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Review: Project CARS 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 18, 2017

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Review by Brad L. Just over a year ago, I had reviewed the first Project CARS game on the PS4 in its Game of the Year iteration. If you recall, I was mostly terrible at car racing sims at that point, and Project CARS was the game that allowed me…

The 100 greatest RPGs of all time! 2010-now (Part 2)

September 18, 2017

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Last year the DDNet pulled together a list of the 100 canonical games, that we believe everyone with an interest in the history, heritage, and artistry of games should play. This year we’re back with another “top 100”, but this time, we’re looking specifically at our favourite genre; the RPG!…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, September 18, 2017

September 17, 2017

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News by Lindsay M. and Matt C. 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…

DDNet in Japan #4: How to spend a quick day or two in Osaka

September 15, 2017

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Travel by Matt S. Osaka isn’t my favourite place in Japan. That’s not to say it’s a terrible place, of course – it’s a city filled with delights. It’s just that I generally prefer Tokyo as far as Japan’s big cities go, and if I’m going to get out of…

The 100 greatest RPGs of all time! 2010-now (Part 1)

September 15, 2017

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Review: Knack 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 15, 2017

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Knack’s original adventure launched alongside the PS4 back in late 2013. Back again, and this time looking to offer more than what seemed to be a tech demo, Knack 2 starts off years later with the world’s future not look promising as robot hordes march through…

The fast five with Lee May: One of the team bringing us Hand of Fate 2

September 14, 2017

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Interview by Matt S. Of the many Aussie-developed games released in recent years, I’ve got to say that Hand Of Fate is up there as the most original, refined, and downright memorable. It was a delightful mix of action combat, choose-your-own-adventure style storytelling, and deck building card game. And then,…

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September 14, 2017

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Article by Nick Hu. The centrepiece of DONTNOD’s 2015 masterpiece Life is Strange was not the power of temporal manipulation that bestowed the mastery of fate on peacekeeper, crowd pleaser, and wallflower Max Caulfield, but the relationship between Max and her childhood BFF Chloe Price. The test of its position…

The 100 greatest RPGs of all time! The 00’s (Part 3)

September 14, 2017

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The catch-up coffee: Thursday, September 14, 2017

September 13, 2017

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News by Lindsay M., News Editor 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…

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