News by Lindsay M. With E3 announcements in full swing, I nearly missed this most important news: NIS America has announced the release dates for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. It varies per region, so play close attention! The game releases on September 24 in North…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nihon Falcom has released the first screenshots and details of some of the major characters in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, which is due for release in Japan on PlayStation 4 this Autumn (Spring for Aussies). Now I’m not going to post…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down to Zwei: The Ivalard Insurrection (also known as Zwei II in Japan). In a pleasant turn of events, my hope to one day experience its predecessor came to pass as Falcom’s first title has now also been localised…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. 2017 has been the year of real resurgence of the JRPG genre, right back into the mainstream’s mindset. Within that, one definite trend has been the emergence of the “Persona-like” as a distinct genre – games that feature slice-of-life narratives that follow a group of youth…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection (Zwei II in Japan) is a fun and well designed action JRPG that has just been localised and release, finally, well after its original release in its homeland (2009). Voice acted for the first time as an added bonus to the localisation,…
Read MoreNews 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 MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Over the past year Falcom has really been showing love to its fans in the PC market. Following on the back of last year’s PS2 to PC port of Ys: The Ark of Napishtim, this year is seeing the PSP to PC port of Ys Seven…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd manages to do something very important for those who are fans of the series: it offers, finally, a satisfying conclusion to a believed story but takes some changes along the way as well. It would have…
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