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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…

Review: Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (Nintendo Switch)

May 30, 2018

2D platformer/Mega Man/Mega Man Legacy Collection/Mega Man Legacy Collection 2/platformer/Retro/Reviews

Review by Brad L. The second Legacy Collection contains Mega Man games 7 to 10. Of course, this is two less games than the first collection. However, the games were released on later hardware and contained more elements than the original six so there is still plenty to do in…

Review: Mega Man Legacy Collection (Nintendo Switch)

May 29, 2018

2D platformer/Mega Man/Mega Man Legacy Collection/Nintendo Switch/platformer/Retro/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Brad L. Capcom have, in the past, seemingly ignored the rabid Mega Man fanbase, new releases, becoming stingy with the new games, cancelled others, and a reluctance to showcase the mascot in anything outside of minor nods to the games in other series. Recently though, we have seen…

Review: Happy Birthdays (Nintendo Switch)

May 29, 2018

Birthdays The Beginning/Happy Birthdays/Nintendo Switch/NISA/Reviews/simulation/Switch Review/Yasuhiro Wada

Review by Matt S. Birthdays The Beginning was a delightful game for a number of reasons. Firstly, it had incredibly gorgeous art, with each of the game’s creatures being based on clay sculptures by one of Japan’s masters of the form. Secondly, it was so remarkably well intentioned; the game’s…

this-survival-horror-game-son-looks

May 29, 2018

Horror/News/S.O.N/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 has no shortage of quality games (a new one, Agony, released just this week). A new trailer has emerged for yet another one that promises to be really, really good. S.O.N will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive (at least, at first), and looks…

Semblance is yet another indie puzzle platformer… and yet it’s really interesting

May 29, 2018

2D platformer/Indie/Nyamakop/platformer/Preview/Previews/puzzle platformer/Semblance/South Africa

Preview by Matt S. Puzzle platformers are dime a dozen, and that’s putting it mildly. Because these games are relatively easy to construct from a technical point of view, while allowing developers to be creative in the areas that count (art direction, narrative, level design), they’re the ideal choice for…

Review: Fairune Collection (Nintendo Switch)

May 29, 2018

Fairune/Fairune Collection/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Trent P. Having released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop and mobile platforms, the Fairune series didn’t exactly wow players the first time around. In his review of the original, Matt criticised the simplistic linear experience, and we didn’t even look at the second. But the second is worthwhile,…

The games of June! Also Battlefield and World War 2, and Hyrule Warriors (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #19)

May 28, 2018

Battlefield/Battlefield V/Digitally Uploaded/digitallydownloaded.net/Hyrule Warriors/Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition/podcast/the games of June/World War 2

There are a lot of game releases coming in June, so expect to have a big one (or add a lot to your backlog). We also chat about last week’s Battlefield V announcement and subsequent controversy. And then, for a bit of fun, we chat about the delightful, near endless…

Review: Dark Souls: Remastered (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 28, 2018

action RPG/Bandai Namco/Dark Souls/Dark Souls Remastered/From Software/Gothic/JRPG/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews

Review by Matt S. Dark Souls: Remastered really, really needed to release at the same time on the Nintendo Switch. That’s where the novelty of the re-release was: for the first time we were going to be able to play Dark Souls on a handheld. That was a really exciting…

A Japanese film you should see: Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

May 28, 2018

cinema/comedy/Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura/fantasy/film/film review/Kamakura/romance

Film review by Matt S. The flight to Japan from Australia is about nine hours long, and while I generally get the overnight flight (so I’m not wasting time during the day in the air), I also can’t sleep on planes. I’m 6’3″, with long legs. Planes weren’t made to…

Review: The Banner Saga (Nintendo Switch)

May 28, 2018

Nintendo Switch/Reviews/RPG/Switch Review/tactics game/Tactics RPG/The Banner Saga

Review by Ginny W. There’s a certain appeal to brutality from both an aesthetic and a mechanical perspective. Unforgiving yet pristine landscapes feature heavily in video games, like I Am Setsuna and Horizon: Zero Dawn. It’s not solely because of their deadly beauty. It’s more likely because of the psychological…

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