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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…

Crusader Kings III gets its release date

May 15, 2020

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News by Matt S. I do like games based in real-world history that actually respect the history, and Paradox Interactive’s strategy games have been some of the more respectful out there. Europa Universalis IV is great, for example, but as great as it is, there are a lot of people…

Nintendo announces a new Paper Mario with an imminent release

May 14, 2020

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News by Matt S. “It’s not a good look, Nintendo!” wrote one pundit just a few days ago when Nintendo outlined its 2020 content strategy recently, and there wasn’t that much on it. Nintendo was lazy and in trouble for not releasing an endless stream of new content for its Switch…

Just a friendly reminder: Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix is out now

May 14, 2020

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News by Matt S. We jumped the shark a little with this one, but like I wasn’t going to import a Hatsune Miku game the moment it released in Japan. And like I wasn’t going to review it the moment after I imported it. I love this game, and it’s…

Nintendo Switch gets a Japan-only Hanafuda game, and it’s the perfect import

May 14, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Hanafuda cards – particularly the Koi Koi game that is played using those cards – might just be my favourite Japanese traditional game – I like Shogi and Kendama too, don’t get me wrong, but there’s a beauty about Hanafuda cards that has always drawn me…

Unreal Engine 5 is going to add nothing of value to the artistry of video games

May 14, 2020

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Opinion by Matt S. Recently, Epic Games showed off an “in-game” demo of what would be possible with its new Unreal Engine 5, as the engine that will be pushed onto the next generation of console hardware as the next step forward. And you know what? Meh. Nothing about that…

pqube-is-publishing-pokemon-clone-that

May 13, 2020

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News by Matt S. PQube is one of the most eclectic publishers out there, taking on everything from super-fanservicey Gal*Gun through to a range of lovely visual novels, and on to daughter-raising simulator Ciel Fledge. Its next one is VEWO Interactive-developed Nexomon: Extinction, and this is a very Pokemon simulator.…

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – A gorgeous game, remade

May 13, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is Nintendo’s next big project – a full-scale remaster of its Wii classic, with completely redone art to bring it firmly into the HD era. It’s difficult to remember that this game – absolutely gorgeous in terms of production values – has…

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is going to be huge

May 13, 2020

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Preview by Matt S. Xenoblade Chronicles is a game for which the ambition of the developers behind it has always been compromised by the limitations of the platform they were working on. Originally, it was a Wii title that somehow brought the scale of a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360…

who-isnt-looking-forward-to-trails-of

May 13, 2020

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News by Matt S. Trails of Cold Steel has emerged as one of the most noteworthy JRPG properties over the past year, and all of this is finally coming to a head as the fourth and final chapter lands later this year, courtesy of NISA. Related reading: Our review of…

There’s a new Harvest Moon coming, and it’s exclusive to Switch

May 12, 2020

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News by Matt S. Is there anything more reliably exciting than Harvest Moon? I know the series has gone through its ups and downs, but I’ve always found myself really looking forward to playing the latest in the venerable series. Now Natsume has announced Harvest Moon: One World for Nintendo…

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