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Review: The 25th Ward: The Silver Case (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 6, 2018

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Review by Matt S. As a passionate fan of the genre, I can say that there just aren’t enough games, films, books and so on written in the noir genre. The glory days, back when Raymond Chandler was captivating audiences with his writing and Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were…

Review; Radiation Island (Nintendo Switch)

March 6, 2018

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Review by Harvard L. Radiation Island is a survival game the same way that Dead Island is an RPG – it’s not the finest example of its genre, the execution can be a little less than pristine at times, and yet at its core lies a compelling gameplay loop which…

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March 5, 2018

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News by Matt S. Real Time Strategy and JRPG mixed together with a stunning art style? Sign me the heck up. Bandai Namco has announced Record of Grancest War for the PlayStation 4, and it promises to be everything I want in a videogame. The teaser trailer, below, shows you…

Nintendo Switch turns one, Square Enix remakes and Bayonetta! (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #8)

March 5, 2018

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The Nintendo Switch has been in our lives for one year now, so we take a look back at that year, and just amaze ourselves with just how good that console is. We also have a chat about Square Enix’s recent efforts to dip into its back catalogue – the…

Review: Totes The Goat (Nintendo Switch)

March 5, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Totes The Goat is good. It’s nothing memorable, nor innovative, not particularly creative, but it’s good. It’s clean. It’s a huge sight better than that last effort to “modernise” the Q*Bert formula. Q*Bert is up there with Pac-Man and Space Invaders as my favourite classic game…

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March 5, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. Hollywood has issues. The last year has made that much more clear than ever before. Weinstein and the actions of other men have highlighted serious cultural issues that stretch across the industry, its money, the media, and the community itself. The 90th Oscars show was all…

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March 5, 2018

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Review by Matt C. If you’ve watched any of the trailers (or seen any marketing material at all, really), it won’t come as a surprise to you that Fe is a deeply, powerfully environmentalist game. Even if the trailers didn’t, the opening moments make it abundantly clear: a high-angle shot…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, March 5, 2018

March 4, 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…

The Friday Ten: Celebrate the Nintendo Switch’s first birthday with these games

March 2, 2018

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List by Matt S. Can you believe that the Nintendo Switch is one year old? Only one year old? I genuinely can’t remember not having that console at hand; it gives me a home console experience while on the go, and that’s something really valuable to me. In just a…

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March 2, 2018

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Review by Matt S. We need more games like Mulaka. I don’t say that because it’s a particularly good game to play – it’s a workable action adventure game, and we’ve seen better examples of that out there. But Mulaka is stand out, potent, and important, because it is deeply…

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