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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: Towncraft (PC)

March 18, 2015

Australia/casual games/Flat Earth Games/Indie/PC/PC Review/Reviews/Towncraft

While the original Minecraft creators were responsible for a phenomenon, whenever I load it up it doesn’t quite resonate with me. Enter Towncraft. Instead of simply acquiring resources and building whatever comes to mind, as you’re encouraged to do in Minecraft, here you’ll instead acquire materials and build an economy…

Review: Bladestorm: Nightmare (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 17, 2015

action/Bladestorm/Bladestorm: Nightmare/Historical Fantasy/history/Koei Tecmo/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews

I never thought that Koei Tecmo would return to the Bladestorm franchise. After releasing the original early in the PlayStation 3 life cycle (so early that trophies hadn’t been implemented yet), it quickly became a largely forgotten cult hit, and with no real indication that Koei Tecmo was happy with…

Nintendo goes mobile; good move, about time

March 17, 2015

DeNA/Financial results/mobile/News/Nintendo

Nintendo held a joint conference with mobile phone specialist developer, DeNA today. Why would it do this? To announce a partnership that would see Nintendo franchises appear on mobile platforms. Nintendo and DeNA will work together to produce these games, and you’ll need to be a member of a service…

Review: Shelter 2 (PC)

March 17, 2015

Art Game/Indie/PC/PC Review/Reviews/Shelter/Shelter 2/Survival

Shelter 2 is the imaginatively-titled sequel to the original, Shelter which was released back in 2013. In that game you were playing as a mother badger, trying to protect her young. This time around you are taking on the role of a mother Lynx, who, you guessed it, is trying…

Review: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 16, 2015

Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy Type-0/Final Fantasy Type-0 HD/JRPG/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/Square Enix

Let’s get something out of the way right away: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is not an attractive game. It was never going to be. It’s a PSP game, designed to run on a tiny screen and with some of the most primitive 3D hardware ever produced, that has been blown…

Film review: Why Don’t You Play In Hell? (DVD)

March 16, 2015

film/film review/Shion Sono/Why don't you play in hell?/Yakuza

If there is one thing common to Quentin Tarantino’s films, it’s that they’re made with a genuine and abiding love for film. That being the case, Shion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play In Hell is the kind of film that Tarantino would have loved to make. In theory it’s meant…

jason-voorhees-joins-mortal-kombat

March 16, 2015

Jason Vorhees/Mortal Kombat/Mortal Kombat X/News

Mortal Kombat X continues to shape up to be the best release in that particular franchise, with the blood-soaked fighter now confirming that Jason Vorhees, the iconic villain of the Friday the 13th series, will be available for the game. He’ll be DLC, but let’s face it, what Mortal Kombat…

Review: Shiftlings (PC)

March 15, 2015

2D platformer/PC Review/puzzle platformer/Reviews/Shiftlings

If there is one thing that I’ve never truly understood it’s reality television. Why would people seriously put themselves through some of the things that they do for the entertainment of others? Is it the money? Or is it the fame? It is that off phenomenon that Shiftlings taps into,…

Interview: The man that killed a chocobo to make a Final Fantasy game

March 13, 2015

Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy Type-0/Final Fantasy Type-0 HD/Hajime Tabata/Interview/Interviews/JRPG/Square Enix

In Final Fantasy Type-0, a chocobo dies horribly in the opening cut scene. This is pretty heavy stuff to watch. Ever since 1988’s Final Fantasy II on the Nintendo Entertainment System, chocobos have been faithful steeds to rival the very noblest of horses. They have been beloved pets with charming…

Review: Armed Seven (PC)

March 13, 2015

Arcade/Armed Seven/Indie/Nyu Media/PC/PC Review/Reviews/SHMUP

Playing Armed Seven is a lot like watching a movie that has an actor whom you vaguely remember from another flick, but for the life of you cannot seem to recall where. It is only when you pause the film and stare into the middle distance that the fog surrounding…

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