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 had no idea that Amerzone existed until about ten minutes before I was playing it. Apparently, this is a remake of a 1999 title, based on an even earlier comic by the legendary Benoît Sokal (known to many non-comic aficionados as the guy whose name is attached to the Syberia series). It is exceptional, though you’re going to need…
Most people would tell you that of all the Onimusha titles (which are, sadly, too few), Onimusha 2 is the finest. Yes, the third title has Jean Reno, and that is inherently excellent, but as far as realising the creative vision of the series is concerned, Onimusha 2 is where…
We, long-suffering SaGa fans, have been utterly inundated with the franchise over…
In a world that is as toxic, complex, and fundamentally unpleasant as…
DigitallyDownloaded.net has signed on to be a major sponsor of one of Australia’s most important dancesport championships. And because of that, we have something amazing to give to our incredible readers! Related reading: Where are the Dancesport video games? Because I have always wanted to use this platform to champion…
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Type-Moon’s Fate series was right up there with the franchises I wanted to see Koei Tecmo apply its Musou formula to. In fact, I raised it with the developer several times when I’ve had interview opportunities, so I’m claiming the existence of Fate/Samurai Remnand as my victory (which also bodes…
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It must be tough being an indie developer and trying to make something of a trip to Japan. Not only are you pushed into an entirely different building than the one where Square Enix, SEGA and so on set up (though it is the same building where the merchandise is,…
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This was the first TGS that I’ve attended since 2019 – thanks a lot for that, COVID-19. On the one hand, it actually meant that this year was quiet for me. Where in the years leading up to COVID my schedule had become wall-to-wall with meetings and interviews, I’m now…
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It’s hard to shake the feeling that with Super Bomberman R 2, Konami has finally got its groove back with its iconic mascot. This series is going to have a major audience again. And I’m not just saying that because just today I bought a pile of merchandise from a…
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This Japan trip has been a whirlwind that I just wasn’t expecting. I guess that makes sense when I haven’t been back in so many years. Nonetheless, I do have plenty of material for quite a few articles. I just need to find the time to write them. I do…
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I’m not going to lie. My nose will grow. Lies Of P infuriates me to play. Of all the ways to approach the Soulslike “hard game”, this is the least suited to my preferences. I understand that there will be an audience for it, but that’s not me, it won’t…
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Nakano Broadway is not a place you want to go if you have residual concerns about large numbers of people in enclosed spaces. As amusing as it is that there are signs up all over the place recommending “social distancing,” and while the Japanese tend to be better sports about…
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It feels good to be home. It might be sauna-hot (despite being well into Autumn now, the sticky humidity of Japan’s summers has stuck around), and I’m tired as everything having done my usual thing of taking the overnight flight and then failing to sleep at all, but I’m back…
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It would be easy to dismiss Monochrome Mobius as being a “too-traditional” JRPG, turn-based warts and all. Indeed, that is what far too many other critics have done when covering this game, and that’s doing it a disservice. It seems that just about everyone has missed what makes this a…
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