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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…

The influence of China’s four greatest works of literature on video games

February 17, 2021

Art/book/China/literature/Novel/Opinion/Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Article by Matt S. China, as one of the oldest continuous cultures and nations on the planet, has a long and deep literary history. Some of its greatest masterpieces were written well before Europeans invaded places like America and Australia and re-drew the maps to suit their colonial expansion. Across…

Chicory: A Colorful Tale looks absolutely delightful!

February 16, 2021

News/PC/PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S.Cuphead really paved the way for a revival of older, more traditional animation styles to become an aesthetic in video games, and it’s something I am very much here for. At this stage, the only issue with Chicory: A Colorful Tale is the lack of localisation of…

Review: Ginga Force (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 16, 2021

action game/Arcade/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/SHMUP

Review by Brad L. SHMUPs, vertically-scrolling shoot ‘em ups, “bullet hells,” or whatever else you might want to call them are things that I would usually rather just avoid. As my body gathers up the years and my reflexes start to wane, the idea of fast-paced shoot ‘em ups, dying…

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February 16, 2021

digitallydownloaded.net/News/newsletter

News by Matt S. As the scope of what we do at DDNet expands, we’re aware that we have really started to do a lot of different things – visual novels, podcast, video analysis, streams, reviews, news, interviews, feature articles. We also realise that it’s increasingly hard to keep…

On the Yakuza series and its relationship to the cinema of the 60’s

February 16, 2021

film/Game Theory/Opinion/Yakuza

Game Theory by Matt S. The seven-entry narrative arc that comprises the Yakuza series (0 through to 6) is considered by many to be a crowning glory of video game storytelling, and rightfully so. The arc takes Kiryu, his friends, rivals and special ward (Haruka) from impetuous youngsters right through…

Review: PUSS! (Nintendo Switch)

February 15, 2021

Arcade/Art Game/Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Harvard L. A cat jumps into a CRT television to save a vaporwave world from an invasion of satanic abominations. In this surreal game by teamcoil, style rules supreme over substance, with flashing lights, bizarre enemies and atmospheric noises all trying their best to distract the player from…

Choices That Matter: Modern text adventures done well

February 15, 2021

adventure game/adventure games/Australia/Choices that Matter/Indie/text adventure/Tin Man Games/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S.There are three games in the Choices That Matter, which come to us from Aussie outfit, Tin Man Games. Over the last couple of months, the company has been quietly dropping them on the Nintendo Switch, and while they look modest (being pure text adventures), there is…

Interesting games on itch.io: February 15

February 15, 2021

Art Game/Indie/itch.io/list/News/Top 10/top 5

List 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…

Catch up with last week’s gameplay streams: February 15

February 15, 2021

News/streaming

News 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…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, February 15, 2021

February 14, 2021

catch-up coffee/News

News 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)! Witchy…

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