By Matt C. Being an MMO hasn’t stopped Final Fantasy XIV from delivering one of the best stories we’ve seen from the Final Fantasy in a long time. This much has been at least since the game’s relaunch in 2013, and each new expansion has taken it from strength to…
Read MoreRetro by Matt S. Retro collections are all the rage at the moment. Looking at the Nintendo Switch alone, Capcom’s thrown out two, Konami three, SNK’s got one and so does SEGA. Square Enix has also got in on the action with the Collection of Mana package. So allow me…
Read MoreBy Matt C. I can remember, in the first few days of World of Warcraft’s first expansion, logging in before going to school in the mornings. That way, if I was lucky, I might be almost at the front of the login queue when I got home at the end…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. With the original Dragon Quest Builders, Square Enix had a winning formula on its hands – combining the creative gameplay of Minecraft style voxel-builders with the JRPG breadcrumbing of the no-nonsense Dragon Quest franchise. Rather than being a throwaway spinoff to cash in on a fad-genre,…
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 MoreReview by Matt S. By the numbers, the Collection of Mana that Square Enix dropped on our Nintendo Switches as part of the E3 festivities last week is one of the most limited “retro packs” of all. Street Fighter had a dozen or so games, the SNK collection even more,…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s the last day of E3, and I can’t believe it’s taken until now for me to have a breath to spare so we can go back to the Square Enix press conference. Squeezed in after Outriders and before the beast that has become Final Fantasy…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Why this wasn’t part of the Square Enix E3 conference is beyond me, but it was announced today anyway, via Famitsu in Japan. Square Enix subsidiary, Taito, will be releasing a Space Invaders: Invincible Collection on Nintendo Switch. The collection will contain at least six titles…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s been a bit of a bleak E3 to date, with several press conferences yet only a handful of games to be excited about. I’m sure I’m not the only one looking to Square Enix to breath some life back into the conference. So without further…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you’re a fan of Final Fantasy, a good part of the reason that you love the series so much no doubt has to do with the music. Soaring, epic soundtracks, one an all, Square – and later Square Enix – has always had the brilliant…
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