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…
Review by Matt S. Ever since childhood, I’ve had a fascination with Napoleon Bonaparte. It started with a board game called War and Peace, which my parents owned, and I discovered while young. That game was far too complex for me at the time (it really is a hardcore war…
Read MoreList by Matt S. The Nintendo Switch is the ideal device for visual novels. Lightweight as a handheld, it’s easy to carry everywhere. It’s also got a lovely, big screen, which makes it perfect for displaying the gorgeous art that you generally see in a good visual novel, and allows…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Kazutaka Kodaka is one of the most recognisable names for fans of narrative-driven games out of Japan. The creator of Danganronpa, numerous Jake Hunter scenarios, and the scenario of School of Ragnarok recently split with his former employer, Spike Chunsoft games, to set up TooKyo Games.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I’ve got some great news to share today; we’ve got a release date set in stone for the next visual novel in the “My Time With Dee Dee” series. It took a little longer than I thought it would (mostly because of scope creep – it’s…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. It’s hard to conceive, but Square Enix has a series that has been kicking around since 1991, and it’s almost completely unknown here in the west. That series is Itadaki Street (Fortune Street); a series of board games, usually themed after Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The most exciting thing to happen to the Nintendo Switch lands in just a week now. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix releases on February 13, and will be one of the more import-friendly games. After all, it’s a rhythm game. Simple controls, simple menus, and you’ll…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest Tact for iOS and Android. It’s currently going to be a Japanese-only release (of course it is), but it really looks like something that I could get into, even if it is free-to-play, and therefore going to be loaded with…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Vectronom is an ecclectic little game: it’s a rhythm game from 2019 that looks like a little indie platformer, and features squares that bounce around boldly minimalist environments. It’s also one of those games that once you let yourself get hooked into it, you can’t put…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. It took me far, far too long to start playing Kentucky Route Zero. It’s one of those things that people have kept recommending to me, knowing the kinds of games that I like to play, but I had just never got around to it. I’m only…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the best regarded “art games” on the mobile platform, Florence, is finally making its way to other devices, with Annapurna Interactive set to release the game on PC and Nintendo Switch on February 13. Florence is the story of romance, growing close to someone,…
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