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. I don’t understand why anyone thought to go through the effort of localising Gunma’s Ambition. Actually enjoying this game relies on the player having a not insubstantial level of understanding of Japanese culture, knowing something about a particular region of Japan that isn’t exactly a tourist…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The Utawarerumono series are some of the best tactics JRPG/Visual Novel hybrids out there. They’re also very cultural, with a strong basis in Japan’s native Ainu culture providing the basis of the aesthetics that you’ll see through each of the games (read about that in an…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Welcome to 2020! I hope you all had the most wonderful break. And now it’s time to get back into the video game criticismsssss… and first up I wanted to chat about a little city builder that caught my attention over the Christmas break. Dawn of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I did make a promise to myself that in 2020 I would try and play fewer games, but go much deeper on those that I did play. That would mean that I stopped giving so many poor or middling titles a go purely on the basis…
Read MoreList by Matt S. It’s hard to believe, but today is the last day of the decade (HAPPY NEW YEAR!), and it should go without saying that a lot has happened in video games over that last ten years. Just think: at the start of the decade people were playing…
Read MoreList by Trent P. It’s hard to believe, but we’re at the end of a decade this month, and it should go without saying that a lot has happened in video games over that last ten years. Just think: at the start of the decade people were playing Nintendo Wii,…
Read MoreList by Priscilla M. It’s hard to believe, but we’re at the end of a decade this month, and it should go without saying that a lot has happened in video games over that last ten years. Just think: at the start of the decade people were playing Nintendo Wii,…
Read MoreList by Nick H. It’s hard to believe, but we’re at the end of a decade this month, and it should go without saying that a lot has happened in video games over that last ten years. Just think: at the start of the decade people were playing Nintendo Wii,…
Read MoreHello readers! We wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a truly wonderful Christmas and New Year’s, or any other holiday that you might celebrate at this time of year. It’s been a truly amazing 12 months for DDNet, and it has been a true honour and privilege to…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. For the last let’s play of the year, Harvard decided to take a look at four of the quirkiest little indie games that you can find on the Nintendo Switch. These are all really, really oddball games, and most certainly not for everyone, but if you find…
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