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Review: Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Nintendo 3DS)

May 19, 2017

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Review by Matt S. It amuses me to think that the Fire Emblem that may just represent the way forward for the series is the remake of a very old game. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is actually a remake of the second Fire Emblem, originally released back on…

Review: The Caligula Effect (Sony PlayStation Vita)

May 18, 2017

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Review by Matt S. The idea – and philosophy – behind ‘reality’ is a subject that Japanese developers are clearly finding very interesting at the moment. Persona 5, Akiba’s Beat, and Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth from last year, all made the blurring between whatever objective reality there might be, and…

Retro reflections: Snow Bros. Oh how I love Snow Bros.

May 18, 2017

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Retro reflections by Matt S. One of my favourite games as a kid was Snow Bros. Jr. on the Game Boy Color. It wasn’t even my game. It belonged to my cousins, but every time I would visit I would end up borrowing the game for as long as I…

Thanks to Aussie and Chinese researchers, we’ll all soon have Hatsune Miku holograms in our pockets

May 18, 2017

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News by Matt S. An Australian-Chinese research team has made a breakthrough in hologram technology that would allow electronics the size and shape of today’s current devices to display holograms. Yep, that means Hatsune Miku will literally in your pocket, ready to pop out every time you pull your phone…

Review: No Stick Shooter (Apple iPad)

May 18, 2017

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Review by Moshe R. The beginning was without form, and void. And the Flying Spaghetti Monster said, let there be sauce: and we got the first arcades. Universe creations aside, I remember my own personal evolution in the field of video games. That first go at Pong, the first sightings…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, May 17, 2017

May 17, 2017

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News by Britta 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…

Review: Disgaea 5 Complete (Nintendo Switch)

May 17, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Disgaea 5 is one of my favourite tactics games. Nippon Ichi managed something truly special with that game; it took the whacky, zany nonsense (though nonsense with a purpose) that we had become accustomed to over the previous Disgaea games, and then leveraged the PlayStation 4’s…

Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd (PC)

May 17, 2017

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Review by Nick H. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd manages to do something very important for those who are fans of the series: it offers, finally, a satisfying conclusion to a believed story but takes some changes along the way as well. It would have…

Review: Block’hood (PC)

May 16, 2017

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Review by Lindsay M. If you want to make me mad, tell me that global warming is a myth. Nothing stirs anger in me quite like someone arguing that scientific fact, proven time and time again, is actually a lie. Next time somebody starts that fight, I’m going to direct…

Review: Akiba’s Beat (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 16, 2017

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Review by Matt S Spare a thought for the poor development (and localisation) team behind Akiba’s Beat. To find out too late that you’re working on a game so similar in thematic tone to Persona 5, on a fraction of the development time and budget, must have been crushing. Related…

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