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Review: Arslan: The Warriors of Legend (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 9, 2016

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What amazes me with Koei Tecmo’s Warriors franchise in recent years is just how good the company has become in distinguishing each new title from what came previously. It is, after all, a series that was once erroneously chalked up as an endless stream of samey button mashers (and still…

Review: Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (PC)

February 9, 2016

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When we look at the modern FPS we think of Call of Duty, Battlefield & Halo as your big AAA shooters. Often we question the evolution of these games and how little progress is made each year. It wasn’t always like that. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter was once a big gun…

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February 8, 2016

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Rebel Galaxy surprised me by offering a take on the space simulation/RPG genre and bringing it to console in a way that worked well with a controller. With more of an emphasis on action than strategy, the only real flaw – and it is a notable one – is the…

Play-Asia CD Review: Minna Miku Miku Ni Shite Ageru – Heartsnative2 (CD+DVD LIMITED EDITION)

February 8, 2016

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It takes some real cajones to take a popular song and change it completely. I think we forget that in a world in which covers are more commonplace than original music; if you’re going to take something great and do something with it, even when it was your creation in…

Happy Lunar New Year: Celebrate with us by watching these five films!

February 8, 2016

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Happy Lunar New Year! It’s now the Year of the Monkey, for those who haven’t been keeping track, and that means if you were born in 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956, 1944 or 1932 (how awesome would it be if someone born in 1932 is reading DDNet?), this year’s all…

OH MY GOD! Harem Risette is getting a figurine

February 8, 2016

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Thanks to one of my eagle-eyed Twitter buddies (@JRPGdotmoe), I now know that there’s a figurine coming for my favourite costume from Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Related reading: An in-depth feature on the harem costume; its history and why it’s so popular with Japanese game developers. Most of you…

Catch-up coffee Monday: February 8

February 7, 2016

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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! Quantum Suicide now funded on…

The Friday Ten: Ten essential dungeon crawlers for current platforms

February 5, 2016

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At DDNet, we do love a good Wizardry-style dungeon crawler. There is something classic and timeless about delving deep into a hive of monsters and traps, overcoming them bit by bit while developing an intricate map of the sprawl of corridors and rooms along the way. Wizardry paved the way…

Review: The Witness (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 5, 2016

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It isn’t often that I end up gifting five copies of a game to friends while I’m still knee deep into it myself. Such is the case with The Witness. I was blown away by Braid on Xbox 360 years ago, and have been on a media blackout in anticipation…

DDNet Magazine Issue #1; The Unreliable Narrator

February 4, 2016

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Today, DDNet unveils the start of its regular magazine series. The topic? The unreliable narrator. Each month, we will take a close look at one specific theme, and investigate a series of games in relation to that theme. The unreliable narrator is a favourite theme of many in the DDNet…

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