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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: Draw Slasher (Vita)

May 6, 2013

action/casual games/Draw Slasher/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews

Here’s the danger with Sony’s strategy of throwing so much energy and resources at indie developers; on the one hand the strategy produces some incredible experiences (like Retro City Rampage) and it keeps a steady stream of games coming to the PlayStation Vita while the big publishers refuse to support…

Interview: Tale of Tales on art, game criticism, and independent development

May 5, 2013

Art/Art Game/Interview/Interviews/Tale of Tales

One of the more interesting indie developers out there is Tale of Tales, a small team devoted to the idea that games can indeed be art. Games like The Path, The Graveyard and their newest title, Bientôt l’été, are not there for simple entertainment. These games look for deeper meaning,…

The weekly discussion: What is the pride of your game collection?

May 4, 2013

The weekly discussion/weekly chat

Most gamers are collectors by nature; we build libraries of games and stock digital shelves with downloadable title. As with any collection there is always one or two pieces that stand out as especially value – whether real or intrinsic. That game we finally tracked down on eBay after years…

Friday 10s: The must-play western RPGs this generation (on consoles)

May 3, 2013

Alpha Protocol/Arcania/Dragon Age/fallout/Friday 10s/kingdoms of amalur/mass effect 3/Sacred 2/Skyrim/The Witcher 2/Two Worlds

Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste in the world and this…

review-admiral-nemo-pc

May 3, 2013

Admiral Nemo/PC/Reviews/shooting gallery

Admiral Nemo frustrates me. There’s nothing particularly off about the game. The player advances in a linear level-based fashion, purchases upgrades with in-game currency, and is awarded that currency for how well they perform in levels. It’s very standard stuff for video game design. Here is my hang-up; Admiral Nemo…

Interview: The indie making a PC and tablet RPG out of paper (literally)

May 2, 2013

Indie/Interview/Interviews/Jesse Gallagher/Paper Sorcerer/RPG/Wizardry

A little while ago I came across a trailer for an old-school, retro RPG that redefined what a Wizardry game could look like. That game was Paper Sorcerer. If you missed it, go and take another look at the trailer – looks spectacular, no? What’s even more impressive is that…

What an awesome infographic

May 2, 2013

infographic/just for fun

This is just for a bit of fun, but I thought I would share a really awesome infographic that I cam across today – Source. How to pick the perfect video game, in flowchart form. Enjoy!…

Review: Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo (3DS)

May 2, 2013

Nintendo/Pixel Toys/platformer/Reviews/Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo

Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo is yet another in an increasingly long line of App Store to eShop ports. Of course, since the 3DS is quite a different beast from the iOS line, there’s another set of expectations associated with a title released on Nintendo’s dedicated game device. If the…

Review: Thomas Was Alone (Vita)

May 2, 2013

Indie/platformer/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/PS Vita/puzzle platformer/Reviews/story game/Thomas Was Alone

I’m the kind of person who like games with strong characters. Thomas Was Alone stars, literally, coloured shapes. Plain geometric shapes; they have no faces and in fact barely any animation, and yet I struggle to think of characters that I have connected with more in any game I’ve ever…

Review: Gun Commando (iPhone)

May 1, 2013

Apple/Gun Commando/iPhone/Reviews/Ripstone/Shooter

We had already reviewed Gun Commando when it hit PlayStation Mobile, but Ripstone has seen it fit to port the game to Apple’s app store service. Considering the general scarcity of old-school FPS titles, that doesn’t sound like a bad idea. Regrettably though, there are some niggles that prevent it…

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