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Review: Tethered (Sony PlayStation VR)

November 1, 2016

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Review by Matt S. In the lead up to the release of the PlayStation VR, I hadn’t even considered how well the format might work for strategy games. Having now played Tethered, I realise that yes, of course VR does great things for strategy games. We’re all used to the…

Review: Necropolis (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 1, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Ever since Dark Souls landed on the scene, people have loved calling any game with a high difficulty curve that demanded patience and practice “the Dark Souls of XXXX”. The “Dark Souls of shooters”, the “Dark Souls of rhythm games,” and so on and so forth;…

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November 1, 2016

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News by Matt S. It’s not enough that she’s voiced thousands of music tracks, sold out concerts across the world, appeared in best-selling games and even modelled haute couture (Victoria’s Secret next, please). No, Miku continues to prove just why digital people are so much better; they can do anything,…

The catch-up coffee: November 1, 2016

October 31, 2016

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News by Brad L., 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…

Review: Creepy Castle (PC)

October 31, 2016

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Review by Lindsay M. The setting was perfect when I nested comfortably into my chair to play Creepy Castle: the sky is heavy with clouds despite it being daytime, there’s a noticeable autumn chill in the air as rain mists from above, and as a result the entire world seems…

Review: Here They Lie (Sony PlayStation VR)

October 31, 2016

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Review by Matt S. “Italian neorealism” is a phrase you’re not likely to hear unless you study film at university, or are among the most hardcore of film buffs, but it was an enormously influential movement in European cinema that informed a lot of its future development. Also known as…

The catch-up coffee: October 31, 2016

October 30, 2016

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News by Brad L., Lindsay M., Britta S., 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…

The Friday Ten: Ten very Japanese horror games to play this Halloween!

October 28, 2016

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List by Matt S. It’s Halloween time! Depending on where you live in the world that can mean anything from Trick ‘n Treating to getting dressed up in crazy costumes and going to boozy parties. Or you could just stay at home and play horror games. That’s what we’re doing.…

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

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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…

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