Review by Matt S. The tower defence genre has greatly faded in recent years. Back when mobile games were a newer phenomenon, tower defence games provided developers with a cheap way of providing players with a challenging tactics strategy experience. There was a time where every developer was creating them.…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. The latest in Nastume’s Harvest Moon series, Light of Hope, is branching out from PC to the PlayStation 4 and Switch; Rising Star Games will be the publisher for Europe, Australia, and the Middle East. This new “Special Edition” will have new features to make it…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., Matt C., 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…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Japan’s political and social relationship with sex and sexuality has traditionally been far different to how it has developed in the west. Largely free of the three religions “of the book” that are terrified of and vilify sexuality (Christianity, Judaism and Islam), Japan has developed differently,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The Longest Five Minutes is a game entirely about memories, and of nostalgia. So it makes sense that the game itself is a nostalgic trip right back to the era of eight bit graphics and super-simple combat. Some will probably pass this off as a game…
Read MoreReview by Priscilla M. Vesta is a puzzle game disguised as an isometric action-adventure game; brought to life by a FinalBoss Games, a developer team of only five people. I admit that puzzle games normally aren’t my forte but over the past six months I have opened myself up to…
Read MoreReview by Moshe R. Throughout history, human cultures have attributed supernatural powers to the spoken word. You might be familiar with it yourself if you ever practised the act commonly referred to as “prayer”. Humanity has been pondering the power of the spoken word in all sorts of ways, but…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. God bless PQube. The publisher is set to bring western Nintendo Switch owners their first pretty ladies visual novel, Song of Memories, in the not too distant future. The game will also be released on PlayStation 4 but… we know the platform we want to play…
Read MoreReview by Tyler T. As an American, I’m pretty much obligated to love a few things: guns, systemic oppression, apple pie, and baseball. Sadly, my patriotism has limits as I’m not much of a pie person, but I do love me some baseball. I’ve been to dozens of games in…
Read MoreReviewed by Trent P. Developer, Coatsink, has done a lot of experimentation with its catalogue in the past, but one that will really stand out for it is a unique platformer called Shu. Having previously released on Sony platformers, the platformer would be many Nintendo fans first introduction to the…
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