Review by Matt S. Among all entertainment art forms, video games rely heavily on violence and bloodletting. I realise that as a game critic I spend more time with these things than most people (and what is healthy for a “hobby”), but it really does become exhausting when the default…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Harvest Moon: One World is going to be trounced by Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town when the latter releases at the end of the month. It’s a pity it will be, because while it’s not of the same standard One World is, in its own…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. What joy, for those of us who enjoy cute farming games; a new Harvest Moon AND and a new Story of Seasons released in the same month. The question is, which of the two should you go with first? In this video, I talk about the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Story of Seasons (previously Harvest Moon) has been going on for many iterations and generations now, and maintains a healthy community of fans. Why? Because they speak to a very core part of the Japanese spirit. In this video I give you an early first look…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M.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 Dee)! The…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Is there anything more reliably exciting than Harvest Moon? I know the series has gone through its ups and downs, but I’ve always found myself really looking forward to playing the latest in the venerable series. Now Natsume has announced Harvest Moon: One World for Nintendo…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Just yesterday we reported in our catch up coffee feature that Doraemon Story of Seasons was coming to PlayStation 4 in Japan. Now we have the western release date for the game too – it’s landing on September 4. If you didn’t play the Harvest Moon/Doraemon…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The swan song for the incredibly talented Japanese developer, Neverland, Rune Factory 4 was one of the finest titles released on the Nintendo 3DS. A beautifully elegant little game, Rune Factory 4 perfectly blended action JRPG dungeon crawling with everything that we love about the pastoral…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I think a lot of people were surprised when a licensed crossover was announced between Doraemon, the blue robot cat of Japanese manga, anime and film, and Story of Seasons, the farming simulator that has acted as the spiritual successor to the Harvest Moon series. However,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As we reported in the catch-up coffee this morning, there’s a remake of the Game Boy Advance Harvest Moon titles coming to Nintendo Switch. Now we also have a trailer to confirm that this is one adorable little game. It’s actually called Story of Seasons: Reunion…
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