Digitally Uploaded

Welcome to hell, if you're the sort of person that likes keeping up with all the big releases in a year. September is going to destroy you. Seriously, it's got to be one of the busiest months for exciting releases that we've seen all year, so we kick this podcast off talking about that. From there we take a look at Shenmue 3, which has unfortunately been quite controversial for all the wrong reasons over the past week. Finally, we catch up on Final Fantasy XV, and all the stuff that's been happening with that world. Love it or hate it? Let us know! Thanks as always for listening in, you can catch us on our Twitter accounts here: Matt S: @digitallydownld Ginny W: @ginnywoes Harvard L: @harvardliu And if you liked any of the music this week, here's the track list for you: I'll Miku Miku You (For Reals) - Hatsune MikuSeymour Battle Remastered - Final Fantasy XMain Menu Theme - XCOM 2Main Theme - Chrono Trigger

We're all about the retro this week on the DDNet podcast, as we chat about our favourite JRPGs, horror games, and platformers from yesteryear. Which Final Fantasy is the best, are there any good modern platformers that compare to the classic Mario games from yesteryear, and why has modern horror so lost the plot when it comes to being scary? We talk about this and more! As always, thanks for listening, and be sure to tell us what you think of the podcast! Catch us on our social media: Matt S: @digitallydownld Alan M: @ironshroom And if you liked any of the music on this week's show, here's the tracklist: Lots of Laugh - Hatsune MikuTheme - Wild ArmsXnaut Fortress - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorMachine Village - NieR: Automata

Last week Hellblade was released, and it absolutely blew us away with the way it treated mental illness, and various other themes within the game. We kick off this week's podcast exploring just how that game impacted on us, and how incredibly different it is to almost anything else we've played before. Then we talk about game engines, briefly, and the nonsense reputation that Unity has at the moment. Too many people see the Unity logo and immediately assume that the game is poor quality, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Finally we chat about rhythm games; what we like in a good rhythm game, and why we like it. And wow do we like a bunch of different rhythm games. As always thanks for listening in! Catch us on our social media accounts here: Matt S: @digitallydownld Harvard L: @harvardliu Matt C: @MC_Odd And if you liked any of the music this week, here's the tracklist: 1925 - Hatsune MikuThe Copied City - NieR: AutomataMain Theme - Elder Scrolls 3: MorrowindLeaving Earth - Mass Effect 3

It's all about JRPGs this week! What got us into JRPGs, what we love about the genre, and all that good stuff. From the classics, right through to the modern examples of the genre. We also discuss what might be driving the renaissance for JRPGs today - because between the likes of Final Fantasy XV, Persona 5, Yakuza 0 and NieR: Automata, there has been an absolute surge for the genre in recent years. So why are we talking all about JRPGs this week? Because we all love the genre, of course! What are your favourite JRPGs, and what got you into the genre? Let us know - we're always keen to hear from fellow fans of the genre! Thanks for listening, and if you'd like to catch us on our social media accounts, here you go: Matt S: @digitallydownld Tyler Treese: @tylertreese Ginny W: @ginnywoes And if you liked any of the music on the podcast this week, here's the track list for you: Dye - Megurine Luka Prologue - Lost OdysseyTheme - Fire Emblem 7Opera Theme - Final Fantasy VI

August is one very busy month for games. The entire month sees an unending stream of really exciting titles to look forward to, so this week on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we chat about the title's we're most looking forward to. We also take a look at Dragon Quest, following the wonderful news that Dragon Quest XI will be localised into English. It's a brilliant franchise, and we love it at DDNet, so you can expect a lot of gushing there. Finally, with Warriors All Stars being one of the big releases this month, we also get to chatting about what character crossover games we'd like the most. And, yes, Hatsune Miku would be perfect in all of them. Thanks as always for listening! Here are the social media accounts of everyone on this week's podcast, if you'd like to jump on and chat with us: Matt S: @digitallydownld Matt C: @MC_Odd Ginny W: @ginnywoes And if you liked any of the music on the show, here's the tracklist: Tricolore Airlines - Hatsune MikuThe Eigth Canticle - MasqueradaFinal Fantasy 2 - Battle ThemeFlower Garden - Yoshi's Island

This week on Digitally Uploaded kicks off with a discussion about violence in games, or, more specifically, non-violent games. Since last week we have been utterly in love with a little Aussie game called Yonder, and it's very much like how Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be if Zelda had no violence in it... yes, that's right, Zelda is a violent game, not that we ever think of it that way. From there we have a chat about the number of boxes that we have under the TV, which is frankly getting ridiculous. What was once a couple of consoles is now an endless series of these things... are they really necessary? Finally, we talk about what we eat and drink while we play video games. Not Moutain Dew and Doritos. We won't be consuming them until the latest cheque clears... Enjoy the podcast! Here's our social media accounts if you want to follow us on Twitter: Matt S: @digitallydownld Alan M: @Ironshroom And if you liked the music on the show, here's the YouTube links: Rollin' Girl - Hatsune MikuTheme Track - Mario Kart 8Ordeal Boss - Team Kirby Clash DeluxeInfinite Azure Round One - Tekken 7 Thanks as always for listening in!

After a certain games journalist came out last week to attack anyone who likes a certain kind of Japanese game by calling them a "pervert" we decided to embrace our inner perviness this week and talk about sex in games. Yes, that's right, it's okay to enjoy sexy games, and that doesn't make you a pervert any more than liking FPSers makes you a gun killer. After also talking about the difference between games with sexualised content that aren't sexy at all (because they're just too nonsense) and games that are genuinely erotic, we then also change tone completely to talk about Shephy, and the difficulty in reviewing games that are so different they're quite broken in some ways, but so utterly interesting in others. Thanks as always for listening! If you liked any of the music in this week's podcast, here's the track list for you: Blackjack - Megurine LukaMachine Village - Nier AutomataFields of Ard Skellige - Witcher 3Dracula's Castle - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night And you can catch us on our social media: Matt S - @digitallydownld Ginny W - @ginnywoes Harvard L - @harvardliu

We have a special episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast this week; we're talking all about all things music! Music is often the unappreciated part of a game, but without amazing soundtracks, our favourite video games would just not have the same emotional resonance and power. In celebration of that, this week we talk about what we like in our video game soundtracks, whether we'd go to a symphony for game music (and what we think about the ones that we have been to), and we play the old "if you were stranded on an island with just three game soundtracks to listen to, what would you have with you" game. We've also picked personal favourite songs to play through the show! If you like any of them yourself, here's the playlist: Cinco De Chocobo - Final Fantasy VIITheme from Yoshi's StoryTheme from Prince of Persia: Sands of TimeSera Was Never: Dragon Age Inquisition You can catch us on our social media too, of course: Matt S: @digitallydownld Alan M: @ironshroom Ginny W: @ginnywoes James S: @j_swinbanks Thanks as always for listening, and see you next week!

After a week's hiatus (down here in Australia it's winter and that means sickness season), we're back! This week on the podcast we look at a wide range of different topics. First up, are games ever really "boring?" It's a word that often gets thrown around, but you have to wonder if it's really boredom or a lack of understanding that's driving the criticism - we talk about that in the context of Valkyria Revolution a lot this week. We also look at the game releases in July (finally! A relatively quite month for releases), and then chat about RPG Maker; a series of accessible game development tools that we've all been using for many years, and there's a new one just released on Nintendo 3DS. Thanks as always for listening, and catch us on our social media if you'd like! Matt S: @digitallydownld Matt C: @MC_Odd Ginny W: @ginnywoes And if you liked the music in this week's episode, here's the track list for you: Nostalogic - MEIKOTawna Bonus Round Music - Crash BandicootSpread the Wings - Garou Mark of the WolvesMarching - Valkyria Revolution

After a week's hiatus (down here in Australia it's winter and that means sickness season), we're back! This week on the podcast we look at a wide range of different topics.

First up, are games ever really "boring?" It's a word that often gets thrown around, but you have to wonder if it's really boredom or a lack of understanding that's driving the criticism - we talk about that in the context of Valkyria Revolution a lot this week.

We also look at the game releases in July (finally! A relatively quite month for releases), and then chat about RPG Maker; a series of accessible game development tools that we've all been using for many years, and there's a new one just released on Nintendo 3DS.

Thanks as always for listening, and catch us on our social media if you'd like!

Matt S: @digitallydownld

Matt C: @MC_Odd

Ginny W: @ginnywoes

And if you liked the music in this week's episode, here's the track list for you:

Nostalogic - MEIKO

Tawna Bonus Round Music - Crash Bandicoot

Spread the Wings - Garou Mark of the Wolves

Marching - Valkyria Revolution