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Review: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (Apple iPad)

February 24, 2017

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Review by Matt S. What an inspired way to evolve the humble gamebook. With The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Tin Man Games has taken its penchant for tapping into the nostalgia that us older (well, relatively) people have for growing up in the 80s, and managed to layer it with…

The catch-up coffee: Friday, February 24, 2017

February 23, 2017

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News by Britta S. 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 our favourite…

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February 23, 2017

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News by Lindsay M. RPG fans, you’ll want to hone in on this piece of news: Gataela is now on Steam Greenlight, and there is a demo available via itch.io. We had the pleasure of playing an earlier build of the game last year, and it’s clear through the demo…

Going hands on with Mass Effect: Andromeda

February 23, 2017

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Preview by Matt S. EA and BioWare know that they’re on to a big thing with Mass Effect: Andromeda. Of course they do. In development now for over five years, this game has a lot to live up to, as the original trilogy is rightfully remembered as a classic trilogy.…

The problem with realistic graphics in games

February 23, 2017

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Opinion by Matt S. Once developers were able to start working with polygons and creating full 3D worlds, something quite substantial happened to the aesthetics of game art. Where once, inhibited by the technology available to them, game developers were forced into highly-stylised abstractions, such as pixel art, suddenly the…

Review: Divide (Sony Playstation 4)

February 23, 2017

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Review by Matt C. I don’t think there’s any theme as over-explored in science fiction than the “dangers” of technological ubiquity. From the robot uprisings of Terminator, to ethical dilemmas around augmentation in Orphan Black, to the surveillance hysteria of Watch Dogs, “technology will screw up our lives” is a…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, February 23, 2017

February 22, 2017

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News by Britta S. and Trent P. 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…

Review: Neo Atlas 1469 (PC)

February 22, 2017

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Review by Matt S. I suspect that many people, when they first sit down to Neo Atlas 1469, will find themselves quite confused with regards to what, exactly, the game is meant to be. It looks like it wants to be a narrative-heavy game about admirals sailing the seas. Then…

Review: Warlock’s Tower (Apple iPhone)

February 22, 2017

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Review by Clark A. Ever since indie game development spread like wildfire, I feel it became worth distinguishing the two basic types of “modern” retro games out there. The first category covers those that don various coats (typically of the 8 or 16 bit variety) but feature mechanics far beyond…

These are the kinds of games we’d like to see on the Nintendo Switch

February 21, 2017

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Article by Farida Y. Something less than a home console yet more than a portable, the Nintendo Switch doesn’t bring to mind any vivid images of a “best use case.” The console is unprecedented in its potential, by virtue of design, to intersect the markets for dedicated game systems and…

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