News by Matt S. Dead or Alive 5 has surely been a spectacular money spinner for Koei Tecmo. The original game was released four years ago now, back in 2012, and since then we’ve seen no less of three re-releases of that game, DLC characters, and an endless supply of…
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Let’s get something clear, right off the bat: Gal*Gun: Double Peace is a lewd, hypersexualised, fanservice-riddled game, and it never pretends to be anything else. At the same time, it has a level of self-awareness and subversiveness that also makes it a rather brilliant satire of such games and of…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I’ve got a pretty overwhelming mania for the Olympic Games right now. It happens every time since Sydney in 2000, when, after attending about a dozen events in the two weeks I realised just how much I enjoy the atmosphere, aesthetics, and energy of the Games.…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Following the release patterns of its latest titles, Idea Factory is bringing to more PlayStation Vita games to PC via Steam. MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies and Trillion: God of Destruction will both be coming to the selling platform before the end of 2016, ending…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Finally! Finally Circle Entertainment has its name attached to a game that I actually enjoy. That might be because the publisher’s only role in the production of Adventure Bar Labyrinth is that it’s the publisher of the 3DS version of the game (it’s developed and self…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Nick H. If the game mentioned in the headline sounds somewhat familiar, there is a good reason for that. A while back I was on a serious strategy/RPG kick, and was talking at length about the Shining Force series of tactical games. These were among my favourite…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and…
Read MoreList by Clark A. Nintendo launched amiibo, its answer to the booming toys-to-life market, less than two years ago. What began as a sparse river of 12 figures has rapidly widened into an ocean of eternal plastic success. Now with over 100 miniatures and support for dozens of games, the…
Read MoreExplainer by Matt S. Last week I took a look at three of the key defining features that I felt characterised a good rhythm game. Perhaps surprisingly, none of those features was the music itself. I’m going to do something similar this week in looking at the JRPG genre, because…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the first games that I played on iPhone – way back at version 3, or whatever it was – was a humble little dungeon crawler called The Quest. Inspired heavily by the likes of Might & Magic and Wizardry, it was a very traditional,…
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