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. I’m going to get my biggest gripe with Gran Turismo Sport out of the way from the start; the requirement to be online in order to save your game is trash. If the servers are down then all those cars and tracks you’ve spent hours unlocking…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. I must admit up front that I’ve never watched Voltron: Legendary Defender, and my memories of the original Voltron cartoon are hazy at best. So, to a certain extent, I jumped into Voltron VR Chronicles blind; I didn’t have to worry about it living up to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. A shooter that manages to be intelligent is a rare, precious thing. Not just intelligent in the sense of it being “anti-war” or subversive, such as games like the recent Wolfenstein titles or Spec Ops: The Line. Nor just in the way that it plays with…
Read MoreWe get a little bit serious this week. Two of the ongoing debates at the moment in the games industry and community are loot boxes (which are appearing in just about every major game release, it seems), and game difficulty (or, whether Cuphead should be easy or hard). So of…
Read MoreReview by Trent P. Yo-Kai Watch is a modern monster collecting and battling JRPG series that lives in the shadow of Pokémon. But with western releases of other media in the series such as the anime, this immediate response to the game is becoming less common and people are starting…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Love it or hate it, South Park has been around for over twenty years now. Matt Stone and Trey Parker have, along the way, explored a lot of current events through a satirical lens with a lot of mixed results. South Park has explored many topics…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. To its credit, Forza Motorsport 7 is an incredibly polished racing game – a technical marvel to look at and listen to, with an incredible amount of stuff in there for fans of racing games to enjoy. It will certainly appeal to those who enjoy structured…
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 MoreList by Matt S. It has been a really good week for visual novels, with both Chaos;Child and Bad Apple Wars launching in the one week. Indeed, it’s been a really good couple of years for the genre, as localisation outfits have come to realise that there is a market…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Not all 2D shoot ‘em ups are created equal. If you’ve ever played Action 52 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, you’re no doubt familiar with that game’s penchant for taking quirky character sprites, slapping some enemies atop a generic space background, and labelling them as unique…
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