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…
Video by Matt S. The Kids We Were is a beautiful, artful and emotional little arthouse experience, which comes to Nintendo Switch and Steam very soon indeed. We have a review on DigitallyDownloaded.net, but in this video, we talk about the way the game handles nostalgia for youth, and why…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. The warm aesthetics will warm you while the emotional narrative will often chill you. The Kids We Were is a pixelated Life Is Strange, or an animated Stephen King coming of age story. There’s a dash of Back To The Future, too,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I really should give this game a 5/5 score and be done with it. After all, it checks off just about everything I like. It has a vampire (sorry: half-vampire or dhampir, lore nerds) that leans heavily into the sexual motif in vampire tradition. It has…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. We’re being spoiled for excellent adaptations of board games on the Nintendo Switch. Late last year the magnificent Wingspan landed, and instantly became one of my most-played games on the console (well, not instantly, but I kept playing it until it did… you know what I…
Read MoreList by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Unpacking always looked lovely, but the game really hit something on something special and became one of the most beloved and talked-about games in 2021. In many ways it was a repeat of the runaway success that fellow Aussie game, Untitled Goose Game, achieved late in…
Read MorePoll by Matt S. I talk up (and enjoy) emulation consoles out of China (predominantly) a great deal. Indeed I almost find myself playing with my Anbernic and Powkiddy devices more than my “proper” consoles. So this week I thought it would be interesting to see just how pervasive these…
Read MoreVideos by Matt S. Over on YouTube, we try and fit in at least a couple of streams each week, mostly to give you the first hour or so of various interesting, quirky or different games. We’re still figuring out the exact schedule for these, but in the meantime, don’t…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M.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 anchor, Dee Dee)! This…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Hello everyone! I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. The November issue of the Dee Dee Zine is now live! It’s another 48 pages filled with fascinating content about Japanese games, art and culture, and this time around we’ve got: An interview with the creator behind…
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