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 C. It may not look it at a glance, but Uncanny Valley is a very ambitious game. It’s a survival horror, but instead of waiting for you to drive it forward, the story just rolls on, with or without you. It’s up to you how much you…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Hockey is one of the fastest sports out there, so a title that focuses on the strategy over on-ice action might seem a strange fit. That being said, Franchise Hockey Manager 3 manages to nail so many aspects of team management that the combination works really…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. I must admit, I didn’t have high hopes going into Firefighters: The Simulation. When my first in-game day consisted entirely if driving around in a van, putting out literal garbage fires with a handheld extinguisher, I was ready to make some jokes. “How premonitory! Putting out…
Read MoreGame Theory by Matt S. Final Fantasy isn’t a game that people generally cite as an example of philosophical depth. Indeed, most people don’t see it as much of anything; it’s rarely considered a “great” Final Fantasy game, and very rarely played except by the purists and franchise historians. And…
Read MoreWe have a bit of a different episode for the Digitally Uploaded podcast this week; it’s all about the Internet Archive and the games it stores on its digital database. Matt C, Matt S and James all picked a game from the Internet Archive to play, and reflect on in…
Read MoreNews by Britta S, Trent P, 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…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. The first demo of NieR: Automata released to the public was a mere teaser, far more interested in showing off the gameplay than much of the narrative. The fact that the gameplay, with the help of PlatinumGames, is so good had me making the (admittedly huge)…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. Imagine you’re walking down the sidewalk and find a phone, face-down in some tall grass next to a sidewalk. It’s nighttime but luckily you’re in a well-lit area of your town — otherwise you would have missed it altogether, or possibly stepped on it. You pick…
Read MoreNews by Britta S 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 our favourite news…
Read MoreList by Harvard L. Who doesn’t love a good slice-of-life anime? A genre wildly popular in Japanese fiction, slice-of-life novels, anime and manga centre around the pleasure of watching ordinary, day to day interactions between people. Rather than explore adventures, battles and conflicts, slice-of-life stories eschew manufactured tension to fall…
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