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Square Enix’s new strategy RPG is set to be “something we’ve never seen before”

July 9, 2022

A mere two days after an announcement regarding Valkyrie Elysium’s official release date from Square Enix, we’re already being given a new release date trailer, not for Elysium, but for another of Square Enix’s September releases. They are busy bees. The DioField Chronicle is an upcoming strategy RPG game, developed…

Review: Matchpoint: Tennis Championships (Sony PlayStation 5)

July 8, 2022

PlayStation 5/Reviews/sports game

I’ve yet to lose a match in Matchpoint Tennis, and that’s the game’s one substantial flaw. Unfortunately, that one issue effectively ruins it. What’s the point of a sports game that is so lacking in difficulty that there’s no risk of a loss? The entire genre is meant to be…

Podcast-in-Video: Blockbuster JRPGs – Do we need them?

July 8, 2022

JRPG/Video review/Video reviews

We do love JRPGs at DDNet, and it has been interesting to see over the years how developers and publishers have tried to create “blockbuster” entries in the genre. Here we talk about that topic – what are the challenges that developers and publishers have when trying to appeal to…

Video: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 first impressions: Ohhhh this game is brilliant

July 8, 2022

JRPG/Nintendo Switch/Video/Video review/Video reviews

The third chapter of the Xenoblade Chronicles series might just be the best of them, thanks to some intense themes that hit you right from the outset, as well as the expected excellent gameplay and expansive world. In this video, we give you a look at the very first part…

Blizzard’s interview with the LA Times – an unconvincing defence of company culture and microtransactions

July 8, 2022

Blizzard/News

Blizzard is a company that has more than its fair share of negative publicity, especially more recently in the lead up to the big Microsoft acquisition. So as its development teams work on microtransaction-filled mobile titles, PR is on damage control to quell past mistakes and at least try to…

Xenoblade Chronicles 3: From the opening seconds this game is clearly brilliant

July 7, 2022

Nintendo/Nintendo Switch/Preview/Previews

I’ve barely started with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but I already know two things: firstly, this is a game that I want to take my time and savour, and secondly, it’s probably going to be a pretty thinky game. It’s already thinky, and I’m only one chapter in. Related reading: You…

New combat is coming to Sword and Fairy: Together Forever

July 7, 2022

eastasiasoft/News

The launch date for Sword and Fairy: Together Forever is imminent; we’ll have our hands on the western console version within a month! The game is the seventh in a 26-year-old RPG franchise from China. Think Final Fantasy but with a blend of ancient mythology and traditional Chinese aethestics. Sword…

Valkyrie Elysium launches in September on PlayStation, November for PC

July 7, 2022

News/release date/Release Dates/Square Enix/trailer/Trailers

If you’re a fan of Square Enix, you’ll probably know the company’s current line-up of upcoming JRPGs, and amongst your Dragon Quests and Final Fantasies is Valkyrie Elysium, releasing as early as September 29 for PS4 and PS5, and on Steam on November 11! But there’s a lot more to…

Review: Corpse Factory (Nintendo Switch)

July 6, 2022

Nintendo Switch/Reviews/visual novel

Australians should make more visual novels. I don’t just say that because I make them and need to kick myself into actually finalising my latest one (it’s getting there, day by day!). It’s just that whenever an Australian produces a VN, it’s typically gold. Max’s Big Bust is a hilarious…

Podcast-in-Video: The year ahead for Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo

July 6, 2022

podcast/Podcasts/Video/Video review

In the past month, there have been a lot of game feeds and shows from all the major players, and now we know how the year ahead will like pan out for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. So, in the wake of all those shows, we get a bit futurist, and…

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