Video by Matt S. I play a lot of JRPGs. A *lot*. And over the years Gust, despite working on tiny budgets, has become my favourite JRPG developer by far. In this video I look at some of the features that make Gust JRPGs so distinctive, beautiful, and interesting to…
Read MoreVideo: Atelier Lydie & Suelle, Blue Reflection, and why Gust games look better than AAA blockbusters
Video by Matt S. When people talk about “good graphics” in games, they generally refer to the hyper-realistic efforts you see in the likes of Horizon, Assassin’s Creed, GTA and so on. And those are certainly good looking games. Related reading: Our review of Atelier Lydie & Suelle But in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Gust, the best JRPG developer of them all (not an opinion, an actual fact), recently held a special broadcast. Ostensibly it was a broadcast all about the upcoming Atelier Lydie & Suelle (which actually released in Japan a while back), but the developer also took the…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! The decorations are out, the house smells of Christmas thanks to the tree in the living room, presents are sitting under the tree and all the good food is on the table. We do love Christmas at DDNet, and as always, we’re doing an advent calendar…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Mel Kishida deserves to be a household name. Even at a relatively young age, he’s made his mark as a character designer with the likes of the Atelier Arland trilogy and Hanasaku Iroha. Fantastic as those are, Kishida’s taken things to a new level with Blue…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. And Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we 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…
Read MoreFeature by Matt S. Koei Tecmo’s JRPG subsidiary, Gust, has been my favourite developer for a number of years now. Final Fantasy, Persona, Yakuza and Fire Emblem might be all higher profile and higher budgeted JRPG franchises, and their respective developers have legions of fans around the world for good…
Read MoreNews by Britta S., Lindsay M., and Matt S, Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we 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…
Read MoreNews by Britta S., Lindsay M., and Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we 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…
Read MoreNews by Britta S., Lindsay M., and Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we 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…
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