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Review: Acceleration of Suguri 2 (PC)

March 12, 2018

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Review by Harvard L. I’m going to be honest here and say that I think I’m a little out of my depth reviewing Acceleration of Suguri 2. It’s a sequel to a spinoff to a bullet hell shooter developed by the prolific doujin studio Orange_Juice (who you might know from…

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March 12, 2018

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Review by Matt S. For the first hour of DJMax Respect, to say I loathed the game would be an understatement. I love rhythm games, as a rule of thumb, and I especially like them when they’re traditional. DJMax’s gameplay system features icons flying from the top of the screen…

Review: North (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 12, 2018

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Review by Matt C. You’re a refugee in a strange land. You work a dangerous mining job with little real understanding of the purpose, and you live in a rundown, one-room apartment with a few other people. You don’t understand the language and customs of those around you, and you’re…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, March 12, 2018

March 11, 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…

Review: Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms (Sony PlayStation Vita)

March 9, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Just to get this out of the way first; if you haven’t played the first Hakuoki (Kyoto Winds – my review here) first, don’t think about jumping in with Edo Blossoms. This sequel does give you the briefest of introductions and background as a refresher, so…

Learning history through Dynasty Warriors! The women of the Three Kingdoms

March 9, 2018

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Video by Matt S. The latest in my series of videos looking at the real history behind Koei Tecmo’s Warriors games! As it was International Women’s Day this week, I felt it would be only appropriate to do a video focused on women in Warriors games. Sadly, the real history…

Nintendo Direct highlights – well, it was a bit muted, really

March 8, 2018

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News by Matt S. Nintendo held one of its semi-regular Direct shows today, showing off some more with games we already knew about, and announcing some new stuff that we didn’t. To be honest, I found the show rather muted; 2018 has a ways to go for Nintendo before it…

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March 8, 2018

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Interview by Matt S. I really enjoyed the first Attack on Titan. I’m really keen to see how the sequel builds on the foundations on the original, and how Koei addresses some of the issues in the first. I’m sure the team’s up to the task, though, and we haven’t…

Review: Dragon Sinker: Descendents of Legend (Nintendo Switch)

March 8, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Dragon Sinker isn’t exactly subtle about its inspirations. It’s so slavishly loyal to the early era Dragon Quest titles that it may as well be a fan-made project. Yet, while it is mechanically very similar to the source of its inspiration, it’s also a game that…

Code of Princess is coming to Nintendo Switch! In HD!

March 8, 2018

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News by Matt S. Code of Princess was one of the earliest games released on the 3DS. It was also a game that I didn’t much like. And yet, I find myself very excited for the newly-announced Code of Princess EX, a Nintendo Switch title being brought to us by…

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