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Catching up with Dead or Alive 5: Last Round’s recent DLC

October 28, 2016

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Article by Matt S. I haven’t played Dead or Alive 5 for quite some time. Not because I’m sick of it by any means (indeed, it’s incredible how much this game has stuck with me from when I first played it on the PlayStation 3 in 2012), but just that…

Review: Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 28, 2016

4X Strategy/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/Strategy/Worlds of Magic/Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest

Review by Matt S. Genuine 4X games are hard to come by on consoles, and I’ve never been quite sure why. Civilization 2 ran just fine on the original PlayStation, many years ago now, and Koei (now Koei Tecmo) has been producing games like Romance of the Three Kingdoms and…

Worth revisiting in VR: Bound and Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X

October 27, 2016

Bound/Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X/PlayStation VR/VR

Article by Matt S. With all the excitement around new VR games on the PlayStation 4, there’ve been a fair few older games that have quietly had updates and patches to make them compatible with PlayStation VR. In between all the new games I did want to quickly highlight a…

Review: Ace Banana (Sony PlayStation VR)

October 27, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Virtual Reality requires an entirely different approach to game design, and it’s going to take some time for developers to truly start to master what VR can do. Remember back on the PlayStation 1, where developers had access to the right kind of hardware to easily…

Review: Thumper (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 27, 2016

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Review by Matt C. Thumper is described as a “rhythm violence game”, which seems fitting for a game that regularly makes me want to throw my controller at the head of the next passerby. One could also call it a “rhythm masochism game”, because as infuriating as it is, I…

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October 27, 2016

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News by Matt C. A variety of socioeconomic factors mean that free enterprise – including game development – is very limited in Cuba, but one studio has launched an Indiegogo campaign in the hopes of producing the country’s first commercially-available independent game: Savior. It’s a 2D action platformer that’s “full…

The catch-up coffee: October 27, 2016

October 26, 2016

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News by Matt S., Britta S., Lindsay M. 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…

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October 26, 2016

Battlefield 1/DDNet Premium/EA/FPS/Game Theory/Imperialism/military worship/Opinion/Revisionism/World War 1

Game Theory by Matt S. Battlefield 1 represents everything wrong with blockbuster storytelling. What has been billed as an attempt to represent the stories and the reality of one of the most horrific wars in human history instead comes across as dangerously revisionist and imperialist. The military hero worship is…

Review: Paper Mario Color Splash (Nintendo Wii U)

October 26, 2016

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Review by Clark A. A sense of humour goes a long way in defining a game’s identity. In Paper Mario Color Splash, jokes paint new life into every scenario and character interaction, upping the ante of peculiar situations tenfold. The Paper Mario series has historically emphasised comedy, but the latest…

Review: Battlefield 1 (Microsoft Xbox One)

October 26, 2016

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Review by Nick H. Battlefield 1 is fascinating to me, in large part because the game takes a step into the past with its World War 1 source material and in doing so gives the Battlefield franchise a future full of exciting potential. With excellent multiplayer and a single player…

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