Really Freaking Annoyed by Matt S. Only a couple of weeks after the Australian Classification Board decided to get ideological and ban MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death for utterly arbitrary reasons, the puritans are at it again and have now refused classification to Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkuni. Related reading: My report on…
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Gadget review by Nick H. Custom controllers designed to provide competitive players with an advantage are hardly a new thing. I recall all too clearly the first time I used an NES Advantage with its big, arcade-like joystick and turbo option for rapid fire button presses. That being said, controllers…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. My relationship with the classic board game, Risk, is a complex one. On the one hand, I do love the game on principle; it’s a board game, and I like board games. As social platforms to engage the mind, I believe that board games fulfill a…
Read MoreNews 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…
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