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Review: Chess Ultra (Nintendo Switch)

November 8, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Chess, along with Go, must surely be two of the most venerated games in the history of humankind. There aren’t many other games out there that still have competitive scenes 1,300 odd years after being invented. League of Legends certainly won’t. The reason for these games…

There’s a new NieR in development, but I’m not getting excited just yet

November 8, 2017

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Opinion by Matt S. So, there’s a new NieR in development, according to the producer at PlatinumGames, Yosuke Saito. Given that NieR: Automata is the game I called “the greatest game of all time” back when I wrote my longest review about a game, ever (and, yes, I still stand…

Review: How to Fool a Liar King (PC)

November 8, 2017

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Review by Matt C. When she ran away from home, Regina just wanted a chance to prove her independence—to her overbearing father, to her strict older brother, and, most of all, to herself. She gets more than she bargained for, though, when she finds herself mysteriously transported to a strange…

Review: Demon Gaze II (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 7, 2017

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Review by Matt S. I love stories about underground revolutionary forces. The mix of ideologies squaring off against one another, as well as the intrigue as the revolutionary group attempts to get by and achieve their goals from the shadows, offers a timeless kind of narrative drama and deep suspense.…

Review: Empyre: Lords of the Sea Gates (PC)

November 7, 2017

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. From the outset Empyre: Lords of the Sea Gates has a lot going for it. Taking place in an alternate reality 1911 flooded New York city, things are looking grim for those that live up on top of the skyscrapers that just barely in some cases…

Indies on the Nintendo Switch, what we’d love to see in Final Fantasy XVI, and Call of Duty… ergh (Digitally Uploaded 2017, Episode #37)

November 7, 2017

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Yeah, we went there. We’re still likely years away from a Final Fantasy XVI, but that doesn’t stop us fantasising (hah) about it on this week’s podcast! More practically, we discuss some of the amazing indie games released on the Nintendo Switch in recent weeks. With all the hype behind…

Everything that you need to know about Visual Novel Maker

November 6, 2017

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Interview by Matt S. One of the more exciting bits of software coming out in November is not even a game, but rather a piece of “Maker” software. Visual Novel Maker belongs to the same “franchise” as the excellent RPG Maker games, and is being produced in collaboration between Kadokawa…

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November 6, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Three absolutely classic console point-and-click adventure games, re-released almost pixel-perfect for the PlayStation 4. If that sounds like a pretty obscure thing to release in the first place, it is, but when that package includes Shadowgate, which is right up there with Zork as the most…

Retro reflections: Looking back at classic, forgotten, beat-em-ups

November 6, 2017

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Retro by Matt S. Once upon a time, when arcades were still a big deal, the beat-em-up was a major, major genre. It was popular for the same reason that shooters and the like are popular today; the beat-em-up was visceral in its violence, and it was designed around the…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, November 6, 2017

November 5, 2017

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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…

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