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Review: Tokaido (Apple iPad)

April 19, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Tokaido is one of my favourite board games. It’s a serene, non-combative, elegant and minimalist game that is more interested in reflecting on the beauty and wondrous characteristics of Japan than it is having “winners” and “losers”. That zen-like pacing means the game isn’t for everyone;…

Review: LEGO City Undercover (Microsoft Xbox One)

April 19, 2017

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Review by Nick H. LEGO City Undercover is an enjoyable entry to the world of LEGO video games. There is a lot of humour, and the LEGO brand is as charming as ever. Having been first released on the Wii U some time ago, it is great to see this…

Gadget Review: SCUF Impact (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 19, 2017

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Gadget review by Nick H. One thing immediately stood out to me when I opened up the box for the SCUF Impact: boy this sure looks different. Not ‘different’ in a bad way, nor was I focused just on how it looks. Everything from the form factor to the additional…

Hands on with Akiba’s Beat; the game that would be Persona 5-2

April 18, 2017

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Preview by Matt S. Due out in the west in around a month, Akiba’s Beat is a sequel to the delightfully oddball Akiba’s Trip (though it plays nothing like it), and comes to us from the very talented, and often underrated, development house, Acquire. Related reading: Matt’s “review” of Persona…

Review: The Disney Afternoon Collection (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 18, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Ahhhh nostalgia. You can never keep it down. And that works out really well for game developers and publishers, who can dip into those back catalogues every so often to create a “classic game” collection and the sell it off with a minimum of development work.…

The Nintendo Switch has pleasantly surprised us, and Drawn to Death has not (Digitally Uploaded 2017, Episode #15)

April 18, 2017

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Nintendo held another of its Nintendo Direct web shows, which was mostly there to show off what’s coming up for the Nintendo Switch. So, naturally, we had a chat about that this week. We have been really pleasantly surprised by the Switch so far, and we chat about how Nintendo…

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April 17, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Generally when people think about the Vikings, they think about incredible warriors with fearsome reputations raping and pillaging their way through the territories of others. Occasionally people’s knowledge of the Norse will extend as far as their religion (or, at least, the military warrior-Gods like Thor…

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April 17, 2017

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Review by Matt C. The year is 1970. In a remote area of Quebec, renowned private detective Carl Faubert is investigating a string of vandalism attacks against the property of storekeeper W. Hamilton. Bit when Hamilton turns up dead and a blizzard traps Carl in this seemingly deserted community, things…

Review: Gumballs & Dungeons (Apple iPhone)

April 17, 2017

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Review by Moshe R. Of the different factors that go into the design of a game, its business model is probably one of the least appreciated ones. That is to say, despite us not really caring what ingenious trick a game is trying to pull on us in order to…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, April 17, 2017

April 16, 2017

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News by Britta S., Ginny W., and Lindsay M. 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…

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