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Retro reflections: On the impact that Final Fantasy had on all JRPGs

August 2, 2016

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Retro reflections by Matt S. I’m going to talk about Final Fantasy in my retro reflections this week, because Final Fantasy is a game that is slowly slipping out of people’s thoughts. It’s almost never listed among people’s favourite games of the series any longer, and very few talk about…

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August 2, 2016

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List by Matt S. In the fall out from the quite horrible trailer for The Great Wall, in which a film about a Chinese cultural icon is instead led by Matt Damon, a guy with no Asian blood in him at all, there’s been quite a lot of debate around…

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August 2, 2016

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Review by Matt C. I know I’m prone to hyperbole, but I think ABZÛ is actually the most gorgeous game I’ve ever played. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given that it’s the brainchild of Matt Nava, the art director for Journey and Flower, but he’s outdone himself yet again.…

Review: Bird of Light (PC)

August 1, 2016

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Review by Matt C. On the surface, Bird of Light is a cute, light-hearted, fun little game that seems to draw its inspiration from Old MacDonald, but don’t be fooled by the cutesy farmyard presentation—it made me think of Animal Farm more than anything else. Bird of Light tells the…

Short ‘n Sweet Reviews: The Apple TV edition!

August 1, 2016

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Reviews by Matt S. Welcome to this week’s short ‘n sweet reviews, where we look at a number of games that we have been playing that we just haven’t got the time to do give full reviews to. These aren’t necessarily bad games – not at all! But rather they…

Film: The Great Wall looks great, but yeah, it’s very whitewashed

August 1, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. Last week, a teaser trailer was unveiled for the upcoming film The Great Wall. Now, before I get on with the rest of the opinion piece, I want to make it clear that I fully expect that this will be a great film. One of my…

Catch-up coffee Monday: August 1, 2016

July 31, 2016

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News 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…

The Friday Ten: The ten best games set in the fantasy Middle East

July 29, 2016

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List by Matt S. If there’s one setting that I love, and would like to see a lot more of, it’s the fantasy Middle East. With 1001 Arabian Nights being overwhelmingly influential in this setting, when you think of a fantasy Middle East, you’re probably thinking of harems and beautiful…

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July 29, 2016

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News by Matt S. She’s not quite Hatsune Miku, but IA is an the heir apparent to the vocaloid superstar’s crown. And, now she’s coming to Australia to perform a live concert! Related reading: Matt’s review of IA/VT. SMASH! in partnership with The Japan Foundation in Australia, is bringing IA…

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July 29, 2016

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News by Matt S. With Just Dance such a mainstay of the Ubisoft catalogue now, I guess it was inevitable that the Just brand would be taken to other places, and now we have Just Sing to look forward to. Related reading: Nick’s take on last year’s Just Dance, Just…

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