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Oooh, one of Idea Factory’s most underrated games lands on Steam on April 10!

March 13, 2018

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News by Matt S. Dark Rose Valkyrie is one of my favourite Idea Factory JRPGs. As I outlined in my review, the game does a remarkable job of blending a more mature combat system and darker storyline about betrayal and military themes with Idea Factory’s traditional clothes ripping and underwear-heavy fan…

We have a release date for all the countries where Gal*Gun 2 won’t be banned!

March 12, 2018

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News by Matt S. Get ready for the waves of controversy, folks! The sequel to Gal*Gun: Double Peace, which turned more than a few heads when it was released back in 2016, will land on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on April 13 in Europe, and April 24 in…

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

Attack on Titan/Attack on Titan 2/Interview/Interviews/Koei Tecmo/Koinuma Hisashi

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…

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