Eastasiasoft has announced that it will launch a physical “uncut” edition for Tokyo Clanpool early this year. Having physical releases for PC games doesn’t make sense a lot of the time, but this time, it at least includes the game on a branded USB drive instead of just a download code. Pre-orders begin on January 22 on the eastasiasoft store…
Today, Idea Factory International announced a late March release date for otome visual novel Homura: The Crimson Warriors, although in Europe, the physical edition won’t be available until late April. The game will be available to pre-order at the IFI Online Store beginning February 2. IFI has also update the…
Idea Factory International has announced the Western release date of action platformer…
WiZmans World Re;Try, an HD remaster of a tactical RPG, was released…
When The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak launched in the West earlier this year, DDNet’s Editor-in-Chief Matt described the JRPG as “a new starting point for a new, epic arc.” That arc has already continued in Japan with The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II when the people…
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The Western release date for the latest title in the Memories Off series, SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky, if officially right around the corner as publisher PQube announced an October release date today. I explain a bit more about the series in my post about the game’s Western reveal,…
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Four years after its Japanese PlayStation 4 launch, Date A Live: Ren Dystopia is set to launch worldwide via Steam soon. (Japan will also be getting the Steam version.) Last month a September release window was confirmed, and today’s news pins down one early September day for its launch. The…
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9 R.I.P. falls into the category of a supernatural horror otome visual novel. (This is why I have dubbed it a horrom: horror-romance.) Misa Isshiki is struggling under the weight of life’s burdens. She’s heard rumours of prowling ghosts and people disappearing, which she finds strange and a bit scary.…
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Welcome 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)!…
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We’re going to take a little journey now, so please bear with me. Ys III: Wanderers From Ys is the third in the series of action RPGs; it first launched in 1989, with console ports following in 1991. In 2005, a remake was released – this is where we begin…
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Dungeon RPG Tokyo Clanpool is the sixth time Eastasiasoft is collaborating with Idea Factory to bring games to Western audiences; others include fanservicey titles like Seven Pirates H and Mugen Souls. Originally developed by Compile Heart (a subsidiary of Idea Factory), Tokyo Clanpool has you navigating maze-like dungeons, facing off…
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The original Bustafellows is going to be a difficult act to follow. In his review, Matt gave the game five stars and wrote, “The serialised, sustained, character-driven nature of it helps make the narrative arcs as compelling to follow as anything Law & Order has ever offered fans, while the…
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Welcome 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)!…
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The Earth Defense Force series may have started as an offshoot of the Simple series, but it has developed a cult following all of its own. The latest title, Earth Defense Force 6, launched for PlayStation in Japan during August 2022. This March, the game was released in Asia (again…
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