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…
Article by Matt S. Unfortunately, a bout of illness hit me over the weekend, meaning that my plans to stream some of the new stuff that has made its way into Civilization VI was ruined, but that’s okay – there are still three streams for you to enjoy this week!…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor 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…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Myst (well, realMyst, actually) landed on Nintendo Switch about a week ago, and for pure nostalgia’s sake, I decided to pick it up and give it a play. It has been a long time since I last played Myst (aside from a short go at a…
Read Moreby TsuChanJohnson Editor’s intro: One of the most common discussions that continues to pop up every few months in video games is the way that some Japanese games depict female characters – particularly when they start wearing school uniforms or the anime aesthetic means that they look youthful. Every time…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I have fond memories of playing Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the Nintendo GameCube. It wasn’t the deepest game by any means, but it was a four-player action-JRPG, and it made great use of the GameCube-to-Game Boy Advance cable to give everyone a “two-screen experience.” The…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Kingdom Under Fire was a series that was particularly special back on the original Xbox. As I have since found out, it holds up well today, with the developer porting the original game to the PC earlier this year. Now the sequel to that game, Kingdom…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Let’s start by stating the obvious reaction that many people are going to have on reading that headline: no, I don’t for a second consider that video game violence makes people become violent. That is not the thesis of this piece. I don’t think anyone picks…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’m going to go out on a very controversial limb here and say that minigolf is so much better than actual golf. Minigolf focuses in on the part of the golfing experience that is actually enjoyable – i.e. putting a ball in a hole – while…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Goddamn it, Konami. I’m one of the few that are out there crucifying the venerable Japanese publisher for the way it handles its business and the games that it publishers, but the way the company refuses to localise its Japanese baseball games infuriates me. I mean,…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor 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…
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