Digitally Uploaded

Digitally Uploaded #18: Goichi Suda and fanservice

This week on the podcast we talk about a couple of topics near and dear to our hearts. The first in Goichi Suda, one of the true gaming artists. Transgressive, progressive, and punkish, Suda-san's games are always distinctive and unique, and he is one of the reasons that we continue to love games as much as we do.

We also have a special guest this week; Lachlan Snell is an Aussie indie developer, who specialises in producing Japanese-style visual novels. He's got a kickstarter underway at the moment for Alluna and Brie and the Tentacle Menace, and he joins us to talk about fan service, visual novels, and Japanese games in general.

As always, you can catch us on Twitter. Otherwise, enjoy the podcast!

Matt S: @digitallydownld

Matt C: @MC_Odd

Special guest host, Lachlan from Lached Up Games: @lachedupgames

 

 

Digitally Uploaded #17: Looking at Sony in 2017

After a controversial 2016 in some respects, Sony is looking at having one of its best years ever in 2017. This week, the DDNet team, joined by special guest, Brendan Votano, the indie game developer behind Sydney's Blue Volcano, discuss the PlayStation Experience and Sony Mobile shows that is has recently put on.

As always, you can catch us on Twitter. Otherwise, enjoy the podcast!

Matt S: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom
Matt C: @MC_Odd
Brendan V: @BrendanVotano & @BlueVolcano_

 

Digitally Uploaded #16: We're back! Also Final Fantasy, game awards, and more!

We're back! After a couple of months break, we're back and ready to get the Digitally Uploaded podcast kicking again. 

 

Matt S and Alan are back from the original show, and we're now joined by Matt C, one of the DDNet contributors and writers for NZ Gamer, who has come on to lend his wit and Kiwi access to classy the place up a little. Otherwise we're going to be discussing similar things each week, with our usual focus on the Japanese side of gaming. 

 

This week we look at Final Fantasy XV, which is a game every JRPG fan has been looking forward to for years (literally), as well as the Game Awards, and some of our thoughts - and criticisms - of those. Then we also talk about the problem of too many major games being released too close to one another for the industry's health.

 

As always, you can catch us on Twitter. Otherwise, enjoy the podcast!

 
Matt S: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom

Matt C: @MC_Odd

 

Digitally Uploaded #15: All about difficult games!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website.

One of the more popular discussions that we have in the games industry is around the topic of difficult games; what makes a game difficult, what is the difference between "good" difficulty and "bad" difficulty, and so on and so forth. This week on the podcast, we look at a couple of different ways in which games can be difficult, and discuss some of our favourite difficult games, and so on. 

As always, you can catch us on Twitter. Otherwise, enjoy the podcast!

Matt: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom

Music played through the show (in order):

Time to make History (P4; Golden)

Moonlit Melody (Bloodborne)

Pain behind the Bravery (Odin Sphere Leifthrasir)

Fly me to the Moon (Bayonetta)

Digitally Uploaded #14: Our post E3 show!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website.

The week after E3, naturally we're going to talk about what we saw through the show, and this week's episode is that episode! Frankly, we enjoyed E3 2016 - not without reservations, but the quality and quantity of games on show were good stuff indeed. 

Be sure to let us know what your favourite moments of E3 were this year! And be sure to catch us on our social medias:

Matt: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom

Music played through the show (in order):

Castle in the Mist (Ico)
Revived Power (Shadow of the Colossus)
Theme of Laura (Silent Hill 2)

Digitally Uploaded #13: We play the E3 guessing game

Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website.

We recorded this week's podcast ahead of E3, but we felt that there was no point talking about anything else, because that is all anyone is going to be talking about this week. So, we decided to make a game of it. By the time to hear this podcast, E3 will be in full swing, so listen along and see just how accurate we are with our predictions and so on. 

We also have Harvard, one of the DDNet team, on the podcast this week, too, so enjoy! And be sure to let us know what you think of the podcast, and if there are any particular topics you'd like for us to cover in future weeks!

Matt: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom

Digitally Uploaded #12: Our favourite Vita games ever

Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website.

Is the PlayStation Vita the most underrated console ever released? If it isn't, then it's right up there, because it is a wonderful game playing machine that never quite managed to gain the respect that it deserved. JRPG fans, especially, would surely know they can't go without this console. 

So this week we look at all the different PlayStation Vita games that we've loved in recent years, from Persona to Atelier, Gravity Rush to Wipeout.

Please enjoy the podcast!... and be sure to follow us on Twitter:

Matt: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom

Digitally Uploaded #11: It's all about Overwatch this week!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website.

Overwatch is one of those rare kinds of games that just about everyone can enjoy. Whether you're typically a fan of Call of Duty, or the most niche of JRPGs, you are likely to find something in this game that you enjoy. 

So this week, Allan and Matt both talk about what they've enjoyed about the game, how they've enjoyed it, and what they'd like to see come next from Blizzard in this world. 

So please enjoy the podcast!... and be sure to follow us on Twitter:

Matt: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom

Digitally Uploaded #10: JRPGs! Final Fantasy, modern examples of the genre... all the good stuff

Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website.

This week we focus entirely on the JRPG genre and get back to our roots with Japanese games!

Matt and Alan talk about how they "discovered" the genre, what it was about it that they like so much, and some of the impact that the genre has had on modern games. We name drop a lot of Final Fantasy and so on this week, in other words, because like most kids that grew up through the Game Boy and NES/SNES era of games, there wasn't that many other examples of the genre to experience.

So please enjoy the podcast!... and be sure to follow us on Twitter:

Matt: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom

Digitally Uploaded #9: The horror genre, Doom, and that Assassin's Creed movie

Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website.

No special guest this week, so you'll just have to listen to Alan and Matt rant and rave on about various topics. 

Mostly, though, Matt rants a bit about Doom, which is the last time Doom will be mentioned on this podcast, we promise! And it does segue into an interesting discussion about horror games; what makes a good horror game, and what are some of the best examples of the genre out there.

So please enjoy the podcast!... and be sure to follow us on Twitter:

Matt: @digitallydownld
Alan: @Ironshroom