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…
News by Matt S. Streaming is a great way to enjoy games with people, so, to help share the games that we love, we’re launching a weekly streaming schedule at DDNet where we’ll play some of our favourite games that you can come along and chat with us about as…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We’re all struggling a bit (or a lot) with COVID-19 right now. Even putting aside the nightmare number of deaths worldwide, many of us have lost our jobs, and those of us who have been lucky to hang on to them have found work to be…
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. Coming so soon after the remake of Final Fantasy VII remake (Square Enix really needs to pace things out better) the Trials of Mana remake is very different in tone… but no less spectacular. This is a really lovely game, rendered beautifully in the third dimension,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. After the crushing disappointment of that woeful Secret of Mana remake from 2018 (never forget, never forgive), I wasn’t interested in the remake of Trials of Mana on any level. For one thing, Trials of Mana hadn’t been released outside of Japan (officially) until 2019’s Collection…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Every so often there is a Kickstarter that leaps up to really make you pay attention. War of Ashird is one such example. It’s a project being put forward by Igrasil Studio (which previously successfully Kickstarted Bloody Chronicles – New Cycle of Death and then published…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Visual Novels are dime-a-dozen, particularly if you look up itch.io. Heck, we make our own. It can be difficult to catch all the new ones that are inbound as a result, but A Summer’s End – Hong Kong 1986 is looking great… and it releases this…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you haven’t heard about Desperados III yet, you really should pay attention to it, as this stealth tactics game is shaping up to be something special indeed. It has been 14 years since the last one, but as one of the many IPs that THQ…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Some indie developers take advantage of the small overheads, budgets, and team sizes that they operate with to deliver games that are creative and different. Liberated from the need to shift the kind of numbers that cause blockbuster publishers to homogenise everything they do, indies can…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Finally. FINALLY! The best Nintendo Switch game of all, Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix, has its release date for western markets… and you’ll be playing it sooner than you may have expected. The game releases on May 15, having released earlier in the year in…
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