Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
It’s a month until Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening launches, and the press seems to be ramping up for the tactical strategy game, the 16th in the historical simulation franchise. Today, pre-orders opened up for the PC and PlayStation 4 versions of the game; Nintendo Switch pre-orders will open on June 29.…
Read MoreThe developer behind all those Warriors games is back with Fate/Samurai Remnant, a stylized action RPG that will be launching later this year. As with previous titles in the Fate franchise, pairs of Master and heroic spirits – Servants – have been fighting across history in a series of Holy…
Read MoreIt’s hard to say, but it’s true: the Nintendo Switch is nearing the end of its lifecycle. So it best go out with a bang! Today’s Nintendo Direct features titles mostly releasing this year, with a few coming in 2024. Here are my highlights from the showcase, as well as…
Read MoreJust this morning, I tweeted about how July is going to be a great month for games. Well, it’s about to get even better, as rotoscoped narrative adventure game Frake and Drake will also be released next month for PC and Nintendo Switch (with other console versions coming soon after…
Read MoreBack in 2019, Matt wrote a Friday Ten list about RPG franchises he’d like to see return. One of those was Baten Kaitos. In the article, he explains why it’s not likely for a sequel to be made. In February 2023, during a Nintendo Direct, the next best thing happened:…
Read MoreOnce, many years ago, I read an argument that the enduring popularity of Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons in its homeland in Japan has to do with a very real desire for a “sea change” or “tree change” among Japanese urban populations. If this is true (and I believe there is…
Read MoreThe partnership between Eastasiasoft and Idea Factory is going strong! First, the pair released Moero Crystal H and Seven Pirates H. Then came the cult classic Mugen Souls. Now, Mugen Souls Z will be launching for Nintendo Switch. The vibrant RPG was originally developed by Idea Factory with Compile Heart,…
Read MoreBleak Sword DX is the latest Apple Arcade game to make its way over to consoles. This Devolver Digital-published title was always an admirable and interesting effort to take the core tension and taut action of the Souls “genre” and make it work on mobile devices. It did work and…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
Read MoreJust yesterday I reviewed Demon Sword Incubus. This is a truly terrible “erotic” game that needed to remove the one “quality” it had going for it so it could have a console release. The Nintendo Switch port of Sakura Dungeon has also been released this past week, and while it…
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