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Review: Samurai Warriors 4 (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 20, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Given that I am such a fan of Koei Tecmo’s Warriors franchise, people are often surprised to hear that I came to the series quite late. My first Warriors game was, in fact, Samurai Warriors 3 on the Nintendo Wii. And I wasn’t going to play…

Gadget Review: iHome iB18 Noise Isolating Earphones

October 19, 2014

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Review by Nick H. We cover a lot of different headsets here, but very few of these massive pieces of quality headgear lend themselves to portability. The thing is, great audio on the go is still very important – perhaps more so than ever. Between our various mobile devices that…

Review: Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day (Sony PlayStation 3)

October 17, 2014

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Review by Matt S. The award for the oddest “game” release on the PlayStation 3 this year will surely go to Short Piece: Ranko Tsukihime’s Longest Day. I say that because it’s not really a game. Not really. Short Peace is actually four short animated films, and one short game…

Review: Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed (Sony PlayStation Vita)

October 17, 2014

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Review by Clark A. Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed surprised me and likely not for the reasons you suspect. Yes, in a game where the player is permitted to indiscriminately shred the clothes off strangers in broad daylight, my biggest takeaway was not the liberty to don the stat-boosting panties…

Anime Impressions: When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace

October 17, 2014

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Impressions by Clark A. What happens when five high school students gain such superpowers as time control, elemental manipulation, and flame manifestation? Almost nothing, apparently. In Studio Trigger’s comedic When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace, there are neither grand villains to be combated nor the need to thrust vigilante justice upon…

Gadget Review: QDOS Q-Bopz Compact Bluetooth Speaker

October 16, 2014

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Review by Rob P. Here’s a tiny review of a tiny gadget. The Q-Bopz is one of the smallest Bluetooth speakers that we’ve covered, but it makes up for its diminutive size with decent sound quality and a go-anywhere kind of attitude. The speaker is coated in a colourful, splash-resistant…

Review: TRI: Of Friendship and Madness (PC)

October 16, 2014

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Review by Nick H. Most first-person games are about tension. It might be a horror game where the first person perspective is designed to connect the player closer to the fear (such as Alien: Isolation), or it might be using that perspective to most accurately emulate a sensation of speed,…

Australian game of the year finalists announced

October 16, 2014

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News by Matt S. And people say that Australia’s games industry lacks for quality and depth. Pfft. The Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA) has announced the finalists for its 2014 Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDA). And the list is spectacular. Of course, Australia’s industry remains small following the big…

Anime Impressions: Hi-sCool! Seha Girls

October 16, 2014

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Impressions by Clark A. Anthropomorphising video game consoles is nothing new, but as the many Hyperdimension Neptunia fans here at Digitally Downloaded will tell you, it remains novel as a means to poke fun at and criticise the games industry. The usual order is to convert those old hunks of…

Review: NAtURAL DOCtRINE (Sony Playstation 4)

October 15, 2014

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Review by Jedediah H. Have you ever seen a goofy Mel Brooks’ movie from the 90’s by the name Life Stinks? I was on the wrong side of seven years of age the first time I had the privilege, and it left a bit of an existential impression on my…

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