Review by Clark A. A sense of humour goes a long way in defining a game’s identity. In Paper Mario Color Splash, jokes paint new life into every scenario and character interaction, upping the ante of peculiar situations tenfold. The Paper Mario series has historically emphasised comedy, but the latest…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week 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 MoreThe nice people at Nintendo have provided us with a copy of the superb (seriously, our review is coming, but it is superb) Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE for the Nintendo Wii U. But that’s not all! It’s not just the game we have to give away, but the Fortissimo Edition,…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. No one would say that the Wii U was a commercial success. Actually, scratch that, no one aside from the most rabid fanboys would make such a claim. The console suffered from a complete dearth of support from third parties, sold in trickling numbers across the…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! Quantum Suicide now funded on…
Read MoreMini-Games Madness Volume: #1 – Hello World! is one of those mini-game compilations. It turns on and it’s playable, but every other aspect is so banal and subdued you won’t want to touch it. Three of its four games can be summed up with following sentence: Copter is Flappy Bird,…
Read MoreHere’s a free lesson to all game developers out there: making a game’s visuals pixelated and calling it “retro” isn’t going to hide a staggering, insulting lack of depth. People are smarter than that. Related reading: For an example of a developer that at least tried to do something interesting…
Read MoreAt a glance, one might mistake Typoman for the popular 2D platforming/puzzle game Limbo. While it shares some similarities with Limbo thanks to its stark aesthetic that is heavy on the black, Typoman falls short of that game’s level of polish while still carving out its own unique identity. Are…
Read MoreA while back, the rumour mill started turning when an age-rating for Minecraft Wii U popped on some vigilant soul’s radar. A Nintendo Direct came and went, but no announcement was made concerning said port. Now, however, Wii U owners who have yet to experience what is probably one of…
Read MoreThis year – 2015 – has been one of the finest years for games ever. The new console really hit their strides, and we saw some superb games really start to leverage the power that they offered. At the same time, the independent developers really started to break out and…
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