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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: Joe’s Diner (PlayStation 4)

January 30, 2017

indie games/PlayStation 4 Review/Reviews/Survival Horror/United Independent Entertainment/Visual Imagination Software

Review by Matt C “Joe’s Diner is scary.” That’s a message I sent to DigitallyDownloaded.net’s editor-in-chief not long after starting up the game. It was late at night, I was home alone, and there was a weather bomb outside making all kinds of ghoulish noises. A brief opening had introduced…

Review: Earthlock: Festival of Magic (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 30, 2017

Earthlock: Festival of Magic/Indie/JRPG/Norway/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews

Review by Matt S. The retro-throwback JRPG has been a genuine trend in recent years, and it’s not just in the indie space, either. I Am Setsuna and Bravely Default, for example, are games published by the godfather of the genre, Square Enix. Related reading: Our interview with the developer…

Going hands-on with the For Honor closed beta: bloody good fun

January 30, 2017

For Honor/PlayStation 4/Preview/PS4 Preview/Ubisoft

Preview by Matt S. I’m going to say this upfront: I have real, deep, issues with how For Honor presents its characters and the narrative context for the game. The game promises us the opportunity to deal with that popular historical hypothetical puzzle of which warrior would win between a…

The new Snow Miku figure is so unbelievably pretty… I’m in love all over again

January 30, 2017

figureines/Good Smile Company/Hatsune Miku/News

News by Matt S. Good Smile Company (celebrating 15 years in business this year; happy birthday, chaps!) has unveiled its new 1/7 scale Hatsune Miku figure. This one is of Snow Miku, and she is impossibly beautiful. For those that aren’t aware of the story; Crypton, the folks that invented…

The catch-up coffee: January 30, 2017

January 29, 2017

Accel World Vs Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight/Atelier Firis/catch-up coffee/Has-Been Heroes/News/Portal Knights

News by Britta S. and 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…

pokemon-duel-is-incredible-and

January 27, 2017

Android/board game/digital board game/iOS/Pokemon/Pokemon Duel

Article by Matt S. Help. I think I have a new addiction. And that addiction is called Pokemon Duel. For whatever reason, this mobile (iOS and Android) game was released in some 60 countries outside of Japan with almost no fanfare, despite being, by all accounts, quite popular in its…

Review: Skylight Freerange 2: Gachduine (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 27, 2017

Indie/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/RPG/Skylight Freerange/Skylight Freerange 2: Gachduine

Review by Matt S. Let’s talk about one of the most painful games that I’ve ever played. Skylight Freerange 2: Gachduine is a complete mess. It never makes sense, not even for a second, it’s barely playable, and it is so far beyond ugly that words like ‘ugly’ are almost…

The catch-up coffee: January 27, 2017

January 26, 2017

Bandai Namco/catch-up coffee/Compile Heart/Nep-Nep Connect: Chaos Chanpuru/News/Stoic Studio/Summer Lesson/The Banner Saga/The Banner Saga 3/THE iDOLM@STER/Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

News by Britta S. 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…

Review: Planet 2000 (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 26, 2017

Indie/MOBA/Planet 2000/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews

Review by Matt C. What’s a console without shovelware? We used to be blessed with all sorts of cheap movie tie-ins and low-budget shelf fillers, but over the last decade, they’ve found a lucrative new market in the mobile space. There are plenty of bad games on PS3 and PS4,…

Celebrate Australia Day with us! Play these ten games

January 26, 2017

Australia/Australia Day/list/Top 10

List by Matt S. It’s Australia Day, everyone! Controversial as the day is (do we really have to have to celebrate Australia as a nation on the same day that marked the invasion of Aboriginal land?) it is nonetheless a day to celebrate the country, and everything that makes is…

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