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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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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,…

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…

Review: Exile’s End (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 29, 2016

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Review by Matt C. “NOT a Metroidvania” – that’s one of the first things the Steam description for Exile’s End says. It’s an odd point to make, because Exile’s End absolutely is a Metroidvania, and it’s one of the most Metroid-like games I’ve seen in a long time. When the…

On the ridiculous expectations that people have for Final Fantasy

November 29, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. You may have noticed that Final Fantasy XV was released this week. Looking beyond the fact that the game has been so long in coming, it is Final Fantasy – more than any other franchise from Japan – that the mainstream gaming community pays attention to.…

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November 29, 2016

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News by Matt S. It might be a few years before Hatsune Miku runs for Prime Minster herself (mind you, I’d vote for her), but if you needed yet more proof that Miku is a serious phenomenon that needs to be taken seriously, look no further than the Prime Minister…

Review: Anime Studio Simulator (PC)

November 29, 2016

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Review by Trent P. Many of us remember the first years after graduating high school, having the drive to create something and the feeling of being part of something bigger when exploring that ambition. There was something simple about those days of comraderie between friends heading in the same direction…

Review: Motorsport Manager (PC)

November 28, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. Most developers would dread to have someone say their gameplay “feels like work”, but the opposite is true regarding any manager simulator. Developer Playsport Games and publisher SEGA have crafted a veritable empire in the sports management genre, spanning Football, Hockey, and now competitive racing. Motorsport…

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