List by Matt S. Square Enix really has a hit a groove with its remakes – Final Fantasy VII Remake demonstrated just how effectively the company could take a beloved classic and rework it in a way that manages to enhance and complement the original. Trials of Mana, meanwhile, is…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Davis A. With NieR: Automata now in the open and receiving critical acclaim (you did it Yoko Taro, you finally did it!); I thought to myself, what better time to write about what makes Taro’s games so special, and specifically my favorite (for now) of them all,…
Read MoreList by Matt S. The PlayStation 2 is arguably the greatest console that we’ve ever seen, and that’s because it had one of the most incredibly deep libraries of content. Unfortunately the console is now very old and more than a few of the best games on it have become…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Yoko Taro, the mind behind the Drakengard series (and, of course, Nier, which is all but a Drakengard game), is one of the industry’s true mavericks. He seems to delight in confounding expectations and delivering games that are thematically unique and remorselessly intense. Drakengard 3 is…
Read MoreCavia was one of my favourite Japanese developers for the short time it was around. The team was responsible for not one, but two games that I couldn’t put down – Drakengard on the PS2 and then Nier on the PS3. Following the announcement that Cavia was no more I…
Read MoreIf you’ve spent much time at Digitally Downloaded then you know I am a big-time fan of Nier. This hugely under appreciated JRPG from Cavia performed badly enough in the market that Cavia itself was folded into parent company, MarvellousAQL, following its release. This not only made Nier 2 a…
Read MoreSo, Square Enix, it looks like you’re doing the whole PS2 classics thing after all. Deus Ex was a nice touch, and easily the best PS2 game available on the PSN so far. Fingers crossed they don’t stop there. Especially with Eidos, Square Enix has an incredible PS2 library. While…
Read MoreThe iPad is slowly becoming a handy device to have around to relive the classic games from the previous generation or so. From GTA 3 to The Bard’s Tale, Resident Evil 4 and Soul Calibur, the device is clearly capable of handling games of roughly the size and complexity what…
Read MoreThe iPad is slowly becoming a handy device to have around to relive the classic games from the previous generation or so. From GTA 3 to The Bard’s Tale, Resident Evil 4 and Soul Calibur, the device is clearly capable of handling games of roughly the size and complexity what…
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