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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…

Catch-up coffee Monday: May 23, 2016

May 22, 2016

2236 A.D./Android/Anima: Gates of Memories/catch-up coffee monday/Cyanide Studios/Final Fantasy Brave Exvius/iOS/iPad/iPhone/News/PC/PlayStation 4/Sekai Project/Styx: Shards of Darkness/Xbox One

News by Lindsay 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 catch up with us (and…

The Sunday Screenshot Gallery: 22/05/2016

May 21, 2016

Screenshot/screenshots/The Sunday screenshot gallery

Welcome to the Sunday Screenshot Gallery! Each week, we grab a bunch of our favourite screenshots from the game that we’re playing, at stick them here for your viewing pleasure – complete with silly screenshots, which you might find hilarious or utterly dumb. We want screenshots from our readers, too!…

The Friday Ten: The ten top JRPGs on the Nintendo 3DS

May 20, 2016

Bravely Second/Conception II/Crimson Shroud/Fire Emblem Awakening/JRPG/list/Lord of Magna/Nintendo 3DS/Rune Factory 4/Stella Glow/The Friday 10/The Legend of Legacy/Top 10/Yo-Kai Watch

List by Matt S. The Nintendo 3DS has been an absolute powerhouse for the JRPG genre. After a shaky launch, many years ago now, the console rapidly developed into a real home for the genre, with everything from major games from major publishers through to very niche, indie stuff. Why…

on-kings-field-iv-ancient-city-and-its

May 20, 2016

DDNet Premium/From Software/King's Field/King's Field IV: The Ancient City/PlayStaton 2/Retro/Retro Reflections

Article by Matt S (premium article). I almost wish the Souls series never happened. I say “almost” because I am a massive fan of those series and I am ultimately glad that they exist, but it’s a bitter sweet relationship that I have with the series, because the Souls series…

On Hitman – Episode 2: Sapienza: take a trip to an idyllic little village

May 20, 2016

Hitman/Hitman - Episode 2: Sapienza/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Stealth

Article by Sam M. Hitman is back with the second instalment of its new episodic format that was introduced last month. Related reading: Sam’s write-up of the first episode in the series. It’s difficult to talk more about what this game does, as we’ve already covered that in our review…

Gadget Review: Razer Wildcat

May 19, 2016

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/Razer/Razer Wildcat

Review by Matt S. The Razer Wildcat with set you back about half the cost of the Xbox One itself. That price alone means that this is a device that most people will look at briefly and the pass on over for the many far less expensive options out there.…

trailer-worms-wmd-worms-now-with-tanks

May 19, 2016

News/Team 17/trailer/Trailers/Worms/Worms WMD

News by Matt S. It’s incredible to think that the Worms franchise is 21 now. I distinctly remember playing the original game at a mate’s house on his original model PlayStation, and having a hell of a time with it. In fact, I’ve stuck with Worms over the years. I’ve…

miku-special-edition-playstation-4s

May 19, 2016

Hatsune Miku/Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone/News/PlayStation 4/Project Diva Future Tone

News by Matt S. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone lands in Japan on June 23. That’s a really good bit of news in itself, with the excellent Project Diva X only just released in Japan (and still not available in the west) I thought we would be waiting much,…

My first two hours with Phantom of the Kill: Yep, I’m hooked

May 19, 2016

First Impressions/Free-to-play/gumi/impressions/iPhone/JRPG/Phantom of the Kill/Preview/Tactics RPG

Impressions by Matt S. Gumi, the Singapore-based localisation specialist, focuses on bringing popular Japanese mobile games out west. This hasn’t always worked. Chain Chronicle, a game I absolutely adored, and kept playing right to the bitter end, was unceremoniously shut down earlier this year after it didn’t get the numbers…

Why the Australian games industry hasn’t got much to look forward to from this federal election

May 18, 2016

Australia/Election 2016/politics

Article by Matt S. Election campaigns are rarely a time when politicians will come out with grand plans for the arts. After all, something like the arts, that directly encourages and fosters culture, intelligence, and improves a nation’s global reputation, can’t possibly be as important as tossing off about how…

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