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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: River City: Tokyo Rumble (Nintendo 3DS)

October 17, 2016

action/Arcade/brawler/Million/Natsume/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo 3DS Review/nostalgia/Retro/Reviews/River City: Tokyo Rumble

Review by Nick H. River City Ransom has long held a special place in my game-loving heart due to its unique mix of brawling combat and RPG elements. Enter the recently released River City: Tokyo Rumble, and I found myself sucked into a nostalgic joyride, reminding me why I loved…

Why Final Fantasy XV: Kingsglaive has given me confidence in the upcoming game

October 17, 2016

DDNet Premium/film/film review/Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy XV/Final Fantasy XV: Kingsglaive/JRPG/Opinion/Square Enix

Opinion by Matt S. So, I finally got around to watching Final Fantasy XV: Kingsglaive. While it’s not one of the greatest films ever made (though certainly better than previous attempts to make Final Fantasy films), going in to it with the expectation that it was a two-hour cut scene,…

time-to-party-summer-lesson-is-getting

October 17, 2016

Bandai Namco/localisation/News/simulation/South East Asia/Summer Lesson

News by Matt S. This news really made my day. Bandai Namco’s promising VR character interaction simulator, Summer Lesson, is actually getting a release in English! For those of you who haven’t heard of the game, this was one of the earliest PlayStation VR games that was announced. In Summer…

Review: Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 17, 2016

JRPG/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/tactics game/Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters/Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs

Review by Matt S. I honestly hope that Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters gets a better look in this time around, for what is effectively the “remastered” edition of the visual novel/ JRPG. Arriving on the PlayStation 4 for the first time, there are some basic updates and some new content…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, October 18, 2016

October 16, 2016

Blue Reflection: Sword of the Girl Dancing in Illusion/catch-up coffee/catch-up coffee monday/Gust/Mini Metro/News/Sony/trailer/World of Final Fantasy

News by Lindsay M., Matt S., and Mikhail M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and…

The Friday Ten: Ten games to get you into visual novels

October 14, 2016

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club/Danganronpa/Hakuoki/Hatoful Boyfriend/list/Saya No Uta/Steins;Gate/Tears to Tiara II/The Friday 10/The Silver Case/Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters/Top 10/visual novel

List by Matt S. There are people that don’t consider visual novels to be games, and therefore are not worth talking about or playing. Those people are a little silly, because regardless of whether you consider visual novels to be a game, or something else entirely, a good one is…

on-setting-new-course-for-atelier

October 14, 2016

Atelier/Atelier Firis/DDNet Premium/Gust/Interview/Interviews/JRPG/Koei Tecmo/TGS 2016/Yoshito Okamura

Interview by Matt S. Atelier Firis: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Journey is going to be a very different game to the Atelier games that you’ve played in the past. At a rate of almost one game per year over the series’ 19-year history, fans have grown accustomed to what…

Review: The Silver Case (PC)

October 13, 2016

AGM Playism/detective/Grasshoper Manufacture/PC/PC Review/review/Reviews/The Silver Case/visual novel

Review by Nick H. Despite being a game that first released back in 1999, but it never received a western release. Finally having the chance to play it, The Silver Case, as one of Goichi Suda’s first projects as an independent developer, is an interesting game because it certainly shows…

Review: Zenith (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 13, 2016

action RPG/Badland/comedy game/Diablo clone/Indie/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/RPG/satire/Zenith

Review by Matt S. You know how children think it’s funny to take something good, and then put something ridiculous over the top? Or take something serious, and then apply hyperbole or sarcasm to the point where it’s ridiculous, and they then think it’s funny? Most people grow out of…

Review: A Bastard’s Tale (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 13, 2016

action game/Beat 'em Up/fantasy/Indie/indie games/No-Pest Productions/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 4

Review by Matthew C. Did you ever play the original Karateka? A Bastard’s Tale feels like a modern take on that concept, albeit with a medieval European setting rather than Japanese. Both games are side-scrolling beat-’em-ups in a sense, but with a focus on slow, methodical one-on-one combat instead of…

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