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February 13, 2017

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Preview by Matt S. The first demo of NieR: Automata released to the public was a mere teaser, far more interested in showing off the gameplay than much of the narrative. The fact that the gameplay, with the help of PlatinumGames, is so good had me making the (admittedly huge)…

Review: A Normal Lost Phone (Apple iPhone)

February 13, 2017

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Review by Lindsay M. Imagine you’re walking down the sidewalk and find a phone, face-down in some tall grass next to a sidewalk. It’s nighttime but luckily you’re in a well-lit area of your town — otherwise you would have missed it altogether, or possibly stepped on it. You pick…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, February 13, 2017

February 12, 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 news…

The Friday Ten: Top ten examples of slice of life in games

February 10, 2017

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List by Harvard L. Who doesn’t love a good slice-of-life anime? A genre wildly popular in Japanese fiction, slice-of-life novels, anime and manga centre around the pleasure of watching ordinary, day to day interactions between people. Rather than explore adventures, battles and conflicts, slice-of-life stories eschew manufactured tension to fall…

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February 10, 2017

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Review by Matt S. What a delightful little visual novel Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze is. And, what a wonderful example of Australian creativity that permeates every part of the game. It’s an Australian-developed game (by Tin Man Games), based on one of the highest-profile Australian television series ever…

The catch-up coffee: Friday, February 10, 2017

February 9, 2017

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News by 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 news anchor, Dee Dee)!Princess…

We need to evolve the discussion about games beyond “how much fun is it to press buttons”

February 9, 2017

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Opinion by Matt S. One of the things that regularly confounds and frustrates me about games is just how limited the conversations around them are. Here we have an emergent art form – one that has proven over and over again that, yes, it is an art form; and yet,…

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February 9, 2017

Absolver/Devolver Digital/Hands-On Impressions/Preview/RTX/RTXAU/Ruiner/Shadow Warrior/Shadow Warrior 2/Strafe

Previews by Lachlan W. At the recent RTX event in Sydney, I was invited to go hands-on with a number of upcoming titles from Devolver Digital’s publishing stable. Playable on the show floor were Ruiner, Strafe, Shadow Warrior 2, and Absolver. I was also lucky enough to have a chat…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, February 9, 2017

February 8, 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…

Hands on with Project Cars 2: Vroom vroom I’m in love

February 8, 2017

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Preview by Matt S. Project Cars was one of my favourite racing games in recent years. It was a brutally realistic simulation of motorsport racing, which meant it wasn’t for anyone, but the precision and skill that it took to be good at Project Cars made it the right kind…

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