Review by Matt S. Over a number of years now, Japanese developer, Rideon, has steadily built up a quality little property for itself in the Mercenaries tactics series. Mercenaries Blaze is the fifth in the series, and while it’s still not of the standard of the premium examples of the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Maitetsu is another one of those formerly R18+ eroge visual novels that has “gone legitimate” for console releases, removing the explicit sex scenes, while retaining a less explicit approach to fan service and, otherwise, all the narrative elements. We’ve seen with the likes of Nekopara and…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. The premise of Incredible Mandy is simple enough – it’s a 3D puzzle platformer with particular emphasis on the puzzle side of things. It comes published by Circle Entertainment and developed by developed by Chinese studio Dotoyou Games, which also made the very charming Koi. Incredible…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I’m not sure how much Western media knows about Chinese superstitions, because it’s a veritable goldmine for interesting storytelling, and I celebrate any developer with the intention to try to do something with it. Developer Litchi Game is one of the studios making the most of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. World Conqueror X, released last year on the Nintendo Switch, was an enjoyable port of one of the better tactical strategy games available on mobile. While it didn’t offer the 4X trappings of Civilization, nor was is a serious simulation of the wars of the era…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I would never have expected a game that looks like a love letter to River City Ransom, and is about school gangs beating up on one another, would offer up such meaningful insights about the existential dread that many face going through their teenage years. But…
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 MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor 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 news…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Circle Entertainment is prolific on the Nintendo Switch, and that’s an understatement. From rather enjoyable grand strategy titles through to lovely artsy nature romps and some genuinely brilliant rhythm games, the publisher has come a long way from when it was churning out the most detestable…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Samurai Defender is the kind of aggressively pointless experience that I find frustrating beyond all else. There’s nothing wrong with it, but it’s also not memorable in the slightest, and while I don’t expect every video game ever made to be a masterpiece, I do think…
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