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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…

Game Theory: On pin-up art, Dead or Alive, and why it’s not objectification

January 14, 2016

Art/Carla Wyzgala/characters/Features/female characters/Game Theory/Major Feature/objectification/pin-up art/sexualisation

It was delayed a month, but nonetheless Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 will be released in just a few short weeks. I’m battening down the hatches against the media response to that one. Actually, in all seriousness, I doubt it will be anywhere near as controversial as that. In a…

Review: Kung Fu Fight! (Nintendo Wii U)

January 14, 2016

2D platformer/endless runner/Indie/Kung Fu Fight!/Nintendo Wii U/platformer/Reviews/Wii U/Wii U Review

Here’s a free lesson to all game developers out there: making a game’s visuals pixelated and calling it “retro” isn’t going to hide a staggering, insulting lack of depth. People are smarter than that. Related reading: For an example of a developer that at least tried to do something interesting…

Gadget Review: Roccat Kiro modular ambidextrous gaming mouse

January 14, 2016

Gadget/Gadget Review/gaming mouse/Hardware/Hardware Review/Mouse/Rocca Kiro/Roccat

If you’re familiar with the Roccat brand then you’ll be expecting this review to contain words like innovation, quality and customisability. You’ll be expecting quirkiness, some cutting-edge features, and the best driver software in the business. What you won’t expect is an affordable, entry-level gaming mouse that appeals to just…

On King’s Quest – Episode 2: Rubble Without a Cause: Life is filled with difficult choices

January 13, 2016

Activision/King's Quest/King’s Quest - Episode 2: Rubble Without a Cause/Sierra

As with Matt’s approach to Life is Strange, rather than review the second episode of King’s Quest, I’d do a write-up of my thoughts on some of its key points, and then a brand spanking new overall review when it’s complete. As expected, Episode 2 of King’s Quest plays in…

Anime Impressions: Dagashi Kashi

January 13, 2016

anime/anime impressions/anime review/candy/comedy/Dagashi Kashi/Feel

When a comedy show spans just a dozen episodes, its setting can dictate its identity just as much as the actual gags and satire behind it. Modern anime turns to academic locales so routinely that every season brings a handful of shows set in this same backdrop. The overexposure is…

Review: Minecraft Story Mode – Episode 4: A Block and a Hard Place (Microsoft Xbox One)

January 13, 2016

adventure game/Minecraft Story Mode/Minecraft Story Mode - Episode 4: A Block and a Hard Place/Mojang/point-and-click adventure/Reviews/telltale/telltale games/Xbox One/Xbox One review

By the time episode four hits in a Telltale series, the story of the season has usually hit its stride: characters have been well-developed and attachments have been formed, and there is a newfound emotional investment as the often-final episode five looms in the near future. Then comes Minecraft…

lets-not-forget-about-return-of-

January 13, 2016

Art/David Bowie/Neil Gaiman/News/Yoshitaka Amano

The world has only started to mourn David Bowie’s death; it seems that everyone has a fond memory relating to the late singer and his longtime artistic career. Bowie also inspired (and will continue to do so, I’m certain) millions of artists, including Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano. Neil Gaiman…

To The Moon gets a sequel with Finding Paradise

January 13, 2016

Finding Paradise/Freebird Games/Kan Gao/News/To The Moon/trailer

Four years after the initial release of To The Moon, Freebird Games has announced that it will have a sequel. Finding Paradise is set to be released late this year or early next. For those who missed it, To The Moon is an adventure game made using RPG Maker XP…

Nippon Ichi’s Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight coming to PS Vita

January 12, 2016

htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary/Masayuki Furuya/News/Nippon Ichi Software/PlayStation Vita/Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight

Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) will be releasing Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight on April 28 for the PlayStation Vita (in Japan. Western release TBA). The game has many similarities to (Hotaru no Nikki) htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary, as it is directed by the same person (Masayuki Furuya) and…

Review: New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward (Nintendo 3DS)

January 12, 2016

3DS Review/casual games/New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Reviews/simulation/Style Boutique/Style Savvy

It would be easy to dismiss the Style Boutique franchise as Nintendo’s attempt to reach out to the rarely tapped young girl demographic; to assume that it’s a cynical series designed more to be accessible and casual because, after all, girls don’t play real games, now do they? If there…

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