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July 30, 2022
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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: Briks 2 – the worst game of 2018 (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 9, 2018
Arcade/Breakout/Breakout clone/Briks/Briks 2/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/Video/Video review

Review by Matt S.  We’re nine days into 2018, but I am already completely comfortable in calling this: Briks 2 is the worst game of the year. There’s nothing about this Breakout clone it that isn’t broken at a fundamental level, and to add insult to injury this game is…

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Catching up with Tabata Hajime on Final Fantasy XV’s ongoing development

January 9, 2018
Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy XV/Hajime Tabata/Interview/Interviews/JRPG/Square Enix

Interview by Matt S. Late last year Final Fantasy XV had its first anniversary. It’s been a big year for the game, as Square Enix decided to adopt a model where the base game was really just a “hub”, and there would be a lot of additional games and experiences…

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Review: Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Deluxe (Nintendo Switch)

January 8, 2018
dodgeball/Indie/party game/Reviews/sports game/Stikbold/Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Deluxe/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Deluxe is the kind of game that you play for a while, enjoy it while it lasts, and then, a few weeks later, forget that you’ve ever played it. It’s a game that commits no crime against game development, but neither does…

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Video: The Roguelike – How we should be defining this classic genre

January 8, 2018
Roguelike/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. I’m a massive, massive fan of the roguelike. I’ve been playing games like this as long as I’ve been playing games at all. For example, I have fond memories of losing hour after hour in my childhood to Nethack, because it was a (legally) free game…

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Review: The Coma – Recut (Nintendo Switch)

January 8, 2018
Horror/Indie/Korea/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/South Korea/stalker horror/Switch Review/The Coma/The Coma - Recut

Review by Matt S. South Korea’s high performance culture has some unfortunate side effects; the expectations placed on its people leads to exceptionally high levels of pressure and stress on individuals, and when things go wrong, they go really, really wrong. Nowhere is this more evident than in the nation’s…

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The catch-up coffee: Monday, January 8, 2018

January 7, 2018
Birthdays The Beginning/catch-up coffee/Code:Realise/Happy Birthdays/News/The Vanishing of Ethan Carter/Total War: Thrones of Britannia

News by Lindsay M. 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 our favourite…

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Final Fantasy VI and Kefka – the most nuanced and interesting villain in classical JRPGs

January 5, 2018
Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy VI/Foucault/Game Theory/Kefka/Machiavelli/Retro/Retro Reflections/villains

Game theory by Matt S. While I wasn’t overly enamoured with the SNES Mini when it launched last year, the device did have Final Fantasy VI on it (or Final Fantasy III, as it was originally known in the west), and that is inarguably one of the best Final Fantasy…

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Review: Plague Road (Nintendo Switch)

January 5, 2018
Indie/Plague Road/Reviews/Roguelike/Switch Review/tactics/tactics game

Review by Matt S. Plague Road frustrates me, because it is so good, and yet there should be so much more to it. It’s plays beautifully, looks superb, is a lot of fun, and offers just the right balance of challenge. It’s good enough that after playing it a great…

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Review: WWE 2K18 (Nintendo Switch)

January 4, 2018
2K/3D fighting game/Fighting game/fighting games/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Sports/Switch Review/wrestling/wrestling game

Review by Brad L. WWE2K18 cover star Seth Rollins has a new catchphrase in WWE: “burn it down”. This could not be a more apt saying for WWE2K18 on the Switch. It should be acknowledged that pro-wrestling, just like video games and anime, is a form of art, and when…

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Review: Tactical Mind (Nintendo Switch)

January 4, 2018
board game/digital board game/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Strategy/Switch Review/Tactical Mind/tactics/tactics game

Review by Matt S. Tactical Mind is an inexpensive, basic, and highly abstract strategy board game. With its Tron-like neon aesthetic, it’s certainly stylish enough, but as a massive (massive) Tron fan I can say that that’s the least interesting thing about the game. I came for the aesthetic, but…

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