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August 24, 2017

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Review by Harvard L. The original Nidhogg is a fine example of a mechanically perfect game. That doesn’t mean it’s 5/5 stars, but it does mean that I can’t imagine how the gameplay could be improved by adding or taking away any mechanics – the unique interplay of fencing, platforming…

Review: Sundered (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 24, 2017

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Review by Matt C. Before Sundered, I’d never have thought that “procedurally generated Metroidvania” is a thing that could work. Meticulous, intricate level design is the single most important thing for the genre, and that’s something always better achieved by a deft hand than by lines of proc-gen code. But…

SMASH 2017: The cosplayers (gallery 3 of 3)

August 24, 2017

Cosplay/photo gallery/SMASH!/SMASH! 2017

Gallery by Matt S. One of the best things about going along to a convention like SMASH is seeing what the cosplayers come up with, and indeed the characters, anime and games that are hot that particular year. And the cosplayers came out in force for SMASH 2017; it was…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, August 24, 2017

August 23, 2017

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News by Matt S. and Moshe R. 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: Cities: Skylines (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 23, 2017

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Review by Matt S. One of the few genres that I can get so utterly addicted to that I actually lose track of time, and don’t realise I’m getting tired until I look at the clock and it’s saying 5:00am, is the city builder. I had a powerful addiction to…

Review: Mages of Mystralia (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 23, 2017

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Review by Moshe R. I can imagine the conversation taking place between the two people that bother to show up at my funeral (it would be an exclusive event). “In the end, it was all that coffee that got him”, the first will say. “He couldn’t put two and two…

SMASH 2017: The cosplayers (gallery 2 of 3)

August 22, 2017

Cosplay/gallery/photo gallery/SMASH!/SMASH! 2017

Review: White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 22, 2017

Horror/Korea/PlayStation 4/PQube/PS4 Review/Reviews/stalker horror/Survival Horror/White Day/White Day: A Labyrinth Named School

Review by Matt S. I’m speaking very broadly here, but in the world of videogames, the horror genre has really lost its way. The core principles about what makes a horror text great – that it disempowers and displaces, that it unsettles and disturbs, was once a part of horror…

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August 22, 2017

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We’re all about the retro this week on the DDNet podcast, as we chat about our favourite JRPGs, horror games, and platformers from yesteryear. Which Final Fantasy is the best, are there any good modern platformers that compare to the classic Mario games from yesteryear, and why has modern horror…

SMASH 2017: The cosplayers (gallery 1 of 3)

August 21, 2017

Cosplay/photo gallery/SMASH!/SMASH! 2017

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