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June 6, 2016

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Retro Reflections by Nick H. I have had the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series on my mind a great deal of late. There are multiple reasons for that. Recently I wrote about a classic strategy/RPG hybrid Shining Force, so clearly the tactical genre is in the forefront of my…

Catch-up coffee Monday: June 6, 2016

June 5, 2016

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News by Matt S. 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 Sunday Screenshot Gallery: 05/06/2016

June 4, 2016

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Welcome to the Sunday Screenshot Gallery! Each week, we grab a bunch of our favourite screenshots from the game that we’re playing, at stick them here for your viewing pleasure – complete with silly screenshots, which you might find hilarious or utterly dumb. We want screenshots from our readers, too!…

The Friday Ten: The ten best PlayStation Vita games

June 3, 2016

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List by Matt S. The PlayStation Vita still has some games in it, let’s get that out of the way from outset. The release schedule isn’t massive, but there’s a steady trickle of releases that should keep us going through the console’s twilight. But we are at the point where…

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June 3, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. In a highly commercial industry, such as what we have with video games, it can be very difficult to justify building a transgressive game. By its nature, transgressive art is polarising, and that means a couple of things which tend to scare away investors, which a…

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June 2, 2016

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Review by Brad L. I am yet to talk to a person who hasn’t had the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a part of their lives at some point or another. Capitalising on that, various publishers over the years have released a tonne of merchandise (including video games). No, really,…

The art game canon: Persona 4

June 2, 2016

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Game theory by Matt S. In my last art game canon piece I wrote about Nier, which is the game that I would argue has the most valuable, expressive, successful narrative that has been presented in such a way that only games, as non-linear experiences, could achieve. This time around…

So, which Persona 4 character are you?

June 2, 2016

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Fun by Matt S. There’s a popular personality test out there that breaks people down into one of sixteen different personality types, based on how they respond to a wide range of different questions. It’s actually a good quiz to do, and does offer some interesting insights into your character…

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June 2, 2016

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Review by Clark A. Shoot ‘em ups have earned a permanent spot in the annals of video game history, but it’s no secret that the genre evades many conventions that characterise the current state of the industry. For most shooters, that’s fine and dandy because they have competent mechanics or…

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June 2, 2016

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A couple of weeks ago, we unveiled DDNet Premium; a service in addition to our regular reviews, podcast, and coverage that is all about in-depth and insightful information about the best and most interesting games and the people that make them. The service itself is about the cost of a…

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