I’d only ever played The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky via the PSP version, and then via Anbernic handhelds, where I would putter around with it for a short time before inevitably finding something else to play. I came to the Trails series much later (with Cold Steel),…
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Earlier this year, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. It is a modernization of Final Fantasy Tactics, which was released for PlayStation in 1998 (or 1997 for Japanese audiences). Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles promises to remain faithful to the timeless story while also providing enhanced…
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Publisher NIS America is partnering with developer IKINAGAMES Co. to bring sci-fi RPG Starbites to the West early next year. The game is scheduled to be released in Japan as The Starbites this October for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series. The Western announcement is for PC, PlayStation 5,…
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Frantic vehicle action game Kirby Air Riders isn’t a brand-new game; rather, it is an enhanced and expanded version of Kirby Air Ride, released for GameCube in 2003. Today, Game Director Masahiro Sakurai appeared in a dedicated Direct presentation for the upcoming title, sharing details about its features and announcing…
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While I’ve never been much of a FPS fan, and even the mighty Doom and Quake I’ve respected but had little patience to play myself, Heretic and Hexen are the exceptions to the rule. It’s amazing what a simple change in setting can do. Despite being only minimally different to…
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Iwakura Aria caught my attention for several reasons: It’s a MAGES visual novel, and as a big-time fan of Steins;Gate and the rest of that series, I’ll play anything MAGES attaches its name to. Secondly, the project was being compared to The House in Fata Morgana, Raging Loop and Umineko,…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
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Tokyo Underground Killer, a fever-dream-inspired cyberpunk action game, will be released for PC in early September. This was announced alongside the reveal of a new gameplay trailer that goes in-depth with the game’s adrenaline-fuelled katana combat and the life of the protagonist in Tokyo’s crime-infested underworld. Tokyo Underground Killer is…
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First released in Japan last February, NIS America has announced the Western launch date for pixel action RPG Cladun X3: it will launch for PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch late next month. In the game, villains have been summoned to Arcanus Cella for a death game in the name of…
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A new trailer was released today for Resident Evil Survival Unit, an upcoming mobile strategy game set to launch for mobile devices in Japan, Korea, North America, Europe, and Asia later this year. The trailer features the game’s theme song, Mountain Hunt by Japanese rock band QUEEN BEE, while teasing…
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