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Interview: Going beyond Beyond Eyes

August 18, 2015

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Beyond Eyes is the latest example of that kind of arthouse game. You know, the kind that is more focused on telling a deeply personal story than living up to some kind of arbitrary standard of what a “game” should be. We’ve been privileged enough to see a very wide…

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August 18, 2015

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“Every choice has its story. Every story has its hero.” And Stories: The Hidden Path tells the story of one such hero, Reynardo. The action-RPG game coming to PlayStation 4 is set in a fairytale universe filled with floating islands connected via airships. Related reading: Nick’s review of Tiny Brains…

Mike Bithell’s Volume experiencing delays for PS Vita version

August 18, 2015

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When we first saw the trailer for Volume, we were enthralled. It is the second game from Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell. The game was expected to hit Steam worldwide on August 18, and PlayStation 4 and Vita on August 18 in North America and August 19 in Europe.…

Review: Duet (PC)

August 17, 2015

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When I was a little less than a hour into the game, I had thought of a perfect opening to the review. It encapsulated the experience in short, pretty sentences. Due to the addictive nature of the game, I held off my review and continued playing. When I had clocked…

Hands on with Dark Souls 3: Miyazaki’s back, baby

August 17, 2015

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It’s difficult to quantify the effect that Hidetaka Miyazaki has on the games he touches, but there is a very real difference between a game that Miyazaki has worked on, and one that he has not. The games that he was directly responsible for: Demon’s Souls and the first Dark…

Koei Tecmo releases Samurai Warriors 4-II gameplay details, screenshots, videos

August 17, 2015

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Between Attack on Titan, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, and Nobunaga’s Ambition, Koei Tecmo has been on a roll lately. The good news continues, with a new wealth of information regarding Samurai Warriors 4-II being released. First up, we have learned about four characters whose stories will be told throughout…

Review: Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 17, 2015

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An exciting combat system and lots of hours of gameplay help compensate for a very ho-hum story. Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment is not the most accessible action RPG out there, but it gets enough things right along the way to make the experience worthwhile. Having played the PlayStation…

Catch-up coffee Monday: August 17

August 16, 2015

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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! Steam Boy gets a new…

The Sunday Screenshot Gallery: The walking simulator edition

August 15, 2015

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Sharing screenshots is fun. In fact, the screenshot feature is in many ways the best feature that has been added in to this generation of consoles. It’s fun to share gameplay experiences, amusing anecdotes from the games, a indulge a little of the inner photographer in us. We’ve got a…

The Friday Ten: The ten essential PlayStation 4 indie titles

August 14, 2015

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The PlayStation 4 is proving itself to be an indie powerhouse, with new games from small independent developers landing on the PlayStation Network every week. While many would argue that these can’t replace the big AAA blockbusters, these indie games nevertheless help to round out the console experience, providing players…

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