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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…

Review: Word Search by POWGI (Nintendo Wii U)

April 27, 2015

casual games/Nintendo Wii U/Puzzle Game/Reviews/Wii U Review/Word Search/Word Search by POWGI

Word Search by POWGI is exactly what you’d expect. It’s offers your classic back-of-the-newspaper word search. Now don’t get me wrong. I love a good word search as much as anyone else. It’s relaxing in short amounts, and is fun to complete if you have a few spare minutes to…

Review: Tropico 5 (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 27, 2015

city management/Kalypso Media/PS4 Review/Reviews/simulation/Sony PlayStation 4/Tropico/Tropico 5

“Who would ever want to play a modern city builder on a console?” is a comment I have heard people ask when they heard the news that Tropico 5 would be headed to consoles. “These games need mice and keyboards and stuff!” Except they don’t. Provided a developer gets the…

Review: Stealth Inc. 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 27, 2015

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God, the wait for Metal Gear Solid V has never felt so long. If you’re anything like me, and are patiently awaiting Kojima’s latest masterpiece, the wait can be unbearable. Granted, this isn’t helped by the fact that stealth games seem to have sunk into the background these days. Whether…

Review: Painting Workshop (Nintendo 3DS)

April 26, 2015

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Programs like Adobe Photoshop rule the roost when it comes to digital art on computers, but the landscape isn’t as cut and dry for apps that cater specifically to the limitations of consoles and portables. Dedicated systems have received everything from Art Academy, which makes use of the 3DS’s native…

The Friday Ten: Ten essential Virtual Console games for your Wii U

April 24, 2015

Friday 10s/list/Nintendo Wii U/The Friday 10/Top 10/Virtual Console/Wii U/Wii U Virtual Console

The Nintendo Wii U has become a very solid device for fans of retro games. While the line-up of titles is not as comprehensive as what we enjoyed on the Wii, and there are some consoles that are almost absent (Where are my Nintendo 64 games, Nintendo!), but the Game…

Film review: Tokyo Tribe (DVD)

April 24, 2015

exploitation/film/film review/grindhouse/musical/Shion Sono/Tokyo Tribe/Yakuza

Tokyo Tribe blows my mind. Coming to us from Sion Sono (the same guy that helmed the also-brilliant Why Don’t You Play In Hell?), Tokyo Tribe is a violently clever homage and self-referential parody of grindhouse, exploitation, and yakuza films. From end to end it is an extreme pastiche of…

Anime Impressions: Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign

April 23, 2015

action/anime/anime impressions/Seraph of the End/shounen/Wit Studio

A mysterious virus wipes away nine tenths of the earth’s population and a monster infestation ensues. Vampires take advantage of humanity’s decline and usurp them as the dominant species, demoting most survivors to “livestock” status. Most stragglers are under 14 years old and aren’t exactly equipped to challenge their new…

Film review: Black Butler (DVD)

April 23, 2015

action/Black Butler/DVD/film/film review/thriller

Video game adaptations of films don’t have the greatest reputation, and that’s for a good reason – they’re often limited in budget and struggle to capture what made the film so popular for audiences. Film adaptations of manga or anime is much the same. Trying to recreate what tend to…

Trailer: Total War: Warhammer; I really think SEGA’s going to nail it

April 23, 2015

Creative Assembly/News/Sega/Total War/Total War: Warhammer/trailer/Trailers/warhammer

SEGA accidentally announced Total War: Warhammer by mentioning it in its Total War art book a few months back, but the company has now formally announced the game. Listed as “coming soon”, the game takes place in the Warhammer fantasy world, meaning swords and shields, magic and arrows. The trailer…

Anime Impressions: My Love Story!!

April 23, 2015

anime/anime impressions/Madhouse/My Love Story/Ore Monogatari/Romantic Comedy/shoujo

The story of an outcast’s journey to acceptance is one that transcends cultures and time itself, from old testament bible stories to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. It’s no mystery why it resonates with a myriad of audiences from all across the age spectrum; there’s a very human inclination to…

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