News by 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 news anchor, Dee…
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 Matt S. Earlier in the week Compile Heart sent live a countdown website. Today it held a conference where it announced it was working on not one, not two… not even three new games. No, Compile Heart is working on no fewer than five new JRPGs, and that’s…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I hate teaser countdown sites. They never give you any information about the a game, rather they just vaguely point to an announcement day, getting some free press in the process. And here I am writing a news story about one. They win. But seriously, I’m…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 is a remake of the original Hyperdimension Neptunia, which improved on the game in just about every way. The original Hyperdimension Neptunia on PlayStation 3 was, simply, not a good game, but by the time Compile Heart had created Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2,…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. I went through a brief period of wanting to be an idol when I was a child. For the uninitiated, or if you didn’t grow up participating in Asian culture, an idol is someone who captures the heart of a nation through song and dance. That…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It was inevitable that the Hyperdimension Neptunia series would set its sights on the MMO at some stage. Each game in the series satirises and parodies one or another JRPG sub-genre; whether it’s the traditional turn-based genre, the tactics JRPG or action JRPGs, but until now…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Mary Skelter is the oddest game that Compile Heart has produced. It’s the least sexualised game from the studio that has made it its M.O to get girls down to their underwear at every opportunity, and yet it’s also often the most erotic in tone. It’s…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. There are some games that are better off played in the privacy of your own home. No one wants to board a bus, find a comfy seat, and realise that the person sitting next to them is playing God of War on the Vita and that…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Dark Rose Valkyrie was meant to be a relatively serious take on Compile Heart’s usual modus operandi. The house that built Hyperdimension Neptunia, Omega Quintet and Fairy Fencer has always been polarising, and that’s for a simple reason; this studio loves showing off the panties of…
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