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…
And just like that we’ve hit 2016! What a year 2015 has been, too, filled with all kinds of fun and a couple of controversies, followed by yet more fun. So, in the interest of having a quick look back at 2015, before we get crazy with all our New…
Read MoreOver the past month, we’ve been running the DDNet Awards for the best games across a wide range of categories. We posted one winner per day across a couple of weeks. Because there were so many, unless you visited the DDNet site daily, you might have missed some of the…
Read MoreMerry Christmas! Our favourite day of the year has rolled around again, and we would like to thank all of our readers and friends for being part of the best year in DDNet’s short – but hugely entertaining – history. It’s been a year with plenty of fun, with some…
Read MoreXenoblade Chronicles on the Nintendo Wii (and, later, New Nintendo 3DS), is a sprawling game with ambition well beyond what anyone thought the console could handle. At the same time, despite the game’s openness, its love of sending players on fetch quests, and the near endless incentive to keep backtracking…
Read MoreIt is difficult for me to play the Yakuza games. Not because I don’t like them – quite the opposite – but rather because, every time I do play one of the Yakuza titles, I wind up feeling very homesick for Japan. Related reading: Why Don’t You Play In Hell,…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! The Christmas countdown is a tradition at Digitally Downloaded. Like the advent calendars filled with a chocolate each day, with our Christmas countdown we highlight a game each day that is perfect to help you get through the silly season. Christmas is a time…
Read MoreClannad has a lot of text. Clannad doesn’t have impressive graphics. Clannad is from a decade ago. There are several reasons people could use for disliking Clannad, but each one is another reason I can find to love the game even more. Clannad is a romantic visual novel that was…
Read MoreGood Smile Company is my favourite company out there when it comes to Hatsune Miku. The premium collectibles outfit rarely does her wrong, but this latest figurine, the “Princess Knight” Racing Miku, might just be my favourite yet. Related reading: A small selection of my 12+ Hatsune Miku figurine collection…
Read MoreThe Kung Fu Panda films were unexpectedly good in my eyes. Compared to most Pixar movies, I always saw DreamWorks as a cheap, unfulfilling alternative. But, surprisingly enough, the first Kung Fu Panda film was really great, and also game birth to a rather good adventure video game tie-in most…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! The Christmas countdown is a tradition at Digitally Downloaded. Like the advent calendars filled with a chocolate each day, with our Christmas countdown we highlight a game each day that is perfect to help you get through the silly season. Christmas is a time…
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