so they can share their favourite games…

Bad North is a “real time tactics roguelite” that looks very, very good

March 21, 2018

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News by Matt S. Publisher, Raw Fury and developer Plausible Concept, have announced a new game, Bad North. Bad North bills itself as a “real time tactics roguelite,” and while I’ve become instantly wary of any game calling itself a “roguelike” (most developers don’t seem to have actually played Rogue),…

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