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Review: NieR: Automata; the greatest game ever made (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 6, 2017

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Review by Matt S. The opening line of dialogue in NieR: Automata could have been pulled directly from Nietzsche or Kierkegaard, if those men were militant androids about to go to war with an army of genocidal robots. Related reading: On why NieR: Automata’s predecessor was the best game of…

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March 6, 2017

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Review by Harvard L. Before I start actually assessing the game based on its merits, I think perhaps it’s reasonable for me to sulk a little about what the game isn’t, and what I wanted the game to be. I wanted 1-2-Switch to be bundled with the console. I wanted…

The Nintendo Switch is rushed and deeply flawed, but it’s also a sheer delight to play

March 6, 2017

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Hardware review by Matt S. The Nintendo Switch is one rushed piece of hardware. Formally announced just a few short months before it was actually released, and released with the overt intent on boosting Nintendo’s end of year financial results (which were shaping up to be pretty dire if the…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, March 6, 2017

March 5, 2017

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News by Davis A. and 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…

Retro reflections: On my history with Nintendo handheld consoles

March 3, 2017

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Retro reflections by Matt S. With the latest Nintendo handheld, the Nintendo Switch, now on the market (yes, I know it streams to home televisions too, but it’s totally a handheld), I thought for this week’s retro reflections I’d take a bit of a personal look back at my history…

Review: Monster Monpiece (PC)

March 3, 2017

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Review by Matt S. It’s so easy to dismiss Monster Monpiece as being a whole lot of fanservice. It certainly is a whole lot of fanservice, and I don’t think there’s another game out there that has as many panties, bras, and girls posed in compromising positions as this one.…

Review: Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Nintendo 3DS)

March 3, 2017

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Review by Clark A. For over 20 years, Story of Seasons (aka the artist formerly known as Harvest Moon) has served as a light-hearted farming simulation that is inherently addictive. Caring for a barnyard might not sound tantalising on paper, but the series allows players to curate which simple routines…

Anime Review: Magical Girl Raising Project

March 2, 2017

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Review by Clark A. Though it aired recently, Magical Girl Raising Project seems poised and to be fade into the background and dismissed in most corners as derivative. It openly shares commonalities with popular works that even some mainstream audiences will be wise to. Viewers undeterred by the theme of…

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March 2, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Imagine being a kid on Christmas day a couple of decades ago; 1977, to be precise (or think back to then if you were indeed around then). The big day had rolled around. Under the tree was a box that you had been drooling over weeks. You…

Review: For Honor (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 2, 2017

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Review by Nick H. The premise of taking the addictive qualities that make online competitive shooters so popular and doing something unique with the medieval setting that replaces guns with swords and axes is a good one. A really good one. And there are a lot of really great ideas…

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