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We need to stop treating game play time as a measure of success

October 18, 2017

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Opinion by Matt S. As many will know, EA announced that it was shutting down Visceral Games today, leaving the careers of the staff, and the future of the games that it was working on, in complete limbo. There is a lot wrong with this decision, and how EA justified…

Review: Gran Turismo Sport (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 18, 2017

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Review by Matt S. I’m going to get my biggest gripe with Gran Turismo Sport out of the way from the start; the requirement to be online in order to save your game is trash. If the servers are down then all those cars and tracks you’ve spent hours unlocking…

Review: Voltron VR Chronicles (Sony PlayStation VR)

October 17, 2017

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Review by Matt C. I must admit up front that I’ve never watched Voltron: Legendary Defender, and my memories of the original Voltron cartoon are hazy at best. So, to a certain extent, I jumped into Voltron VR Chronicles blind; I didn’t have to worry about it living up to…

Review: Echo (PlayStation 4)

October 17, 2017

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Review by Matt S. A shooter that manages to be intelligent is a rare, precious thing. Not just intelligent in the sense of it being “anti-war” or subversive, such as games like the recent Wolfenstein titles or Spec Ops: The Line. Nor just in the way that it plays with…

On the very serious topics of game difficulty and loot boxes (Digitally Uploaded 2017, Episode #34)

October 17, 2017

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We get a little bit serious this week. Two of the ongoing debates at the moment in the games industry and community are loot boxes (which are appearing in just about every major game release, it seems), and game difficulty (or, whether Cuphead should be easy or hard). So of…

Review: Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Spectres (Nintendo 3DS)

October 16, 2017

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Review by Trent P. Yo-Kai Watch is a modern monster collecting and battling JRPG series that lives in the shadow of Pokémon. But with western releases of other media in the series such as the anime, this immediate response to the game is becoming less common and people are starting…

Review: South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Microsoft Xbox One)

October 16, 2017

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Review by Brad L. Love it or hate it, South Park has been around for over twenty years now. Matt Stone and Trey Parker have, along the way, explored a lot of current events through a satirical lens with a lot of mixed results. South Park has explored many topics…

Review: Forza Motorsport 7 (Microsoft Xbox One)

October 16, 2017

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Review by Nick H. To its credit, Forza Motorsport 7 is an incredibly polished racing game – a technical marvel to look at and listen to, with an incredible amount of stuff in there for fans of racing games to enjoy. It will certainly appeal to those who enjoy structured…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, October 15, 2017

October 15, 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…

The Friday Ten: The ten best visual novels of all time

October 13, 2017

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List by Matt S. It has been a really good week for visual novels, with both Chaos;Child and Bad Apple Wars launching in the one week. Indeed, it’s been a really good couple of years for the genre, as localisation outfits have come to realise that there is a market…

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