Last year the DDNet pulled together a list of the 100 canonical games, that we believe everyone with an interest in the history, heritage, and artistry of games should play. This year we’re back with another “top 100”, but this time, we’re looking specifically at our favourite genre; the RPG!…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Over the past year Falcom has really been showing love to its fans in the PC market. Following on the back of last year’s PS2 to PC port of Ys: The Ark of Napishtim, this year is seeing the PSP to PC port of Ys Seven…
Read MoreWe’re all about the retro this week on the DDNet podcast, as we chat about our favourite JRPGs, horror games, and platformers from yesteryear. Which Final Fantasy is the best, are there any good modern platformers that compare to the classic Mario games from yesteryear, and why has modern horror…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. How well has the original Yakuza held up? This was a PlayStation 2 game, after all, and as great as that console was, and many of its games still are, it was also a time where developers will still learning about crafting stories and working with…
Read MoreRetro Reflections by Matt S. Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call (or Nocturne, depending on the country you hail from), is a very special game to me. It was, in fact, my first Shin Megami Tensei game, and would kick off a fascination I’ve had with the dark fantasy JRPG series…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. There are some games that are better off played in the privacy of your own home. No one wants to board a bus, find a comfy seat, and realise that the person sitting next to them is playing God of War on the Vita and that…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. There are plenty of games that hark back to a simpler time, when RPGs were heavily text-based affairs and had reasonably light-hearted narratives to carry them along. In a way, Lionheart is one of those games that resides within the shell of a visual novel, and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I really wanted to love Egglia. So much of the game is actually quite admirable. It’s gorgeous and charming. But, despite being a premium-priced game, its stubborn adherence to mobile game conventions really lets it down. The whole point of pricing a mobile game as a…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Did I ever tell you about the time myself and my family went on a quest to face off against the Dark Lord Nicholas Cage, who stole the faces of everyone in the land? Did I tell you about the time I met up with the…
Read MoreIt’s all about JRPGs this week! What got us into JRPGs, what we love about the genre, and all that good stuff. From the classics, right through to the modern examples of the genre. We also discuss what might be driving the renaissance for JRPGs today – because between the…
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