Review by Matt S. When we think about “surrealism” as it’s applied to videogames, we usually end up taken down some pretty dark paths. Hidetaka Suehiro with Deadly Premonition, and Goichi Suda with the likes of Killer7, immediately come to mind when thinking about surrealistic games, or alternatively something like…
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. Antonin Artaud’s play, Jet Of Blood (sometimes translated from its native French as “Spurt Of Blood”) opens as follows: YOUNG MAN: I love you and everything is beautiful. YOUNG GIRL: [With quavering voice] You love me and everything is beautiful. YOUNG MAN: [In a lower tone]…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Similar to millions of other players, I bored of the summer smash Pokemon Go months other. Catching them was fun enough, but gym battles annoyed me and after my all-female protagonist month I just never went back to catching ‘em all. I did, however, go back…
Read MoreSomehow, in the midst of the pre-E3 leaks and general E3 madness, a game managed to slip through the cracks. But this small announcement that some (okay, myself) may have missed brings big excitement! Keita Takahashi, creator of the cult classic Katamari Damacy game and subsequent sequels, has a new…
Read MoreThere’s a point where a game becomes too weird for its own good. Touch My Katamari reaches that line and leaps right over it. Underneath the insane colours and nuts dialogue is a really entertaining game, but only a certain kind of gamer is going to give this one a…
Read MoreThere’s a point where a game becomes too weird for its own good. Touch My Katamari reaches that line and leaps right over it. Underneath the insane colours and nuts dialogue is a really entertaining game, but only a certain kind of gamer is going to give this one a…
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