The Witness has now been released. We have a review on the way, but it’s a heck of a large game, and has a lot to unpack, so we’re making sure we make good use of our time with it first before committing pen to paper. The purpose of this…
There are plenty of games out there that share the defining mechanics Pokémon has perfected over the years; collecting, training, and battling monsters. With the likes of Yo-Kai Watch putting a uniquely Japanese spin on the little JRPG subgenre, Moco Moco Friends feels like the logical extension of that motif…
Stardust Vanguards is another entry into the recent deluge of local multiplayer games that try to capture the retro-style couch fun nostalgia. Games such as Towerfall Ascension and now this focus closely on pixel graphics, catchy music and some fast and furious multiplayer action. Stardust Vanguards manages to check all of these…
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is one of my favourite film directors of all time. Ignoring his attempt to play in Hollywood with Aliens Resurrection (though nowhere near as bad as people would suggest that it is anyway), the French auteur’s body of work, from Delicatessen to The City Of Lost Children and…
Hey! It’s like Diablo, except free! That can’t possibly be bad, right? Well, no. Wrong. Very, very wrong. Gameloft’s model has always been about producing games that are like proper commercial products but then making them free. Or at least, that’s how it defends what it does. I personally just…
Imagine, if you will, the realistically rendered people of L.A. Noire replaced with the most recognizable Pokemon from the classic line-up. Now, add to that exaggerated elements from Sherlock Holmes and Sam & Max, and you’d probably reach the conclusion that is this game: Detective Pikachu. In the wonderful teaser…
As a physics-based puzzle game, Baseball Riot delivers the sort of brain teasing if repetitive gameplay one would expect from a game that looks and plays like a simple mobile port. If games like Angry Birds, now with angrier moustached ex-baseball players appeals to you, then Baseball Riot should deliver…
Australia Day takes place in the middle of our summer because everyone loves to head on down the beach and play some cricket or beach volleyball, have a BBQ and a few beers, and then party on into the night. I mean, sure, Australia has issues in the game development…
Digitally Downloaded will be taking a small break from regular programming today to celebrate Australia Day. There’s a big feature coming later in the day that looks at why Australian game developers love working in this market (because it’s not always easy), but other than that, the whole team is…
Dragon’s Dogma is an interesting beast that appeared on Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 a couple of years ago now. Having seen a re-work with the moniker of Dark Arisen not long after, Capcom’s giant beast of exploration, dragon hunting, ogre slaying, and chimera tracking now makes its…
