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 Clark A. Though it aired recently, Magical Girl Raising Project seems poised and to be fade into the background and dismissed in most corners as derivative. It openly shares commonalities with popular works that even some mainstream audiences will be wise to. Viewers undeterred by the theme of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Imagine being a kid on Christmas day a couple of decades ago; 1977, to be precise (or think back to then if you were indeed around then). The big day had rolled around. Under the tree was a box that you had been drooling over weeks. You…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The premise of taking the addictive qualities that make online competitive shooters so popular and doing something unique with the medieval setting that replaces guns with swords and axes is a good one. A really good one. And there are a lot of really great ideas…
Read MoreNews by Britta S., Lindsay M., and Trent P. 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…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. It has been a little lost among the excitement for all the other big RPGs out over the next month or so – Mass Effect: Andromeda, Horizon: Zero Dawn and NieR: Automata among them, but Torment: Tides of Numenera is a game that deserves a lot…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. At first glance, Phoning Home promises a sweet story and a vast, unusual landscape. However, the promised scope of the game combined with several familiar narrative, visual, and gameplay elements were cause for concern before even beginning. Can an indie developer successfully create a game experience…
Read MoreInterview by Farida Y. Four months ago, the public received its first look at Nintendo’s successor to the Wii U, a device that had hitherto been referenced strictly under the codename “NX” since its first mention in early 2015. A lengthy period of rumours and speculation was affirmed: Nintendo’s latest…
Read MoreSo this week we have a special treat: We interview the producer of the upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda, Fabrice Condominas, about what to expect about the upcoming game, some of the key themes to get excited about, and our hands-on experience with the game. After that we also chat more…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. The term “dating simulator” probably conjures up a specific image in your mind, but I can almost guarantee that what you’re thinking of isn’t anything like Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker. It’s a dating sim through and through, but you’re not a lonely protagonist looking for love. Rather,…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Mixing open world environments, strategy and some over-the-top kills, Sniper Elite 4 is the best entry in the series so far. That is not to say that the experience does not have some flaws, but it does enough things right that fans of the series or…
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