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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: SkateBIRD (Nintendo Switch)

September 21, 2021

Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/SkateBIRD/sports game/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Do you remember that episode of The Simpsons where Homer ends up in the dictionary, and “to pull a Homer” means “to succeed despite idiocy?” Well, I reckon SkateBIRD should get a dictionary entry too: “to completely and utterly fail despite having an infallible concept.” SkateBIRD…

Anti-capitalism or just melancholia? An interview on The Plane Effect

September 21, 2021

Art Game/Indie/Interview/Interviews

Interview by Matt S. The Plane Effect is the kind of game that will immediately catch your attention, for its distinctive aesthetics and “arthouse” vibe. It’s out this week (and there’s a demo available now), and being published by PQube, so I figured I’d have a quick chat with…

im-about-to-get-back-into-pokemon-cards

September 21, 2021

Android/iOS/News/PC/Pokemon/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. I was there right at the start with Pokémon cards. My brothers and I wore out entire decks with the very first edition of the game. For the longest time it replaced Magic: The Gathering as our go-to TCG. And then the Game Boy Color Pokémon…

Review: Sheltered 2 (PC)

September 20, 2021

PC/PC Review/Reviews/Sheltered/simulation/Strategy/Team17

Review by Lindsay M.It’s been six years since the original Sheltered launched. The game came out around the same time as Fallout Shelter, and shares enough superficial similarities as to be comparable, although with a premium price rather than a free-to-play model. I was worried it wouldn’t be successful, but…

Interesting games on itch.io: September 20

September 20, 2021

Art Game/Indie/itch/itch.io/list/Top 10/top 5

List by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, September 20, 2021

September 19, 2021

catch-up coffee/News

News by Lindsay M.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 Dee)! Sixtar…

The September issue of the Dee Dee Zine is now live!

September 19, 2021

Dee Dee Zine/magazine/News

News by Matt S. Hello friends! It’s magazine day! I’m very happy and proud to launch the September edition of the Dee Dee Zine. As always it’s 48-pages filled with features on Japanese games, entertainment, and culture goodness, and I think we’ve got an absolutely fascinating mix of features for…

oh-for-mikus-sake-i-did-not-need-zoo

September 17, 2021

Apple Arcade/match-3/Puzzle Game/Zoo Keeper

Article by Matt S. This isn’t really a review, since there’s not much to review – we’re about to talk about a game that is “free” on Apple Arcade, and outside of extreme circumstances, I’m not a fan of reviewing those. However, I felt the need to write something because……

Review: Nexomon (Nintendo Switch)

September 17, 2021

Indie/JRPG/Nexomon/Nintendo Switch/PQube/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Nexomon’s console releases have come in an odd order. Last year, at around this time, PQube released Nexomon: Extinction on various platforms. I think it was a surprising success for the publisher (and it did rightfully deserve to be a success since it is excellent), and…

Lost Judgment: What makes this game absolutely brilliant

September 16, 2021

action RPG/JRPG/Judgment/Lost Judgment/open world game/Sega/Video/Video reviews

Video by Matt S. Lost Judgment is brilliant on just about every level; it has the same sense of humour as the Yakuza series, and the same quality action. At the same time, just like with Judgment before it, the shift in perspective, from yakuza members to detectives, offers up…

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