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The Friday Ten: The best ten PlayStation VR titles to date

August 4, 2017

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List by Matt S. Virtual Reality is still getting going. It’s not like a new console, in that developers can apply much the same learning as they had to existing games. Building a game for VR requires different thinking to game design, and, a little like the original Nintendo Entertainment…

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August 4, 2017

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Review by Ginny W. There’s fewer franchises more well-known or more instantly recognisable than Pikmin, and for good reason – it’s carved out and attracted a niche fanbase for its cute-creepy aesthetics and its fast-moving strategy gameplay, and while we haven’t seen a full title since 2013, there was little…

The fast five with Tina Richards: The Aussie making an awesome Japanese-style visual novel

August 3, 2017

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Interview by Matt S. One of the Aussie-developed games that we are really, really looking forward to at DigitallyDownloaded.net is Quantum Suicide, a Japanese-style visual novel with a gorgeous art style, a bit of fan service, and a really intriguing premise. You wouldn’t know it wasn’t being made in Japan…

Review: CastleStorm VR Edition (Sony PlayStation VR)

August 3, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Zen Studios might be best known for its (incredible) pinball titles, but simmering under the surface it has CastleStorm, a crazy mix of Angry Birds, tower defence, and strategy game. It’s available on so many platforms now I wasn’t sure I really wanted to play it…

Review: Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 3, 2017

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Review by Clark A. Ice will melt, water will boil, two similar IPs from the same creator will have a crossover. Unlike the gaming world’s zanier crossovers such as Pokémon Conquest, Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight is the type of collision that’s only natural. Based on two…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, August 3, 2017

August 2, 2017

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News by Ginny W. and Lindsay M. 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…

Retro reflections: An ode to Lyn, the greatest Fire Emblem hero

August 2, 2017

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Retro reflections by Matt S. Like many in the English-speaking world, my first experience with Fire Emblem was a Game Boy Advance title simply called “Fire Emblem.” That implies that it was the first in the series (and indeed, in the English speaking world it was), but in Japan it…

Review: Serial Cleaner (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 2, 2017

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Review by Brad L. Ah, the seventies, I’m sure my parents remember them well. The handlebar moustaches, the slick looking giant shades, bell bottom jeans, casual murder. Well, perhaps not that last one so much, but Serial Cleaner is certainly a breath of fresh air in bringing that and the…

Review: Archangel (Sony PlayStation VR)

August 2, 2017

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Review by Matt C. Archangel is a game about piloting a giant mech across a war-torn America, but its opening is far from the kind of bombastic set piece you’d expect from such a game. After picking your character – either Gabe or Gabby Walker, depending on gender preference, though…

Review: Theseus (Sony PlayStation VR)

August 1, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Game developers are still exploring what is possible with with the PlayStation VR technology. It’s going to take some time. This technology is not a simple upgrade to existing gaming hardware; it requires a genuine re-think in how players interact in games, the relationship between the…

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