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Yoko Taro is a genius. Here’s an interview with him

February 27, 2017

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Interview by Matt S. Yoko Taro is an absolute genius. He hasn’t produced a huge number of games over his career to date, but what he is best known for; the Drakengard series, as well as NieR, have been right up there with the best games that you’ll ever play.…

Early Access preview: Quarantine (PC)

February 27, 2017

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Preview by Jim S. Quarantine is, in principle, the opposite of another game we here at DDNet really enjoyed; Plague Inc: Evolved. In that game you needed to help a virus spread and destroy the world. In this turn-based strategy game, you must try to prevent the disease from destroying…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, February 27, 2017

February 26, 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…

Retro reflections: On EA’s The Lord of the Rings titles and the problem with the availability of older games

February 24, 2017

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Retro Reflections by Matt S. Back in 2001, when the first The Lord of the Rings film was released to cinemas, the world got hit with a new wave of complete love and fascination for J.R.R. Tolkien and his brilliant, important, fantasy masterpiece. Suddenly people were re-discovering the books all…

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…

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