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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…

Magic: The Gathering Arena goes full mobile

March 25, 2021

Android/card game/CCG/collectible card game/iOS/Magic the Gathering/mobile/News/Wizards of the Coast

News by Matt S. Wizards of the Coast have taken the wise step of putting its digital Magic the Gathering platform: Magic: The Gathering Arena on mobile, and it is now available for both iOS via the App Store, and Android via Google Play. With this release, you’ll be able…

review-kaze-and-wild-mask-nintendo

March 25, 2021

2D platformer/Donkey Kong Country/Nintendo Switch/platformer/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Producing a homage to a great work of art, no matter the field, is noble. Doing so allows you to explore the qualities that made that artwork great, and draw attention to the ideas within it that you, as your own artist, found so inspiring. Homages…

Finally, an Asterix & Obelix game I really want to play

March 24, 2021

News/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. There have been a few Asterix & Obelix games in recent years, but we haven’t tended to cover them at DDNet because while they always look competent, they never seem to look inspired. Now, however, there’s one on the horizon that looks really great; Asterix &…

An excellent, forgotten mobile JRPG from a half decade ago has been resurrected

March 24, 2021

News/Nintendo Switch/PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5

News by Matt S. Don’t worry if you don’t remember Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey from 2015. It was a mobile JRPG with some incredible production values, and was quite the decent game to boot. Indeed, we loved it at launch. But it didn’t make much of a splash at all, and…

Games and Literature: Why are so few games based on great books?

March 24, 2021

Uncategorized

Video by Matt S. I’m playing a game based on Phantom of the Opera right now, and while it’s not a great game, it has reminded me of a question I often ask myself: why are there more games based on Tom Clancy than Shakespeare, and what are the implications…

Review: Neo Geo Pocket Color Collection Vol. 1 (Nintendo Switch)

March 24, 2021

Neo Geo/Nintendo Switch/Retro/Reviews/snk/Switch Review

Review by Harvard L. Sometimes the most unexpected gifts are the most welcome. I hadn’t heard anything about a Neo Geo Pocket Color compilation coming to Switch, but I’m happy to get it all the same. I love that the Switch is rapidly becoming a hub for retro compilations, with…

sunshine-manor-looks-like-quirky-take

March 23, 2021

Horror/Indie/News/Nintendo Switch/PC/PlayStation 5/satire/trailer/Trailers/Xbox One

News by Matt S. If you’re going to be doing something inspired by the horror of the 80’s, you do need to go into it with a balance of humour and the grotesque. Those films are simply not there to be taken seriously as horror artefacts now (I would argue…

Review: Monster Hunter Rise (Nintendo Switch)

March 23, 2021

action game/Capcom/hard game/Monster Hunter/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. It’s not often you’ll find a game (or series) that you’re absolutely terrible at, but can still appreciate and enjoy. I do have one such series. Monster Hunter. I’ve always struggled to wrap my head around Capcom’s epic boss battle simulation, but I’ve also always appreciated…

Review: Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Nintendo Switch)

March 23, 2021

casual game/Harvest Moon/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/simulation/Story of Seasons/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Among all entertainment art forms, video games rely heavily on violence and bloodletting. I realise that as a game critic I spend more time with these things than most people (and what is healthy for a “hobby”), but it really does become exhausting when the default…

Review: Root Film (Nintendo Switch)

March 22, 2021

Kadokawa Games/mystery/Nintendo Switch/PQube/Reviews/Root Film/Root Letter/Switch Review/visual novel

Review by Matt S. Root Film’s only meaningful link to its predecessor, Root Letter, is that both visual novels are mystery titles set in Shimane prefecture, a lesser-known destination with Japan but, like every other corner of the country, a place with its own deep, rich history and heritage. Where…

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