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Review: Ninja Pizza Girl (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 19, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Ninja Pizza Girl is a sharp reminder that you should never be in pizza delivery. The nakedness that is potentially about to greet you with every door that you knock on is, all in itself, reason to list this right up there with the most hellish…

Review: I Am Setsuna (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 19, 2016

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Review by Matt S. The Japanese word “Setsunasa”, which I Am Setsuna derives its thematic thrust from, is a nuanced one, and it’s a word that doesn’t really translate into English as neatly as some might try to force it to. In literal terms it means something close to “sorrow,”…

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July 19, 2016

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Interview by Matt S. The release of a new Civilization game is always cause to get excited. Without a doubt the most popular and enduring example of 4X strategy, 2K’s Civilization series is now hitting its 25th anniversary, and the upcoming game, to release in October, is promising some big…

Review: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 18, 2016

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Review by Clark A. It’s been said ad nauseum that fan service-driven anime games don’t have a broad demographic. Even so, the way JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven threatens to perplex potential buyers is downright impressive. See, many games that revolve around anime and manga throw a lousy two…

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July 18, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. The rumours of the Xbox One S’ release date have been running rampant these past few weeks, with retailers such as Amazon and GameStop having the release date set to the end of the month but nearly everyone assuming the updated Xbox One console would launch…

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…

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