When you read the title for this feature, which song do you think about? What memories are evoked by that song? How would you feel if you were asked to listen to it again? And, to hazard a guess, was that song from the late 90s or the early 00s?…
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With the release of Theatrhythm this week, I’ve found myself going through all my Final Fantasy CDs and setting up playlists on my iPhone. One of the reasons I love this series as much as I do is because of the music, so, while it’s fresh in my mind, I…
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Japan has a vibrant music industry, but it’s often tuned towards the domestic market, with copyright-drenched TV shows and a heavy emphasis on local tours. That can make it hard to enjoy your favourite acts, but there’s one wildly popular solution, and they’ve got something special on the way. It’s…
Read MoreMusic is so core to the gaming experience. A good soundtrack can elevate a game to emotional highs and get the blood pumping. A good piece of music can become the most memorable part of a favourite game. And the four winners in 2021 all have truly sublime soundtracks that…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again, everyone, where we celebrate the best games of the year. Despite being a heavily disrupted year thanks to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, 2021 produced some incredible games, almost from day one, and as a result, our awards this year has the most variety…
Read MoreHello everyone and welcome to this month’s podcast! As always we kick things off with a look into the games that we can expect to play next month – it’s going to be a big one. Then we transition to talking about our topics for the month. We discuss the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. When it rains, it pours, as the old saying goes. Hot on the heels of Square Enix dumping its entire Final Fantasy library on multiple streaming services (though apparently not Apple Music in Australia, despite being promised that it would be), now Love Live! is in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you’re a fan of Final Fantasy, a good part of the reason that you love the series so much no doubt has to do with the music. Soaring, epic soundtracks, one an all, Square – and later Square Enix – has always had the brilliant…
Read MoreOver the next two weeks, we’re going to be sharing some of the DDNet team’s favourite pieces of game music. These aren’t necessarily the best pieces of all time (we all walked away from recording this podcast and immediately thought of another dozen tracks we could talk about), but these…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Anyone with a Nintendo Switch in their hands will be able to become, well, a legendary virtuoso as promised in the title in upcoming music title Pianista: The Legendary Virtuoso. Touted as being a high-end music game designed specifically with the console in mind. The game…
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