Review by Matt S. Nintendo and Game Freak don’t have to do much to create a best-selling Pokemon game. The franchise has such a loyal fanbase, and those fans are so committed to the basic principles of the game, that the risks involved in trying to evolve the basic game…
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 MoreList by Brad L. Fire Emblem Warriors was recently released on both the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS to what we thought was a very strong showing. Tecmo Koei and Nintendo’s partnership has also given us the absolutely delightful Hyrule Warriors games as well. We thought in the spirit…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Thinking back to Super Mario Odyssey’s performance on the Nintendo stage at this year’s E3, it was always going to be an incredible, theatrical masterpiece. When its trailer opened with a rampaging tyrannosaurus rex before shifting into the relentlessly upbeat strains of Jump Up, Super Star…
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Fire Emblem and Koei Tecmo’s Musou (Warriors) franchise have always been a perfect marriage. It’s just taken too long for the marriage to actually be consummated. I’m sure some might find the mix odd; after all, the Fire Emblem games are careful tactics titles while the Warriors games are pure…
Read MoreNews by Matt S and Matt C. 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 MoreReview by Brad L. So far, 2017 has been host to a lot of incredible games, it most certainly has been one of the best years in games in a very long time. Even in a decade where remakes have almost certainly outstayed their welcome, 2017 has been host to…
Read MoreHardware by Matt S. So, after missing out on the NES Mini, I was able to snag a SNES Mini over the weekend. It has actually helped my get through my post-Japan blues (last year, I was downright miserable for a month after getting home), and I spent most of…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor 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…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Sonic Mania is a 2D platformer 26 years in the making. No, it’s not because it took that long to develop the game. After all, its retro style is meant to loosely imitate hardware from the Sega Saturn era and its story occurs after a game…
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