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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…

monokuma-and-kirigiri-in-my-pants-or-on

October 5, 2016

Danganronpa/News/NISA/PlayStation 4/Spike Chunsoft

News by Matt S. I think we all knew this was coming, but it’s nice to get confirmation; NISA has announced that Danganronpa 1 & 2 are coming to PlayStation 4 in 2017 as a complete package. Related reading: Matt’s review of the first Danganronpa. This release had to happen…

Review: Event[0] (PC)

October 4, 2016

adventure game/adventure games/Event[0]/Indie/Ocelot Society/PC Review/Reviews

Review by Nick H. With some pretty humble beginnings at the root of Event[0], it is really impressive just how far this one time experiment from Ocelot Society has come. It could have been one of those games that was ‘a good idea’ but lacked execution, but in fact Event[0]…

Root Letter combines visual novel and murder mystery

October 4, 2016

Kadokawa Games/News/PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita/PQube/Root Letter/visual novel

News by Lindsay M. I am thrilled to be able to share this news: Root Letter (or √Letter) is getting a Western release. Serene artwork meets an intense murder mystery in this visual novel by Kadokawa Games and published by PCube. The past comes back to haunt you as you…

Review: FIFA 17 (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 4, 2016

EA/EA Sports/FIFA/FIFA 17/Football/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/sports game

Review by Matt S. When it comes to my sports games, I’m a very simple person. I like being able to play tournaments with my favourite teams, and the greater the authenticity of that experience, the better. Related reading: Nick’s review of last year’s FIFA release. For this reason I’ve…

Review: Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls (Sony PlayStation Vita)

October 4, 2016

Compile Heart/Idea Factory/JRPG/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/Superdimension Neptune vs Sega Hard Girls/turn based/Vita Review

Review by Matt S. The Hyperdimension franchise has been on a steady improvement curve from the very first game. After a shaky start, Compile Heart’s marquee franchise has developed into a series of genuinely good JRPGs that mix its fanservicey roots with genuine humour, as well as a balanced, intriguing,…

Review: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice (Nintendo 3DS)

October 3, 2016

3DS Review/3DS Reviews/Nintendo 3DS/Phoenix Wright/Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice/Reviews/visual novel

Review by Mikhail M. The Ace Attorney franchise is pretty special for me. It is also one of Capcom’s best franchises and I rank it up there with the likes of Monster Hunter. I still remember borrowing the original Ace Attorney from a friend when I got my 3DS and…

miku-vr-launching-everywhere-on-october

October 3, 2016

Hatsune Miku/Hatsune Miku VR/Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live/News/PlayStation VR/release date

News by Lindsay M. Prepare to never see the Hatsune Miku fans in your life again, as Miku: VR Future Live has been bumped up to an October 13 release to coincide with the PlayStation VR launch. And we’re not talking only in Japan — Miku is hitting the stage…

EB Expo 2016: Sony was all about the blockbusters this year

October 3, 2016

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare/EB Expo/EB Expo 2016/gravity rush 2/Horizon: Zero Dawn/Resident Evil 7/Resident Evil VII/Sony

Article by Harvard L. Sony went big this year at EB Expo. Their floor space was enormous, dwarfing nearly every other publisher and offering way more individual games as well. With PSVR set to release next month, it would be important for Sony to really showcase the strengths of the…

EB Expo 2016: Microsoft’s key trio through to Christmas

October 3, 2016

Dead Rising 4/EB Expo/EB Expo 2016/Forza Horizon 3/Gears of War 4/Microsoft

Article by Harvard L. Microsoft’s offerings at the 2016 EB Expo largely focused on three core games: Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3 and Dead Rising 4 (and to a much lesser extent ReCore, which was on the team t-shirts and wasn’t shown off much). Each game fills a…

EB Expo 2016: A view from the show floor

October 3, 2016

EB Expo/EB Expo 2016/Microsoft/Nintendo/Sony

Article by Harvard L. 2016 has been a spectacular year for games, with A-list releases in nearly every genre and lots of satisfied players rallying behind nearly every platform. So much so that it’s easy to feel a bit burnt out, considering the release schedule for late 2016 and early…

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