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…
Bullet Girls Phantasia is a mind-boggling game that’s just been released in English throughout Asia. We’ve been playing it a heck of a lot and chat about that this week. We also talk about how terrible hunting games are, and how awesome games are when they reflect Shinto spirituality. Thanks…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I’ve now played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch. Never mind that the preview session featured an earlier version that didn’t include the recently-announced King K Rool and Simon Belmont. This might have been the same version of the game that plenty of people…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Well, this is quite beautiful. Spirit of the North bills itself as a “single-player, third-person adventure game”, but that’s a rather dry and dull way of describing something this beautiful. What it actually is is a story about a fox in the frozen north of Iceland.…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Titan Quest is one of the better “Diablo clones” to come out in the wake of Blizzard’s hit action RPG. Originally released in 2006, it sticks closely to the hack-and-slash combat and deep character customisation that came to define the Diablo series, but trades the hellish…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One way to get my attention really fast is to claim that you’re making a “serene and evocative narrative experience.” Not only are you focusing on the bit of video games that I enjoy the most (the narrative), but you’re also using words that are very……
Read MoreNews by Matt S. There’s a new trailer for the CE-Asia-published Banner of the Maid, which we just had to share, because it looks awesome. This trailer was debuted at ChinaJoy 2018, a games expo held in China (funny that), so it’s all in one of the Chinese languages (sorry,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. There’s a romance that has been built around the very concept of the Shinsengumi that has made the military police force of a bygone era a source of inspiration for video games, manga, and other forms of popular culture. In the video game space specifically we…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of my great regrets is that I took so long to discover Ōkami. After years of ignoring it because just about everyone chalked it up as a “Zelda clone”, a formula that I’ve never been that invested in, I finally played the HD remaster on…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., Matt C., 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…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Newly released in English via Asian PlayStation Network stores (grab it on the Hong Kong store if you’re keen), Bullet Girls Phantasia is a new release that is legitimately mind-boggling in how spectacularly pervy it is. And yes, it’s also quite enjoyable, in that same B-grade…
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