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 Matt S. One thing I have loved watching over the last few years is the return of the classic simulator. After years of having the likes of EA butcher Sim City, and Atari drive Rollercoaster Tycoon into the dirt, it has been so refreshing to watch titles like…
Read MoreAn interesting gamut of things to talk about this week – Persona 4 Dancing All Night (boy are we looking forward to the PlayStation 4 version of that), Diablo and its clones, and then an arthouse Nintendo Switch game. Which one? You’ll just have to tune in to find out!…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Yeah, this is a tiny bit of news, but it was also an excuse to write about Hatsune Miku again, so why not? On April 19, SEGA will release a patch for the Japanese version of Project Diva Future Tone. This patch – Version 1.06 –…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Extinction represents some of the unfortunate problems of mid-tier development: its scattered focus and cut corners lands it firmly in the good-but-not-great category, and thus it fails to either achieve the immersive spectacle of the AAA sphere, nor the affordable ingenuity of the indie space. It…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. There are few franchises that are more incomprehensible to people who aren’t in love with them than the Football Manager series. Taking out all the thrill of the on-field heroics of a football team, this series instead casts you as the manager of your own team.…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Good news! I know it was hard to hear me chatting along as I played Dark Chronicle last week in my first stream, but things are much better this week. Still not perfect (unfortunately in Dark Chronicle there’s no in-game way to turn down the music…
Read MoreReview by Priscilla M. The Adventure Pals developed by Massive Monster and released on PC/Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, is a colourful and vibrant action-adventure platforming game. You control a young boy named Wilton; whose birthday plans are interrupted by the evil Mr. B, who kidnaps your…
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 MoreVideo by Matt S. I play a lot of JRPGs. A *lot*. And over the years Gust, despite working on tiny budgets, has become my favourite JRPG developer by far. In this video I look at some of the features that make Gust JRPGs so distinctive, beautiful, and interesting to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. A new app has landed on the Japanese PlayStation Network for PlayStation VR. It’s called Chokabuki VR (“Super Kabuki”). And it’s delightful. Why? Because it treats you to a performance of Kabuki by our #1 girl, Hatsune Miku! And it’s free! Looking so beautiful and elegant…
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