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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: Q*Bert Rebooted (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 20, 2015

arcade games/LOOT Entertainment/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Q*Bert/Q*Bert Rebooted/Retro/Reviews

I realise that Q*Bert is not quite the iconic character from the old era of arcade games like Pac-Man or the Space Invaders are. But he deserves more respect than Q*Bert Rebooted, because this game is an embarrassment. I grew up with Q*Bert, and actually wore out my Game Boy…

Review: Legend of Candlewind: Nights & Candles (PC)

February 19, 2015

dungeon crawl/Indie/Legend of Candlewind/nostalgia/PC Review/Reviews/RPG

Here are Digitally Downloaded most of the team share a common love for certain styles of gaming. One example of this is the classic dungeon crawler, which has been around since the original Wizardry series. Despite the genre being around for almost as long as gaming, in the past year…

Review: Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ (Nintendo 3DS)

February 19, 2015

3DS Review/Ace Combat/Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+/flight sim/New Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo 3DS/Reviews

When the Nintendo 3DS was a new console, Namco Bandai released Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy. I really enjoyed that game; it was a clean, arcade-like take on the flight combat simulator, and the planes looked gorgeous soaring through the sky in 3D, which was then a nice novelty. Now…

Review: Unmechanical: Extended (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 19, 2015

Indie/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Puzzle Game/Reviews/Unmechanical/Unmechanical Extended

The world of Unmechanical is a claustrophobic experience. That makes it suspenseful. It’s not scary, and you won’t be suspecting something will pop out around any corner, but nonetheless as you play you’ll be left with a feeling of foreboding. It might never pay off but the atmosphere is always…

Preview: Sunset (PC)

February 18, 2015

Art Game/PC/Preview/Sunset/Tale of Tales

Sunset is an upcoming title from indie developer Tale of Tales. I was given a spoiler-free access to a ten minute preview of the game, which allowed me to experience three separate in-game days of the final product. The full release is not long away now (March), and I cannot…

Review: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Nintendo 3DS)

February 18, 2015

3DS Review/Capcom/Monster Hunter/Monster Hunter Ultimate 4/Nintendo 3DS/Reviews

It is not an accident that Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate released on the same day as the New Nintendo 3DS, as it is a game that tries to showcase everything that the new system is capable of (don’t worry, it is still playable on older 3DS models too). In that…

Enjoyed The Banner Saga? Check out the Aussie-made Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire on Kickstarter!

February 18, 2015

Australia/episodic game/kickstarter/News/Tahira/Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire/The Banner Saga/Whale Hammer Studios

Last year The Banner Saga was nothing short of a revelation. An indie game from a talented team, The Banner Saga was an epic tactics RPG with a breathtaking art style and a narrative filled with hard moral lessons. Clearly inspired by the success of that game, Aussie studio, Whale…

review-nihilumbra-sony-playstation-vita

February 18, 2015

2D platformer/Art Game/Indie/Nihilumbra/platformer/puzzle platformer/Reviews/Sony PlayStation Vita/Vita Review

Nihilumbra is a strange mix between a puzzle platformer and a narrative storybook. You play a Born, a shadow that has somehow escaped from the Void (which is what it sounds like). One a part of the Void, you move the world painting it in colours all while trying to…

Review: Dark Echo (Apple iPad)

February 17, 2015

Dark Echo/Horror/Indie/iPad/iPad Review/Reviews

You’re in a dark room. So dark you can’t see the rest of your body. And up ahead, you hear the sounds of what may or may not be saw blades. Welcome to Rac 7’s minimalistic horror game, Dark Echo. If you’ve ever wanted to be trapped inside a labyrinth…

Review: Dead or Alive 5: Last Round (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 17, 2015

3D fighting game/Dead or Alive 5/Dead or Alive 5: Last Round/Fighting game/Koei Tecmo/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews

Dead or Alive 5 has been a complete commercial success for Koei Tecmo. And, among those critics that can look past its hyper-sexualisation, it has also been regarded well as the edition in the series that took the franchise and injected it with enough depth that it works both as…

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