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Review: Slice, Dice & Rice (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 16, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Having not played Nidhogg, and those other “one hit kill” fighting games, Slice, Dice & Rice is a wholly new kind of fighting game for me. And it’s a wholly wonderful game. With no health bars, no combos, and a single solid hit enough to win…

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February 16, 2018

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News by Matt S. Berlin-based developer, Phantom 8, has released another trailer of its upcoming Past Cure ahead of its release next week. This one’s promising to be a dark game indeed. It follows the story of Ian; a soldier fellow who has become a lab experiment which has left…

Slice, Dice & Rice shows brilliant use of music and rhythm

February 16, 2018

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Video by Matt S. A new fighting game just released on PlayStation 4 in Europe and Australia, Slice, Dice & Rice is brilliant, for both the obvious and less-obvious reasons. This video looks at one of the less-obvious reasons for the game’s brilliance; the way it uses music to encourage…

Soulcalibur VI is the most beautiful fighting game

February 15, 2018

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Preview by Matt S. I had a chance to mosey on over to Bandai Namco and test out two of its upcoming games; Ni No Kuni 2 (due next month) and Soulcalibur VI (due eventually). In short: boy is Namco in for a good year this year. I haven’t played…

Going hands on with Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom

February 15, 2018

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Preview by Matt S. I had a chance to mosey on over to Bandai Namco and test out two of its upcoming games; Ni No Kuni 2 (due next month) and Soul Calibur VI (due eventually). In short: boy is Namco in for a good year this year. Related reading:…

Why I don’t care about frame rates

February 15, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. People who play games generally care a great deal about the technical foundations of those games. Frame rates, benchmarks, loading times, resolution, ping rates, and so on. And, when these things don’t go perfectly, people who play games tend to get very cranky about it. But…

Review: Tesla vs Lovecraft (PC)

February 15, 2018

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Review by Matt C. Nikola Tesla and H. P. Lovecraft have both had their share pop cultural appearances over the years. Tesla’s electrical inventions and proposals for weaponised electricity have inspired many a character and video game weapon over the years, while almost any work of horror carries some degree…

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

February 14, 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…

Assassin’s Creed Origins: Discovery Tour has lots of juicy content

February 14, 2018

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By Matt C. We all know that if there’s one thing that matters above all else in a video game, it’s capital-c Content. How big is the map, how much is there to do, how long will you spend playing it—these are the questions gamers want answers to, and these…

Review: Bayonetta 2 + Bayonetta (Nintendo Switch)

February 14, 2018

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Review by Matt S. There isn’t that much that I can say about Bayonetta 2 and its predecessor that I haven’t already. I reviewed Bayonetta 2 when it was released on the Wii U, and this is almost a straight port of that game. The original comes as a bonus…

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