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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…
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…
I’m not sure there’s ever a precisely right time to release a…
I really wish I loved anything as much as Yamauchi Kazunori loves…
I love RPG Maker. I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it. I love anything that encourages people to be creative and get “hands on” with their favourite hobbies, rather than being passive consumers of it. I love Tyranobuilder because it lets people make their own…
Read MoreBack at Tokyo Game Show, I was able to mess around with the opening level of Koei Tecmo’s upcoming anime tie-in Arslan: The Warriors of Legend. Related reading: For people looking to get a taste of Warriors action, Samurai Warriors 4-II is an excellent place to start. Nick’s full review.…
Read MoreWriting an origin story for a famous character you didn’t create can’t be an enviable task. There’s an onus to craft a story that is in line with the original work and the slightest deviation can result in a slew of tetchy fans. Modeled after one of Osamu Tezuka’s masterpieces,…
Read MoreOkay, that sounds creepier now that it’s written out. But the fact remains, it’s true. Anime Contact has been launched in Japan, allowing people to buy contacts inspired by different variations of eyes in anime for a mere 3,300 yen. Anime Contact contacts are different than the usual big-eyed contacts,…
Read MoreI still haven’t finished The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I’ve spent hours upon hours adventuring across the beautiful landscape of Novigrad or sailing the seas surrounding Skelliege, but I still haven’t quite seen it all. And now I’ve got even more to work though, in the well worn boots of…
Read MoreI absolutely love that the PlayStation 4 is developing a stable of simulation and serious strategy games, and already, just a couple of years into its life, it is doing better with these genres than almost any console that has come before it. Nobunaga’s Ambition and Tropico 5 are both…
Read MoreIn a bit of news that is more interesting than the game itself, an Australian microbrewery has won permission to create a dark beer that is to tie in to the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops III. From the press release: Gold Coast trio, Michael McGovern, Eddie Oldfield and…
Read MoreSword Coast Legends takes us back to the popular world of Forgotten Realms that so inspired a generation of RPG fans way back with the likes of Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale. This particular offering has two distinct components. One is the ability to play campaigns, including the one crafted…
Read MoreI have to say I’m impressed. The Paris Games Week being the second most-attended video game expo in the world aside, I didn’t expect for Sony to present us with what basically amounts to a full-fledged E3 press conference (minus some of those “megatons” that are so typical of the…
Read MoreAnd that tiny little piece of news is 100% worth a news story of its very own. Remember back at E3 when we all went absolutely nuts over the (shocking) news that NieR was getting a sequel? And there was a trailer, too? Well, we haven’t stopped freaking out, and…
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