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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…

Gadget Review: Roccat Kave XTD 5.1 analog gaming headset

May 14, 2015

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/Headset/headsets/Roccat/Roccat Kave XTD 5.1

Roccat have always been known for throwing bells and whistles at its products, and the Kave XTD Analog is no exception. On paper, it’s a plug-and-play headset. In practice, it’s far more than that. The Kave XTD is an evolution of one of Roccat’s long-standing designs, and it’s available in…

Review: Legend of Grimrock (Apple iPad)

May 14, 2015

dungeon crawl/Indie/iPad/iPad Review/Legend of Grimrock/Reviews/RPG

Legend of Grimrock was something of an indie revelation when it was released on the PC back in 2012. As an attempt to modernise the classic dungeon crawler, it retained the nostalgic rush that had people glued to their screens back when Might & Magic, Wizardry, and SSI’s Dungeons &…

Do you play Chain Chronicle? Win a content pack here!

May 14, 2015

Chain Chronicle/Competition/contest/contests

Thanks to the kind people at gumi Asia, we’ve got three contact packs for Chain Chronicle to give away to our readers! Chain Chronicle is one of the better free-to-play games out there (you can read our review of the game here). A JRPG with a massive cast of characters…

Review: Ys Chronicles 1 (Apple iPad)

May 14, 2015

Apple iPad/DotEmu/iPad Review/JRPG/Retro/Reviews/Ys Chronicles/Ys Chronicles 1

DotEmu is a developer that does a really remarkable job of taking classic games and putting them on modern platforms. Its port of Heroes of Might & Magic III is the perfect example of this. Released on the iPad at the start of the year, it’s a game I haven’t…

Review: Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (PC)

May 13, 2015

Falcom/JRPG/PC/PC Review/Retro/Reviews/Ys/Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim

I will be honest in that I was not quite sure as to how I would respond to Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim. On one hand I felt like a kid on Christmas to have been able to re-experience this after a decade. On the other I’ve wondered on…

Review: RPG Maker 2003 (PC)

May 13, 2015

PC/PC Review/Reviews/RPG Maker/RPG Maker 2003

Back when I was a youngster, I was right into my JRPGs. Nothing has really changed since then with regards to that passion, but back in those days, being a JRPG fan was a dark time for Australians indeed. So many of the classic JRPGs on the Super Nintendo never…

rip-imageepoch-we-hardly-knew-ye

May 13, 2015

bankruptcy/Financial results/Imageepoch/Japan/sad news/Stella Glow

Imageepoch, the developer behind the supremely underrated Time & Eternity, Criminal Girls: Invitation Only, Luminous Arc, and the upcoming Stella Glow, has filed for bankruptcy in its homeland in Japan. The company apparently owes 1.1 billion yen across approximately 43 creditors, while its affiliate company, Smile Online Games owes three…

Review: Ultimate General: Gettysburg (Apple iPad)

May 13, 2015

iPad/iPad Review/Reviews/RTS/Strategy/Ultimate General/Ultimate General: Gettysburg

Back when I was a youngster I had a serious fascination with Napoleon, and particularly the military strategy of Napoleon’s campaigns. I bought and painted Napoleonic miniatures to play tabletop wargames, even as my friends were more attracted to the ‘cool’ Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 tabletop games. And I spent…

its-time-we-stopped-calling-japanese

May 13, 2015

Opinion/Polygon/sex/sexualisation

Over on Polygon, there’s an article titled “Atlus can do better than this creepy, porn-lite dungeon crawler.” The article, from Philip Kollar, is about Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library and the Monster Seal, an upcoming dungeon crawler being localised by the company that features characters that are sexualised. The…

Review: The Perils of Man (PC)

May 12, 2015

adventure game/adventure games/PC/PC Review/point-and-click adventure/Reviews/The Perils of Man

Ever wondered what would happen if you discovered a device that allows you to see all the faults in the world before they happen? Well now you can with the all-important device called a ‘Risk Atlas,’ but more on that later. Perils of Man is a simple point and click…

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