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Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 4, 2017

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Review by Britta S. The first thing the Finch family starts building in 1937, when they are shipwrecked on Orcas Island, on the Pacific Northwest coast, is a cemetery; only then do survivors Sven and Edie, with their little daughter Molly, begin the construction of the Finch home. This is…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, May 4, 2017

May 3, 2017

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News by Britta S., 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…

Japanese history: On Ieyasu Tokugawa, the patient one

May 3, 2017

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History by Matt S. Over recent months I’ve had a number of people ask me to write more about Japanese history and its personalities. Games from Japan, unsurprisingly, often feature references or depictions of Japan’s past, and it’s an unfortunate reality that, at least in the West, learning about Japanese…

Review: Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII Fame & Strategy Expansion Pack (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 3, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII is one of my favourite strategy games ever. On the PlayStation 4, it plays beautifully (proving that even the most complex strategy games can work using a game controller), looks beautiful, and has incredible strategic depth. Related reading: Matt’s in-depth…

Review: Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 2, 2017

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is a Kickstarted RPG from French developers Enigami. From the start there is nothing shy about it, with vibrant colours, combat out of a classic martial arts movie, elemental magics that would make Avatar the Last Airbender proud, and the main character…

Cool, a super-sexy Vita game banned in Australia is getting a PC release

May 2, 2017

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News by Matt S. If you search on DDNet for a review of Valkyrie Drive -Bhikkhuni-, you won’t find one. The PlayStation Vita game was refused classification down here in Australia by our delightful censorship board, so none of us got to play it. Related reading: Here’s Matt’s reaction to…

Review: Little Nightmares (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 2, 2017

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Review by Matt S. At the height of his powers as a filmmaker and storyteller, Tim Burton had such a mastery over the juxtaposition of innocence and the macabre that his films had a tone all of their own. He loved dropping the gothic on suburban America, and loved making…

The Tekkencast! Our huge interview with Tekken producer, Katsuhiro Harada (Digitally Uploaded 2017, Episode #17)

May 2, 2017

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Tekken 7 is just around the corner, and DDNet’s Matt was privileged to be able to sit down with the producer of Tekken, Katsuhiro Harada, to talk about the new game, some of the design philosophies that the team has taken, and their wonderful approach to diversity in the cast.…

A look at the Nintendo Switch’s launch; where it came from, and what comes next

May 1, 2017

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Feature by Farida Y. If you’re reading this without a Nintendo Switch in arm’s reach, you may have endured the past seven weeks thinking you’re in the minority. As far as sales projections are concerned, you are: Nintendo’s struggling to keep up with demand, and has already sold 2.74 million…

Review: Expeditions: Viking (PC)

May 1, 2017

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Review by Ginny W. Expeditions: Viking is the latest historical RPG from Logic Artists, a Danish developer whose last offering was all about forcefully bringing the military might of Spain to faraway lands like Mexico. As the name suggests, this is a distinctly Norse-flavoured reimagining of the same sort of…

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