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Review: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 11, 2016

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I’m a fan of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, which I see as the more intelligent and insightful of the major blockbuster franchises. That being said, I am a much bigger fan of the games in the series where Ubisoft takes a creative risk and does something a little daring to…

Review: Summon Night 5 (Sony PlayStation Vita)

January 11, 2016

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Summon Night 5 is a strategy JRPG and part visual novel, released for the PSP, but also playable on the PlayStation Vita. It’s not going to revolutionise the genre, but it is, nevertheless, a very fine example of it. Related reading: Strategy RPG fans really need to check out Disgaea…

Catch-up coffee Monday: January 11

January 10, 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! All the Oculus Rift news…

The Friday Ten: Ten of the best gaming collectables in 2015

January 8, 2016

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2015 was one of the best years on record for gaming, and publishers didn’t want to let us forget that. There have been loads of great merchandise and collector’s editions released in the last 12 months. From the limited edition swag given out at events like E3 and Gamescom to…

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January 8, 2016

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The good people over at Gematsu spotted for us a juicy bit of news in the leadup to the weekend. Compile Heart/ Idea Factory, the specialists in ultra-niche Japanese games, have launched a countdown website that strongly implies that a sequel to card battling JRPG, Monster Monpiece, will be announced…

Review: Chronus Arc (Nintendo 3DS)

January 8, 2016

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It’s always a good idea to play the worst games in your favourite genres. That way you can appreciate the good ones. Chronus Arc is one of the worst JRPGs I’ve ever played. In theory it wants to be a glorious throwback to the SNES JRPG tradition, but in practice…

Review: Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space (Sony PlayStation Vita)

January 7, 2016

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Earth Defense Force 2, which is a remake of Earth Defense Force 2017, is the perfect example of a B-lister “movie” staring giant big aliens come down to Earth to wreck havoc. As a member of the Earth Defense Squad it is up to you to help stop this invasion,…

Review: Fat Princess Adventures (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 7, 2016

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I’ve never played a Fat Princess game before. Mostly because I’ve never been a fan of the kind of exclusively combative multiplayer experience that it offered – it’s one thing when the game is effectively free (I play the odd game of League of Legends here or there), but it’s…

Nope, the Oculus Rift’s price is not a sign that virtual reality is going to fail

January 7, 2016

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So, you might have seen that the Oculus Rift is going to squarely on the side of what most people would consider expensive. The unit itself comes in a $US599. What’s more, the unit needs some pretty specific (and powerful) hardware which, if you haven’t got a computer to spec…

Review: Starwhal (Microsoft Xbox One)

January 7, 2016

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In an era where local multiplayer games are harder and harder to find, Starwhal is a great love letter to those of us who used to spend countless hours playing games such as Madden, Mario Kart, GoldenEye or Tekken with our buddies. Unusual, though? Absolutely. You are after all, controlling…

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