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by ddnetadmin

July 30, 2022

Competition

LAST CHANCE! Win one of FIVE RIG 800 PRO headsets & Stranger Of Paradise (+DLC)

Aussie readers of DDNet, have we got a treat for you! (Note: this competition is only open to Australian residents. Apologies, overseas friends, but I’m sure we’ll have another contest for you soon) Stranger Of Paradise is one of the finest, and smartest, games in Square Enix’s storied series. As we wrote in our 4.5/5 review: Do you know that…

psychological horror

Why I can’t review Martha is Dead

I don’t believe topics should be ignored in games, but I do believe that certain issues need to be handled delicately; things like mental illness, sexual assault, and war are not topics to be taken lightly. LKA is, to me, best known for approaching some very sensitive topics in The…

Review: Elex II (Sony PlayStation 5)

I’m not sure there’s ever a precisely right time to release a…

Review: Gran Turismo 7 (Sony PlayStation 5)

I really wish I loved anything as much as Yamauchi Kazunori loves…

Azur Lane: Crosswave lands on Nintendo Switch on February 19

November 18, 2020

Azur Lane Crosswave/Idea Factory/News/Nintendo Switch/release date/Release Dates

News by Matt S.It’s a 3D SHMUP/visual novel combination with some very, very pretty girls, so it should come as no surprise that we’re looking forward to the Nintendo Switch port of Azure Lane: Crosswave. Idea Factory has given us a release date, now: the game lands on February 19…

oversexed-visual-novel-lovekami

November 17, 2020

fanservice/News/Nintendo Switch/visual novel

News by Matt S. LoveKami: Divinity Stage was released on Steam back in 2016. There it got a small, but positive, following, with an 85 per cent positivity rating across 358 reviews. Now, courtesy of MoeNovel, it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. There’s no firm release date at this stage, but…

Review: Five Dates (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 17, 2020

Five Dates/FMV Game/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/visual novel

Review by Lindsay M. I have a confession to make: despite being in a long-term relationship, I’ve been talking to women via a dating app. My spouse approves. No, we’re not polyamorous or looking for a third to join us. Instead, I have been playing Five Dates, an interactive FMV…

Please support our friends at Player 2 with their awesome charity stream marathon – Prizes, too!

November 17, 2020

Charity/Competition/News/stream

News by Matt S. Player 2 (Player2.net.au) is one of the good ones in the local media space, and every year they do a really wonderful charity marathon streaming event to support local causes. They’re back this year with one of their biggest events – you’ll get to watch a…

Review: Demon’s Souls (Sony PlayStation 5)

November 17, 2020

Bluepoint/Dark Souls/Demon's Souls/FromSoftware/JRPG/PS5 Review/Remake/Reviews/RPG/Sony PlayStation 5

Review by Matt S. I liked the Souls games before they were cool. In fact, I loved them before they were even Souls games. Way back on the PlayStation 2 (and earlier) FromSoftware had a series called King’s Field. It wasn’t particularly popular, because it was brutally difficult (the PlayStation…

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2: Why I love this game

November 16, 2020

Preview/Previews/Puyo Puyo Tetris/Puzzle Game/Sega/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. It comes out in December, but I’ve had the opportunity to get some hands-on time with the sequel to one of the most eclectic puzzlers we’ve ever seen. A cross-over game that combines Tetris and Puyo Puyo doesn’t sound like it should work, but incredibly it…

Interesting games on itch.io: November 16

November 16, 2020

Art Game/Indie/itch.io/list/Top 10/top 5

List by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…

Review: Call of Duty – Black Ops Cold War (Sony PlayStation 5)

November 15, 2020

Activision/Call of Duty/FPS/PlayStation 5/propaganda/PS5 Review/Reviews/Shooter/shooters

Review by Matt S. From 1945 through to 1991, the world existed in a state of perpetual tension as two superpowers – The Soviet Union and the United States – vied for control over the planet and its resources. Now, as the world heads into a second Cold War between…

Review: Touhou Spell Bubble (Nintendo Switch)

November 13, 2020

Nintendo Switch/puzzle/Reviews/rhythm game/Switch Review/Taito/Touhou

Review by Harvard L. Touhou Spell Bubble is a tedious game which I do not particularly care for, but I imagine it does have value for fans of the long-running franchise. It’s an unorthodox mashup of the Vs. Puzzle and Rhythm genre, and the way Taito makes these two disparate…

Review: Sackboy: A Big Adventure (Sony PlayStation 5)

November 13, 2020

3D platformer/LittleBigPlanet/platformer/PlayStation 5/PS5 Review/Reviews/Sony

Review by Matt S. A LittleBigPlanet game without level creation tools? I wasn’t so sure about that. I mean, sure, Sackboy has become Sony’s mascot for the younger players over the last decade or so, making him the ideal vehicle to sell the PS5 as an all-ages console, but his games…

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