Review by Matt C. Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky is a very good game, but it’s also a game that takes a really long time to get to that point. It’s a given that it might take an hour or two for a game to find its…
Article by Harvard L. Wargaming.net has been a big contender in the online multiplayer scene for a few years now, but the size of their company sure hasn’t affected its humility, or closeness to its playerbase. Having developed the phenomenal World of Tanks in 2011 and following up with World…
Review by Matt S. Root Letter is one beautiful detective mystery. It’s a visual novel, so for the most part you’re looking at static images of backgrounds and portraits of the various characters, but every single part of every single image drips with the most subtle, elegant, deft touch of…
Review by Nick H. Mallow Drops should appeal to those who really enjoy some mind-bending puzzle games. There is a fairly basic set of physics at work in the game, but the development team has figured out some fiendishly challenging ways to apply them. Easy to pick up and play,…
Retro reflections by Nick H. We all know that games can change a lot over the years, and many different titles influence future ones. However, having been gaming for as long as I have (35 years and counting), it is always fascinating to me to play and compare games from…
Review by Nick H. I have been a fan of HyperX Cloud headsets in the past, and the latest from Kingston continues that trend. Do not let the plastic body of this headset fool you, because in a market where headsets can easily ring in around two hundred dollars or…
Show report by Matt S. This was my first PAX Australia. It’s not that I deliberately ignore the event, but after going to the Tokyo Game Show each year, it’s difficult to justify further travel expenses in order to attend smaller scale events. But I’ll be going back to PAX…
News by Lindsay M. and 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…
List by Lindsay M. With the arrival of Sony’s PlayStation VR a couple weeks ago, the medium has seen a sharp increase in interest. People who love the unit rave about it, and those who has no interest prior are wondering if VR really is as neat as it seems.…
Review by Matt S. Those themes of uncanniness which are most prominent, … are all concerned with the phenomenon of the ‘double’, which appears in every shape and in every degree of development …the ‘double’ has become a thing of terror.” (Sigmund Freud, The Uncanny, 1919) Related reading: Here They…
