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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: Space Commander: War and Trade (Nintendo Switch)

May 14, 2021

action game/Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Sci Fi/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. You do exactly what the box says in Space Commander: War and Trade. You trade stuff, and you go to war. In space. Where you’re a commander. The problem is that space is meant to be this big, open… universe… of adventure and promise and Space…

The Week in Review: May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021

EA/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo/Project Zero/Sony/The Week in Review/Ubisoft/Video/Video review/Wholesome Games Direct

Video by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) The upcoming Wholesome Games Direct: https://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2021/05/the-next-wholesome-games-direct-date.html 2) EA and Ubisoft plans: https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1392231459071528962 Sony PS5 Shortages into 2022: https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1391800460554784772 3) Sony has 25 games in development: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/05/sony-interactive-entertainment-has-over-25-ps5-games-in-development 4) Project Zero 2 celebrates 20th anniversary in the worst way: https://www.siliconera.com/fatal-frame-receives-a-face-lift-and-revival-as-a-pachislot-machine/…

The next Wholesome Games Direct date announced

May 13, 2021

News/Wholesome Games Direct

News by Matt S. Wholesome Games are doing good work. The group is dedicated to highlighting games that have a different focus than much of the mainstream with its obsession with “mature” themes and violence. Wholesome Games aims to highlight the games that are bright and uplifting, and they’ve announced…

Be sure to grab the Dee Dee Zine this weekend! What to look forward to

May 13, 2021

DDNet/Dee Dee Zine/digitallydownloaded.net/magazine/News

News by Matt S. This week we launch the first full issue of the Dee Dee Zine for Patreon backers. A monthly digital magazine, this first full issue has a full 48 pages of coverage of Japanese games, arts, culture and more. For just a sample of what to expect,…

On the Mass Effect trilogy and THAT ending: the day art (very nearly) died

May 13, 2021

mass effect/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. One of the few big blockbusters that I have cared about in recent decades is about to get a long-awaited remaster. Yes, I am talking about the Mass Effect trilogy. Putting aside Andromeda, which was a horrible step in the wrong direction, this series of space…

PQube announces the release date for “steamy noir VN,” Bustafellows

May 12, 2021

News/Nintendo Switch/PC/PQube/release date/Release Dates/Tailers/trailer/visual novel

News by Matt S.When it rains, it pours. We just got a duo of excellent detective noir visual novels from Nintendo in Famicom Detective Club, and now maverick publisher, PQube, has a big announcement to follow up on that; its detective otome VN, Bustafellows, will release on PC and Nintendo…

Review: Subnautica: Below Zero (Nintendo Switch)

May 12, 2021

Nintendo Switch/open world game/Reviews/survival game/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. As far as the good is concerned, Sabnautica: Below Zero offers an ethereal exploration experience, with exotic worlds to explore (both above and below the ocean), and a true sense of wonder as you do so. Not everything is friendly and most areas in the world…

pixel-xcom-like-pathway-coming-to

May 11, 2021

News/Nintendo Switch/release date/Release Dates/Strategy

News by Matt S. Pixel XCOM, by way of the Indiana Jones aesthetic, Pathway, is a good-looking game indeed. Published by Chucklefish and developed by Robotality, the game release on PC back in 2019, and now it’s on its way to consoles with a Nintendo Switch release. From the game’s…

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 gets an early access release window

May 11, 2021

Early Access/News/PC/PQube/release date/Release Dates/trailer/Trailers

Review by Matt S. The original Valthirian Arc was a pretty decent little game. It wasn’t something completely memorable, but as we noted in our review: “Valthirian Arc: Hero School offers a quaint, if not overly original concept… It’s easy to pick up and play for short bursts, and as…

Review: Total War: Rome Remastered (PC)

May 11, 2021

4X Strategy/Feral Interactive/grand strategy/PC/PC Review/Remaster/Reviews/Strategy

Review by Matt S. I’m not much of a PC gamer. I prefer the console experience, and always have, but there are some games that just wouldn’t work anywhere on console. The Total War series is one such example. The combination of tense real-time (if pausable) combat and grand strategy…

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