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…
Review by Matt S. Qureate, purveyors of smutty-themed visual novels like NinNinDays, TroubleDays and Prison Princess, has landed on exactly the kind of experience that actually works with the M.O. in Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami. This is a fusion of stalker horror, visual novel and the developer’s love of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s not often that Australia gets to be first with anything to do with video games, but we’re close enough to first to get access to the new Pikmin-themed app. You know, the one that the Pokemon Go people are making. We have access to that…
Read MoreList by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M.Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)! First-person…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Hello everyone! I’ve got some exciting news to share this week that represents a major new investment by us, in the ongoing quest to find interesting ways to cover video games for our readers. We’re launching a digital magazine for Patreon backers, the Dee Dee Zine!…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Gravity is an inherently fun mechanic to mess around with – and this is one game that delivers on that promise. Developed by Brazilian studio Electric Monkeys, the gaming division of Studica Solution, Gravity Heroes is a platform-based arena shooter with unique movement mechanics, which offers…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) Nintendo held an Indie Direct, and it was good! https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-14-heres-everything-announced-in-nintendos-indie-world-showcase 2) Americans decide that they, not the Japanese, should make a Gundam film: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/12/22380140/netflix-live-action-gundam-movie-jordan-vogt-roberts-legendary-sunrise 3) Metacritic’s highest-rated game is… a visual novel? https://twitter.com/MC_Odd/status/1382790149633839104 4) NFTs stink up gaming…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. This is going to be a very short review, since Toree 3D is about $1 on the Nintendo eShop and has about as much content as you would expect for that price. It offers nine levels, and each of those is just a couple of minutes…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you’ve got a Nintendo Switch, then you can play the third and fourth chapters of Nihon Falcom’s Trails of Cold Steel on it. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean much, since these games are direct sequels to one another, so if you can’t play the first two…
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