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Review: Yakuza 6 (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 15, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Yakuza games can be such a glorious mess at times. Each title in the series pulls together so many completely disparate elements that the end result is a weird, and often downright surreal, soup of gameplay mechanics, aesthetics, tone and themes. And yet the overriding fact…

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March 15, 2018

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Video by Matt S. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a rare game for me; a esports competitive multiplayer-style game that I’ve actually stuck with for more than a couple of weeks. I really, really like this game. Related reading: Our review of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT This week Square Enix…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, March 15, 2018

March 14, 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…

Review: Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo Switch)

March 14, 2018

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Review by Tyler T. Few franchises have managed to constantly change things up yet feel instantly familiar like Kirby has over the past two and a half decades. From pinball to platformers, the series’ signature charm has always shined bright while developer HAL Laboratory experimented. Kirby’s latest adventure, Kirby Star…

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March 14, 2018

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Review by Matt S. This might turn out to be the shortest review I ever write about a game. So I’ll get this disclaimer up front in case you mistake a lack of words from me for a sign that Poisoft Thud Card is not a good game (I know…

Bad games can be so very, very good

March 14, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. I can’t stop playing, or thinking about, Ace of Seafood. I picked it up on my Nintendo Switch for free, thanks to the new “exchange gold points you earn from making game purchases for free games” system that Nintendo has implemented. I had a lot of…

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March 14, 2018

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News by Matt S. Kalypso is a publisher that’s really growing in stature, and fast. The company’s focus on simulation, strategy, and traditional western RPG design, combined with quality production values, is seeing its franchises, such as Tropico, Dungeons, and Railway Empire, really find a home, both on console and…

Review: A Normal Lost Phone (Nintendo Switch)

March 13, 2018

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Review by Brad L. Ever since the creation of the original iPhone, it has become a basic truth that smartphones have grown to take a great deal of control over our lives. The evolution of the mobile phone (cell phone to our overseas friends) has had us texting, calling and…

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March 13, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. Last week, the White House, run by that insufferable moron that the American people have somehow still tolerated in power, embarked on a full offensive towards game developers and the games industry. They pulled together a video of the most extreme violence in games and all…

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March 13, 2018

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Last week brought us a new Nintendo Direct, so of course we had to have a good chat about that. We also took a look at games that are “bad”, in that they don’t play well by conventional standards, but we love them anyway. And for our in-depth look at…

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