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by ddnetadmin

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…

no-art-does-not-have-to-be-profit

June 10, 2016

Art/Daily Review/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. One of the common points of view that I see out there about the arts, as a whole (and including games) is that they have to be created with commercial success in mind. If an art work isn’t profitable, the work is be default inferior or…

Review: Anima: Gate of Memories (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 9, 2016

Anima/Anima: Gates of Memories/Indie/PlayStation 4 Review/Reviews/RPG

Review by Matt S. Occasionally a game will come along and in playing it you’ll develop a new appreciation for the masterpieces of the genre. In being overwhelmingly dull, these games are, oddly enough, worth playing, as they will highlight all the subtle things that the better games manage to…

Early Access Review: Master of Orion (PC)

June 9, 2016

4X Strategy/Early Access/Master of Orion/NGD Studios/PC Review/Strategy/WG Labs

Review by Nick H. Master of Orion has a long history and heritage, and games with long histories can be divisive with passionate fans when someone decides to “reboot” them. It is always a tricky balance trying to call back on the things that worked in the past while attempting…

The Wii U is the most underrated console ever

June 9, 2016

DDNet Premium/Nintendo Wii U/Opinion/Wii U

Opinion by Matt S. No one would say that the Wii U was a commercial success. Actually, scratch that, no one aside from the most rabid fanboys would make such a claim. The console suffered from a complete dearth of support from third parties, sold in trickling numbers across the…

Touhou Genso Wanderer is one sweet looking game

June 9, 2016

JRPG/News/NISA/Roguelike/Touhou Genso Wanderer/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. NISA has announced that it will be bringing Touhou Genso Wanderer to PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 early next year (yep, more Vita games into 2017!). This is a roguelike JRRG set in the Touhou Project universe, and it looks like it’s a fairly traditional one.…

Review: Shadow Blade: Reload (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 8, 2016

2D platformer/Indie/platformer/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/Shadow Blade/Shadow Blade: Reload

Review by Pierre-Yves L. Shadow Blade: Reload is the PlayStation 4 version of Dead Mage’s Shadow Blade which has already slashed its way across the iOS, Android, and PC platforms. Starting off as what seemed to be just another fast paced ninja platformer, Shadow Blade offers something a bit different…

Review: Retsnom (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 8, 2016

2D platformer/Indie/platformer/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Retsnom/Reviews

Review by Matt C. In Retsnom, pressing L1 will cause your character to commit suicide in a brutal, graphic fashion. This is noteworthy, and not just because it’s a useful reset button when you inevitably dig yourself into a whole, or because it carries some heavy narrative consequences. It’s noteworthy…

On bringing niche games to physical retail: Limited Run Games

June 8, 2016

DDNet Premium/Indie/Interview/Interviews/Josh Fairhurst/Limited Run Games

Interview by Matt S. How’s this for unexpected; when digital download platforms, such as the PlayStation Network, Steam, and Nintendo’s eShop, started to really take off and become a common way for people to play games, the writing seemed to be on the wall for the physical games media. The…

preview-7th-dragon-iii-code-vfd

June 7, 2016

3DS/7th Dragon III Code: WFD/7th Dragoon III Code: VFD/Atlus/JRPG/Nintendo 3DS/Preview

Preview by Pierre-Yves L. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is a very odd title to localise. This third entry of the spin-off series 7th Dragon 2020 is the first that Sega is taking the chance to bring outside of its Japan. In the game, you’ll dive slightly into the future,…

Review: Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 7, 2016

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book/Gust/JRPG/Koei Tecmo/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/RPG

Review by Matt S. Do you know what I love so much about the Atelier games? The thing that elevates the series well beyond almost any other JRPG out there, in my estimation? It’s not the combat, though I have witnessed that go from being functional in the Atelier Arland…

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