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The Friday Ten: Koei Tecmo needs to turn these ten franchises into Warriors games

August 18, 2017

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List by Matt S. In just a few weeks Warriors All-Stars releases in the west. Koei Tecmo’s latest brawler is doing something very special; it’s pulling characters in from all the various Koei Tecmo franchises, making a game not unlike Smash Bros. in appeal; it’s a fanservice character mashup designed…

Films from Asia that you should watch: Blades of Blood

August 18, 2017

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Review by Matt S. We love games from Japan and the rest of Asia, of course; it’s what we do as our bread-and-butter at DDNet. But we also love films, and would love to see more people watching films from Asia, because far too often people miss classic moments in…

The fast five with Paul Turbett: Australia’s space strategy specialist

August 17, 2017

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Interview by Matt S. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is one of my favourite Australian-developed games ever. As a fan of 1) space combat, 2) tactics strategy games, and 3) those things brought together, Star Hammer scratched an itch that is far too often left wanting. When developers these days…

Retro Reflections: Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call: My first dance with the devil

August 17, 2017

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Retro Reflections by Matt S. Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call (or Nocturne, depending on the country you hail from), is a very special game to me. It was, in fact, my first Shin Megami Tensei game, and would kick off a fascination I’ve had with the dark fantasy JRPG series…

Review: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 17, 2017

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Review by Matt S. It’s hard to shake the feeling that Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is the b-side of the Uncharted series. It’s not bad by any means; Naughty Dog has established a formula with Uncharted such that as long as the game sticks to the formula that it can’t…

Review: Moero Chronicle (PC)

August 17, 2017

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Review by Ginny W. There are some games that are better off played in the privacy of your own home. No one wants to board a bus, find a comfy seat, and realise that the person sitting next to them is playing God of War on the Vita and that…

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

August 16, 2017

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News by Lindsay M. and 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…

Hands-on with Project Cars 2, in a $40,000 racing car rig

August 16, 2017

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Preview by Matt S. Project Cars 2, the sequel to the quite phenomenal hardcore racing game simulator, is out in around a month now, and while most people don’t seem to think I’m a fan of racing games (I’m not sure how many of these things I need to play…

Review: Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 16, 2017

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. While fans of the series are still holding out hope for a brand new entry, at least the iconic blue robot hasn’t gone quietly into the night. Following on the back of the first Legacy Collection, Mega Man is back for another compilation, featuring some of…

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August 15, 2017

Fruitbat Factory/JRPG/Lionheart/PC/PC Review/Reviews

Review by Ginny W. There are plenty of games that hark back to a simpler time, when RPGs were heavily text-based affairs and had reasonably light-hearted narratives to carry them along. In a way, Lionheart is one of those games that resides within the shell of a visual novel, and…

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