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Retro Reflections: Civilization 2 made me realise that games are art

July 18, 2016

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Retro reflections by Matt S. Civilization 2 was the first time that I realised that games could inspire people outside of the narrow confines of the game itself. I wasn’t really thinking that through back when I was playing it, but in hindsight, the game was quite foundational in my…

Review: Hunter’s Legacy (PC)

July 18, 2016

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Review by Matt C. There are a couple of things you should know about me: I love Metroidvanias, I love cats, and I love games with women as heroes. As a Metroidvania with an anthropomorphic cat lady hero, Hunter’s Legacy felt like a game made for yours truly, so it’s…

Catch-up coffee Monday: July 18, 2016

July 17, 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 strategy games ever. EVER!

July 15, 2016

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List by Matt S. As much as everyone knows I love my JRPG and music games, a genre fewer people are aware that I love is the strategy genre. Especially serious strategy games. Indeed, when you boil the respective genres down, it’s not really surprising that a person that enjoys…

Summer Anime 2016: Spirits, psychosis, death, revenge, and…unemployment

July 15, 2016

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Article by Clark A. This summer season isn’t about fun in the sun but the return of several key shows that have taken a breather – we’re talking everything from Berserk to D.Gray-man to, uh, Love Live. Rather than highlight the many sequels well worth your time, though, we’ll be…

Review: The Slaughter – Act One (Apple iPad)

July 15, 2016

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Review by Lindsay M. It is late at night. The sky has fallen dark and the streets have lost their daytime bustle. In an alley behind a grubby bar, barely lit, one man is on the ground as two stand above him. One of the standing men is short, his…

Review: Dex: Enhanced Version (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 14, 2016

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Review by Matt S. So, I got to review two cyberpunk games in one week. As a fan of cyberpunk, I’m happy with that. And, as a cyberpunk fan I was very happy with The Technomancer, which, for all the negative press it has been getting, is actually a really…

Nintendo rebooting 80s childhoods with the Nintendo Classic Mini: NES

July 14, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Call it a money-grabber all you want, I’m happy to hand Nintendo over my hard-earned cash for the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System. Instead of launching anything substantial for this year’s holiday season, this is what Nintendo is putting forth. Due for release in Australia…

Games with Purpose; on making a game to teach us about antibiotic resistance

July 14, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Superbugs is a game that looks so very simple. You’re presented with a petri dish, and then tasked with killing multiplying bacteria as a clock ticks down. Keep them at bay long enough and a new antibiotic will be developed, killing them all, and then the…

Early Access Preview: SpiritSphere (PC)

July 14, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. A Legend of Zelda fangame to a T, SpiritSphere is a small local multiplayer title developed by one man studio Eendhoorn Games (on a tablet!) which remixes old school NES adventure game sensibilities with all the craziness of air hockey. In SpiritSphere, the goal is to…

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