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…
Opinion by Matt C. In the ongoing push for more open, player-driven game stories, we’re seeing more and more focus on “meaningful choices” – or, more often than not, criticism of games for presenting choices that aren’t “meaningful”. This is something I see frequently, especially in response to games like…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. My favourite casual mobile game received an update today. While it’s mostly just a good marketing ploy for Disney’s newest film, the update keeps the good old (young?) Disney Crossy Road feel alive while providing players with more reasons to return day after day. Related reading:…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Looking at the name ‘Soft Body,’ I wasn’t fully sure what to expect out of a game with such a title. I certainly did not expect to have such a uniquely crafted puzzle/action game that I would actually find some deeper meaning to. If anyone here…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. In one of Devolver Digital’s most ambitious games yet, the publisher has joined forces with newcomer, Sloclap, to announce Absolver. Immediately this has become one game to pay very close attention to. Absolver is billing itself as an online combat RPG, which offers intense and varied…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. I’m about 100 turns in when I realise something is going very wrong with my little galactic empire. My rate of production was slowing down. I was spending a lot of my time chasing space pirates around, and they were taking advantage of my disorganisation and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Diablo has certainly been one of the most influential franchises in gaming. That’s why we tend to call other top-down, RSI-inducing action RPGs “Diablo clones.” It has certainly become a favourite genre with Dungeons & Dragons (Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance) and the Sacred series both being…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. It’s time to let the cat out of the bag: I love cooking games. Each one is my dirty little secret, but I’m willing let my dirty laundry air just to emphasize how excited I am that Team17 will be publishing Ghost Town Games’ Overcooked, a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. In Early Access now, but due for full release in summer (winter for those cool cats south of the equator), Super Mutant Alien Assault is shaping up to be something really special for fans of fast paced, twitch-based, arcade action. Taking inspiration from the likes of…
Read MoreImpressions by Sam M. Massive multiplayer online games are a hard thing to get right. You could have the best game in the world, and unless you have players, it won’t be able to get off the ground. It’s something Square Enix learned the hard way with its original Fantasy…
Read MoreGame theory by Matt S. “If anyone, no matter who, were given the opportunity of choosing from amongst all the nations in the world the set of beliefs which he thought best, he would inevitably—after careful considerations of their relative merits—choose that of his own country. Everyone without exception believes his…
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