Review by Brad L. The PlayStation VR headset has been home to an amazing array of original experiences. Like most devices, it also has a bunch of stuff that has been ported over from elsewhere in order to make a bit more money for the developer and publisher. Some of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. FromSoftware, best known to us for its Dark Souls formula, likes to be subtle. Part of the appeal of the Dark Souls series is how little they give players up front, challenging them to instead piece together the rich, deep lore through their exploration of the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I don’t think anyone expected to see another Space Channel 5 happen, but happen it is, and in VR no less. Everything’s better in VR. There’s a new trailer, showing off the uniquely oddball aesthetic and tone of Space Channel 5, in which you need to…
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 MoreNews by Lindsay M. FMV (full motion video) video games may seem like something new, but they’ve actually be around since the 1980s. There’s no need for a full history lesson — that’s what Wikipedia is for — but in short several developers tried its hands at creating FMV titles,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Yeah, that’s a big call, but I’m making it. Tetris Effect is being brought to us by Sony, and is being developed by the same people behind Rez Infinity and Lumines. In other words, you can expect Tetris Effect to be a ridiculously good game with…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I didn’t expect Megadimension Neptunia VIIR would be so different to the original Megadimension Neptunia VII from 2016. I know we’d been promised “engine changes,” but thought that would be be limited to back-end stuff to make the game play more smoothly and look a little…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This Summer (or Winter for those of us in the southern hemisphere) Bandai Namco will release a package of two Summer Lesson titles in English, in the Southeast Asian region (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia). That package is of the two Summer Lesson titles that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Neko Atsume was a minor revelation over in its homeland in Japan. A game that didn’t involve anything more than sticking down cat food and toys and then taking photos of cats showing up and doing funny things, it was somehow simultaneously the most dumb, and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. A new app has landed on the Japanese PlayStation Network for PlayStation VR. It’s called Chokabuki VR (“Super Kabuki”). And it’s delightful. Why? Because it treats you to a performance of Kabuki by our #1 girl, Hatsune Miku! And it’s free! Looking so beautiful and elegant…
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