Matt S. is the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of DDNet. He's been writing about games for over 20 years, including a book, but is perhaps best-known for being the high priest of the Church of Hatsune Miku.
I don’t often write about films these days, but I recently saw something at the Japan Film Festival in Australia that was powerful, profound, and haunting enough that it has since occupied all my thinking. Kokuho, directed by one of Japan’s most noteworthy art film directors, Lee Sang-il, is, as we enter an era where AI is undermining the very…
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite is a good headset. This is by far the most uncontroversial thing I’ve ever written at DigitallyDownloaded.net, because with a price tag of AU$1350, you would hope that it’s a good headset. SteelSeries has packed as much sound quality as possible into this thing and,…
Disclaimer: I’m making this quick disclaimer so it’s clear and up-front. I…
Kirby Air Riders is fun. It’s not any more than that, and…
The big news today is that Sony is going to be shutting down its PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3, Vita and PSP, meaning that you’ll no longer be able to purchase nor download games on those platforms. What does this have to do with the Anbernic RG351V? Simple. Given…
Read MoreI think at this point the story of Cyberpunk 2077 is well-known and well-reported. It had a catastrophic launch on console that has done meaningful damage to the CD Projekt Red brand, and Sony even took the unprecedented step of removing the game from sale in its entirety at one…
Read MoreHistory lesson time! There’s actually a really good reason that Crawlco Block Knockers, a pervy puzzle game with plenty of nudity in it, is quite the appropriate Nintendo console release (I have no idea how eastasiasoft gets away with this, given the previously-released Waifu Uncovered pushes real boundaries on what…
Read MoreWhat a wonderful thing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is. Developer, Vanillaware, is known for its quality 2D action games, from Dragon’s Crown through to Odin Sphere, but in general, those games are about the stunning visual engines and tight action. The developer has never been known as a storyteller in…
Read MoreWell then. Waifu Uncovered is certainly a thing. A thing I never expected Nintendo to allow, in this state, onto the Switch. Publisher eastasiasoft certainly deserves credit for somehow making that happen. To stop beating around the bush, Waifu Uncovered is strip SHMUP, and while it doesn’t go quite as…
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With a waif-like, petite figure, long blonde hair tied in the twintails fashion, and a flowery dress in the style of Japan’s popular “Gothic Lolita” style, Marie Rose was – and still is – a very different type of character to the other women that we see in Dead or…
Read MoreFire Emblem has traditionally been known for three things. Firstly, everyone knows the characters of Fire Emblem. Everyone has their favourites. They’re usually gorgeous and sexy, and that’s just great. Secondly, Fire Emblem is known for its expansive, epic narrative arcs. Thirdly, it’s known for a remorseless difficulty and permadeath…
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With all due respect to the PlayStation Vita (and as everyone who knows me knows, I have a lot of respect for the PlayStation Vita), when it came to rendering “realistic” people, the console hit its limits. When it came to abstract visuals, such as games like Oreshika, the PlayStation…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. A couple of days ago, EA released a major patch update for FIFA 18, giving players the “World Cup Edition” of the game for free. Now, in addition to the standard FIFA 18 game, you also get access to the fully licensed World Cup; all the…
Read MoreFire Emblem and Koei Tecmo’s Musou (Warriors) franchise have always been a perfect marriage. It’s just taken too long for the marriage to actually be consummated. I’m sure some might find the mix odd; after all, the Fire Emblem games are careful tactics titles while the Warriors games are pure…
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