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)!…
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life originally launched as Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life for GameCube and PlayStation 2 back in 2023, before all of the naming rights hubbub began. It’s been one month since its remake launched; in his review, Matt described it has having “heart-meltingly warm good-naturedness” and…
Read MoreIt seems like any major company with animated IPs are making kart racers; Nickelodeon, Hello Kitty, and Disney are already in on it, so it’s no surprise that DreamWorks is jumping on the bandwagon too. DreamWorks Animation has an extensive catalogue of animated films, including Antz, Shrek, Madagascar, Over the…
Read MoreEd-0: Zombie Uprising is simultaneously excellent B-grade action fun, and an utter waste of an enormously talented developer’s finest qualities. Lancarse, the developer behind El Shaddai, Lost Dimension, Monark and The DioField Chronicle, knows how to tell a story. Ed-0 has an excellent concept. Related reading: For another roguelike with…
Read MoreRin: The Last Child is a magical, dark, fairy-tale Metroidvania (AKA action adventure platformer) where players take on the role of Rin, a demigoddess, in a mesmerizing adventure filled with runes, spells, and epic fights with powerful bosses. It combines exploration with crafting. If that sounds like something you’d like,…
Read MoreHand-drawn games have a certain je ne sais quoi about them. There’s something about the artist’s hand that makes them seem especially charming. Whateverland falls into that category: it’s a hand-drawn point-and-click adventure about a skilled thief who gets caught stealing from a powerful witch. Stealing is bad on a…
Read MoreI’ll never forget my first time playing Catan as a board game for a couple of reasons. One, I was shockingly terrible at it. Two, my first time was also my last. That’s why I’m so interested in Catan – Console Edition: it lets me practice repeatedly so, when the…
Read MoreI’m a massive Survivor fan, though that’s a relatively recent occurrence (maybe five years ago) that began as a way to fill time between seasons of Big Brother. Still, I’ve seen all of the American seasons and most of the Australian seasons, and I’m set to start to Quebec version.…
Read MoreSony has been working on its accessible controller kit for five years now, and the launch is finally in sight. Pre-orders will open this month for the kit that will be launched in December. The controller is designed to enable gamers with disabilities to play more comfortably and for longer…
Read MoreAs part of BitSummit Let’s Go!! 2023, Dangen Entertainment has announced that it will be publishing story-driven post-apocalyptic action-adventure game RoadOut in 2024. That seems far off, but fret not: there’s a demo available for PC now! The game mixes dungeons exploration and racing. mechanics, two things that rarely (if…
Read MoreRPGs are RPGs, so common, but stick one in what’s described as a “mystical world” and you’ve got my attention. Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients has players journeying across Gliese, a mystical world threatened by dark forces. A mysterious presence will help you during the adventure you’re about to take…
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