Video by Matt S. I had not been paying attention to RAD prior to its launch. I don’t really know why, other than to say there’s so much other stuff out there. But Double Fine’s latest is a perfect nostalgia trip right back to the glories of 80’s cartoons. From…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. One of the regular watchers of the DDNet YouTube community asked me to canvas this topic, so here we go! An in-depth look at fan service, exploitation, and art in video games – is exploitation an issue, where to we draw the line, and how do…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. One of the “lost” classics in FromSoftware’s long history, Metal Wolf Chaos was only ever released in Japan, and on the Xbox – a console no one wanted in that country. That made it almost impossible for anyone to play. Now, courtesy of Devolver Digital, we’re…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. (Mild content warning with regards to a depiction of a suicide) Crystar, out soon, comes to us from FuRyu in Japan, and Spike Chunsoft in the west. It’s an action JRPG with a particular trick – it’s all about crying as a gameplay mechanic. If that…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. A new Dead or Alive 6 Season Pass kicked off last week, and brought with it the first wave of swimsuit costumes for all the characters. Like I was going to resist that. So here I am, testing out all the lovely swimsuits for all the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Oninaki is the latest from Tokyo RPG Factory, published by Square Enix. As with Tokyo RPG Factory’s previous efforts, it’s a retro JRPG throwback with a modern presentation. Also, as with previous titles from the studio, it’s a beautifully melancholic game, with an almost poetic rhythm,…
Read MoreVideo by Pierre-Yves L. DDNet contributor, Pierre-Yves, had the opportunity to get some good time in with a preview build of the latest effort to bring the Soulsborne formula to dark sci-fi, with The Surge 2. Is it all that? Well… it’s certainly off to a good start! Stay tuned…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Lock’s Quest is an often-forgotten, but rather lovely example of the tower defence genre. From its origins on the Nintendo DS, it has had a HD re-release on all the modern consoles, and for people who discover it, it’s something of a hidden delight! In this…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Kill la Kill -IF- is the latest anime tie-in fighting game on the block, and it’s a high quality arena fighter indeed. These are not my kinds of games by any means (I’m actually quite terrible at them), but I’ve really enjoyed my time with this…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Note: In advance, I went into this game having not played ActRaiser, which I understand it’s a spiritual successor to. So in my video – and review on DDNet, I’ve looked at it in terms of it being a 2D platformer + tower defence strategy title.…
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