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The Friday Ten: Ten deeper themes from Final Fantasy games that most don’t think about

December 2, 2016

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List by Matt S. The Final Fantasy series has regularly offered some of the deepest thematic explorations of any videogames out there. Everything from morality to mortality, fate to culture has been dissected and discussed through the games, and yet, come release date, so often we only end up with…

Review: Final Fantasy XV (Sony PlayStation 4)

December 2, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Stand By Me is an incredibly important film to the Japanese: while it may have been filmed in Hollywood and looks and behaves like a Western film, the subject matter of the film itself is of great relevance to Japan. Related reading: You really should watch…

The Final Fantasy TCG might just be my new addiction

December 2, 2016

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Article by Matt S. As a reformed Magic the Gathering addict, I thought I had escaped the clutches of collectible card games, or trading card games, or TCGs. These things are brutal on the wallet and, frankly, a person’s time. It’s not that I don’t like Magic the Gathering, Weiss…

The 24 games of Christmas! Game #2: Story of Seasons

December 1, 2016

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Ho, ho, ho, and Merry Christmas! Christmas is a wonderful time of year. If you’re in the north then you get to enjoy snow, hot drinks, the wonderful colours of decorations and the smell of a freshly-cut Christmas tree. If you’re south of the equator, it means blistering hot weather,…

On the minigames within the Final Fantasy series

December 1, 2016

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Article by Matt S. Starting with the PlayStation 1 megahit, Final Fantasy VII, Square Enix has developed a habit of offering players a minigame or two to indulge in away from the main quest. These minigames actually play a really valuable role, and going back to the earlier games, which…

Review: Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization (Sony PlayStation Vita)

December 1, 2016

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Review by Clark A. Sword Art Online’s video game adaptations should be applauded for bringing a storied concept from the source material to life. That concept is of course the titular world of Sword Art Online, a fictional virtual reality-based multiplayer game (or, to use the inelegant acronym, a VRMMORPG).…

The catch-up coffee: December 1, 2016

December 1, 2016

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News by Britta S, Matt C, 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 24 games of Christmas! Game #1: Chronicles of Teddy

November 30, 2016

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Final Fantasy XII; The most different, and most epic, Final Fantasy ever

November 30, 2016

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Retro reflections by Matt S. With Final Fantasy XV out finally (and the review is coming, I promise!), it won’t be long before people start to consider what’s next for the series. Based on what Square Enix has shared, it looks like it’ll be two remakes: a complete re-envisioning of…

Review: Dragon Ball: Fusions (Nintendo 3DS)

November 30, 2016

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Review by Nick H. The Dragon Ball series makes for some great games. Large casts of distinctive characters, and plenty of fighting, fits in perfectly with what we do in so many games. Love or hate the series, there is no questioning that Dragon Ball has been an influential anime…

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