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. Do I dare hope that this will actually be good? Power Rangers, the franchise, is all about fighting on top of fighting. And now there’s a new fighting game coming that lets you settle once and for all which ranger is the best (yellow. Always, always…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Finally! Trails of Cold Steel 1 & 2, on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita were two of the finest JRPGs that have been produced in recent memory. It might not be a series with the mainstream awareness of some others, but both games are genuinely…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Bury Me, My Love should be a game that is mandatory for us all to play. At a time when in the west we have developed a kind of cultural sociopathy towards the most desperate among the human population – people who our nations are directly…
Read MoreNews 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…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Travis Strikes Again is quite clearly a vanity project for the endlessly eclectic Goichi Suda. It was his opportunity to indulge his love of retro games, indie game development, and Devolver Digital (we all know there’s a collaboration project coming up; just announce it already). It’s…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. So I’ve written for DDNet for a while, and I find that the games that I tend to like the most are the ones that feel like more than just a game – the ones that make me think about my life, and reality itself. I’ve…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Australian-developed City of Brass is one of the best FPS roguelites going around. Not only does it offer slick, engaging, challenging action, but it has a really cool Arabian Nights theme. It would have been nice to see more done with the theme, since we don’t…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Before there was Nioh, there was Onimusha: Warlords. That’s not a superficial comparison. Nioh was a dark fantasy tale that mixed Japanese yokai and oni mythology with Sengoku-era heroes and villains. Onimusha: Warlords… is a dark fantasy tale that mixes Japanese yokai and oni mythology with…
Read MoreWe’re back for 2019! Our first podcast of the year looks at all the great games that are releasing in January (there really are a lot), as well as the stuff we’re looking forward to for the rest of the year. And we also chat about Dead or Alive 6.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Having a card game on the Nintendo Switch is the most delightful idea. As someone who started playing the physical Magic: The Gathering from the very first edition, and then played dozens of other trading card games (TCG) in the years since, from Call of Cthulhu…
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