News by Matt S. The Caligula Effect is a genuine work of genius. It’s deep, powerful, and philosophically dense, which, on the PlayStation Vita, made it one of those little gems that relatively few people discovered, but within that group, it found some real fans (including me). The Caligula Effect:…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Yamanaka Takuya is the perfect example of the benefit of having the director of a video game come from outside of game development. Young for a game director, and appearing more like an indie rock musician than game developer (which is amusing, because he shares a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nothing made me sadder to see the original The Caligula Effect bomb in the west. It was always going to, of course, as a Vita-exclusive uber-niche JRPG, but I wanted Atlus to be rewarded for its efforts. Related reading: Our review of the game’s original PlayStation…
Read MoreAnime by Matt S. If you’re a subscriber to Crunchyroll, you’re in luck! The streaming service has started broadcasting Caligula, the anime based on The Caligula Effect, which is in turn the most underrated JRPG ever produced, bar none. So drop everything and go and watch it, because the anime…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. 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 MoreIt has already been an incredible year for fighting games, what with that Dragon Ball one, Dissidia, and niche stuff like Under Night and Slice, Dice & Rice. And Soul Calibur VI is just on the horizon! So we talk about that this week. We also chat about realism in…
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 MoreList by Matt S. I know this is going to be a big call to make, but 2017 has been the greatest year for the JRPG genre ever. Other years have certainly produced some excellent games, of course they have, but what has really made 2017 stand out is the…
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 Matt S. I know that my taste in games can be somewhat different to what people in the “mainstream” like to play. And I’m quite comfortable with that. I can only be me, and I would find life quite boring if I agreed with the mainstream on everything.…
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