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

February 9, 2017

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

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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…

Hands on with Get Even: Bandai Namco’s surprise of 2017?

February 8, 2017

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Preview by Matt S. I knew nothing about Get Even before getting some hands-on time with it at Bandai Namco’s offices recently. It looks like a pretty generic modern shooter, and in the opening chapter of the game, I thought that was exactly what it was setting itself up to…

Review: Dragon Quest VIII (Nintendo 3DS)

February 8, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Dragon Quest VIII is one of the best JRPGs ever crafted, and the 3DS is a great platform for it. I could leave the review at that and slap a score on it, but that would be rather lazy, so here’s a bunch more words about…

Review: Nioh (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 8, 2017

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Review by Matt S. For all its success, very few developers have attempted to emulate From Software’s “Souls” franchise (Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne); perhaps because developers realise what a monumental task these games are. It’s easy to chalk them up as just super-challenging action RPGs, but in reality it’s…

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February 7, 2017

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. It’s 1993. A new TV show launched, timed with when the kids got home from school. A show featuring five teenagers with powers to fight evil, using martial arts and giant robots. It just didn’t get much better than that. I was eight at the time…

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February 7, 2017

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Review by Brad L. Knee Deep is a title that treads a fine line between a visual novel and an interactive drama. Its selling point is that the narrative is presented as a stage play, which suits the story itself as the game spins a tale of a washed-up actor’s…

Hands-on with Tekken 7; fans will love it, also it has an awesome Arab character

February 7, 2017

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Preview by Matt S. The Nintendo 64 wasn’t exactly the console for fighting game fans. Smash Brothers eventually launched on it, but aside from that, there were slim pickings indeed. About the best of these slim pickings was a dark 3D fighter called Mace: The Dark Age. It was an…

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