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…
Review by Trent P. The Bunker is yet another feather in the Nintendo Switch’s cap, so far as interesting and different experiences on the platform go. As a FMV, cinematic-style game, players will find themselves engrossed in the daily ritual of the protagonist, John, who has grown up in a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. … And it looks really, really good. Banner of the Maid is a game that is well worth keeping an eye on. In development by a Chinese studio, and set for release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC this year, in it you get to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I didn’t expect Megadimension Neptunia VIIR would be so different to the original Megadimension Neptunia VII from 2016. I know we’d been promised “engine changes,” but thought that would be be limited to back-end stuff to make the game play more smoothly and look a little…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Well, no. But that’s completely okay. It’s good, even. It’s okay for a game to be pure-blooded, dumb-as-a-lobotomised-chimpanzee, visceral fun. It’s okay for a game to be a blockbuster. Having now finished the game myself, I happen to completely agree with Brad’s review on DDNet that…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Things are starting to get exciting in Dark Chronicle! In my third play play through stream I tackle my first boss, die a number of times, learn some valuable lessons, and discover that the game can indeed be punishing if you’re not paying attention. Video below.…
Read MoreNews by 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 news anchor, Dee…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt C. Gal*Gun: Double Peace was a much smarter game than most people gave it credit for. It was trashy—and I don’t mean that pejoratively—but through that B-grade tone it achieved a pointed satire of a lot of common tropes seen in anime and games. Gal*Gun 2 has…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This Summer (or Winter for those of us in the southern hemisphere) Bandai Namco will release a package of two Summer Lesson titles in English, in the Southeast Asian region (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia). That package is of the two Summer Lesson titles that…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Do you remember SEGA Soccer Slam from back in 2002? What a game that was. Taking the sport of football (or soccer, or whatever you call it in your part of the world), it was an all-arcade, no-rules, 3-on-3 sports game that was about the big…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Perhaps the most exciting bit of free-to-play mobile game news in quite some time for us Aussies, Fate/Grand Order is finally available for download on iOS and Android. Previously available in Japan, the US, Canada, Taiwan, and other regions, the game has already seen over 30…
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