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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…

Show Report: PAX 2016 – everything Australia’s games industry needs (except for the tank)

November 7, 2016

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Show report by Matt S. This was my first PAX Australia. It’s not that I deliberately ignore the event, but after going to the Tokyo Game Show each year, it’s difficult to justify further travel expenses in order to attend smaller scale events. But I’ll be going back to PAX…

Review: Weeping Doll (Sony PlayStation VR)

November 4, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Those themes of uncanniness which are most prominent, … are all concerned with the phenomenon of the ‘double’, which appears in every shape and in every degree of development …the ‘double’ has become a thing of terror.” (Sigmund Freud, The Uncanny, 1919) Related reading: Here They…

Review: Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 3, 2016

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Review by Nick H. For ardent Dragon Ball Z fans, this latest release will have more than enough fan service to keep them satisfied. However, just focusing on that would be selling Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 short, because there is a quality brawling game with some inspired MMORPG elements that…

Review: Mark McMorris Infinite Air (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 3, 2016

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Review by Nick H. There are some core fundamentals in Mark McMorris Infinite Air that take some getting used to, but the game also takes a lot of time investment to get the most out of what it has to offer. That learning curve, which will probably intimidate newer players,…

come-check-out-my-panel-on-japanese

November 3, 2016

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News by Matt S. (Note: I’m not 100% certain if this one will be, but some of these panels are also streamed live. Keep an eye out if you’re not able to attend in person). PAX Australia is the biggest event on the calendar for the Australian gaming community. This…

Review: Corpse Party (Nintendo 3DS)

November 3, 2016

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Review by Clark A. It’s no secret that the original Corpse Party is an older horror game. The latest entry in the franchise is a polished version of that release and retains the original’s overall aesthetics and mechanics. What’s fascinating is that, 20 years later, Corpse Party is still a…

Retro Reflections: Final Fantasy VIII, or the game that showed me the future of waifu

November 2, 2016

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Retro reflections by Matt S. Usually, when we do these retro reflections articles, we look back at games that we grew up with in a general sense; what we remember loving about them back in the day, how they hold up to this date. If I was to do that…

Review: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (PC)

November 2, 2016

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Review by Nick H. Somehow it has happened again, and there is a new, ridiculously addictive, Civilization game in our hands. Sure, there are a few flaws here and there along the way, and Civilization VI is not a perfect game. However, it is still arguably the most engrossing 4X…

Review: Yo-Kai Watch 2 (Nintendo 3DS)

November 2, 2016

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Review by Matt S. The DigitallyDownloaded.net team are a little divided on Yo-Kai Watch. Some of the team can’t get into it when compared to other monster collecting games like Pokemon. Fair enough, too; the combat system is more hands-off, and the monsters themselves lack the adorable charm that we…

On King’s Quest Episode 4: Snow Place Like Home

November 1, 2016

Activision/adventure/adventure game/episodic game/King's Quest Episode 4: Snow Place Like Home/Sierra

Article by Brad L. After what seems like an eternity between episodes, Episode 4 of King’s Quest finally had its release a couple of weeks back. The following are some thoughts on the progression of the story so far in the series, but be warned, there are some minor spoilers…

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