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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…

Review: Moons of Madness (PlayStation 4)

March 24, 2020

Funcom/horror game/Lovecraft/Lovecraftian/Moons of Madness/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sci Fi/walking simulator

Review by Matt S. I don’t know if H.P. Lovecraft would be particularly fond of Moons of Madness. It bills itself as a “Lovecraftian game” because it has space tentacles in it, but it largely misses the nuance and intellectual depth of Lovecraft’s body of work. Push past that and…

Japan Film Festival launches streaming service for those looking for some art & culture while self-isolating

March 24, 2020

cinema/film/Japan Film Festival/Japan Foundation/Moosic Lab/News/streaming service

News by Matt S. Cinemas are closed and a trip downtown is increasingly looking like something from an apocalyptic nightmare, but that’s no reason to miss out on the kind of culture that only a film festival can provide. The Japan Foundation in Sydney has launched a streaming service to…

Review: Doom 64 (Nintendo Switch)

March 24, 2020

doom/Doom 64/FPS/Nightdive Studios/Nintendo Switch/Retro/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. The long-forgotten and neglected Doom 64. The odd sheep in the family. The game that was basically dead on arrival on its initial release, because the Nintendo 64 was doing some fascinating things with the shooter genre even as Doom remained steadfastly traditional. It’s good that…

Tactics roguelike, Dread Nautical, is coming to console

March 23, 2020

Dread Nautical/News/Roguelike/tactics/tactics game/trailer/Trailers/Zen Studios

News by Matt S. Dread Nautical was one of the launch titles on the Apple Arcade when it arrived last year, and it’s one of the better games on the platform, offering players a simple, but compelling blend of tactics RPG and roguelike. Now it’s coming to basically every other…

Review: A Street Cat’s Tale (Nintendo Switch)

March 23, 2020

A Street Cat's Tale/CFK/Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. It has to be a tough life to be a street cat. Scavenging around for rubbish and often only able to eat by the good graces of humanity – the same species whose behaviour is the underlying cause of why most street cats are out there…

toripon-harvard-lets-plays

March 23, 2020

casual/casual games/Indie/let's play/Toripon/Video/Video review

Video by Harvard L. With the world being in the mess that it is right now, it’s more important than ever to have access to games that simply aim to make you happy, and that is exactly what Toripon is. A game in which your goal is to take pictures…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, March 23, 2020

March 22, 2020

catch-up coffee/Demo/Disaster Report 4/Final Fantasy VII Remake/GDC/Kadokawa Games/News/Root Film

News 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…

Review: Talisman Digital Edition (Nintendo Switch)

March 20, 2020

board game/digital board game/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review/Talisman

Review by Matt S. I previously reviewed Talisman when it released on PlayStation 4, and so I’m going to re-publish much of that review below, as it comes from the same developer, and is functionally the same game on Nintendo Switch. There’s even the massively expansive (and expensive) approach to…

pathologic-2-and-plague-inc-two-games

March 19, 2020

COVID-19/Pathologic/Pathologic 2/Plague Inc/Plague Inc: Evolved/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. With COVID-19 running rampant across the planet, it makes sense that a lot of people have pandemics on the mind, and indeed that Soderbergh film, Contagion, is having a whole new lease on life. There are video games that deal with the social and logistical concerns…

Review: SeaBed (Nintendo Switch)

March 19, 2020

Fruitbat Factory/Indie/mystery/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/romance/SeaBed/Switch Review/visual novel/yuri

Review by Matt S. SeaBed is a rather precious thing; it might look amateurish in its aesthetics, and even by visual novel standards it lacks interactivity, but it’s also a remarkable bit of storytelling, and one that defies expectations at every turn and refuses to take the low road. It…

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