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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…

Hatsune Miku is back, baby! And she is GORGEOUS on Switch

July 1, 2019

Hatsune Miku/Miku/News/Nintendo Switch/rhythm game/Sega/Switch

News by Matt S. I woke up this morning and, as I usually do, checked in to see what was going on on Twitter. I see a flood of comments. “Oh no”, I think to myself. “What corner of the Internet have I offended this time?” Reading through, though, I…

i-dont-think-ive-recommended-nhk-world

July 1, 2019

Japan/Japanese film/Japanese food/Japanese History/local Japan/NHK/NHK World

Article by Matt S. NHK World isn’t anything new, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually written about it on DDNet in the past. As it’s something I watch religiously – more than I even watch Netflix, let alone free-to-air TV – I figured that I should remedy that. So…

review-dobutsu-shogi-world-nintendo

July 1, 2019

board game/digital board game/Dobutsu Shogi/educational game/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Shogi/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Shogi – often referred to as “Japanese Chess” – is an irritatingly obtuse game to learn how to play. Especially for those who don’t speak Japanese. With Chess, abstract as it is, pieces are designed to be visually familiar – once you’re told that the king…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, July 1, 2019

June 30, 2019

Bandai Namco/Blue Protocol/catch-up coffee/catch-up coffee monday/Hivemind Entertainment/News/Nihon Falcom/Pokemon Masters/Square Enix/Trails series

News by Lindsay M. and Matt S. 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…

We’re going to start making games!

June 28, 2019

Danica Dee/Dee Dee/Dee Dee game/digitallydownloaded.net/Patreon/visual novel

News by Matt S. If you’re not already backing me on Patreon, now might be the best time to do so! Since starting the Patreon a little while ago, I have struggled to find a way to make it really worthwhile for my backers – to find the “value add”…

Review: The Sinking City (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 28, 2019

adventure/Frogwares/Horror/horror game/Lovecraft/Lovecraftian/open world game/PS4 Review/review/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 4/The Sinking City

Review by Lindsay M. There seems to have been an influx in Lovecraft-themed games released in the past few years, and some really have been exceptional — The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker comes to mind, as it takes familiar themes and puts them into a contemporary context. Others, such…

trailer-utawarerumono-zan-looks-better

June 27, 2019

News/NISA/PlayStation 4/trailer/Trailers/Utawarerumono/Utawarerumono Zan/Warriors clone

News by Matt S. Utawarerumono can’t get out of the news at the moment, and it looks like it’s on the cusp of becoming a major anime/game property. The development of a new title in the series was recently announced in Japan, and here we have NISA sharing an exciting…

The sequel to the best horror VN is coming out west!

June 27, 2019

Aksys/Aksys Games/Death Mark/Experience Inc/Horror/horror game/News/NG/Nintendo Switch/PC/PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita/visual novel

News by Matt S. If you haven’t played Death Mark yet, you absolutely should. It’s a brilliant example of horror writing and storytelling, and one of the most intelligent, atmospheric visual novels ever crafted. And now, courtesy of Aksys Games, we are going to get its sequel: NG. NG will…

We have a release date for Atelier Ryza in the west!

June 27, 2019

Atelier/Atelier Ryza/Gust/JRPG/Koei Tecmo/News/release date/Release Dates

News by Matt S. The impossible has happened. We’re living the dream. In 2019 we’ll be playing not one, nor two, but THREE brand new Atelier games. Following hot on the heels of earlier hits Atelier Nelke and Atelier Lulua, Koei Tecmo has announced that Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness &…

i-guess-my-next-laptop-is-acer

June 27, 2019

Acer/Dell/Gadget/Hardware/Hatsune Miku/laptop/News/notebook

News by Matt S. Japan gets all the cool stuff. A Japanese retailer has unveiled a collaboration with Acer and Dell to produce Hatsune Miku-themed laptops. And, since I prefer to avoid Dell, that means I’m saving up for a new Acer! As reported on Mikufan, the laptops are being…

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