List by Matt S. Studio Ghibli is rightfully celebrated across the world for its contributions to cinema, as “Japan’s Disney,” only with a far greater emphasis on the artistry and storytelling potential of animation than Disney’s mass-market commercialisation. As one of Japan’s greatest exports, Ghibli, helped by two of the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I do love my JRPGs, and the PlayStation 4 has given us a whole lot of great ones to play. While everyone knows the likes of Persona, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and so on, there are also a lot of niche and obscure JRPGs that are…
Read MoreList by Matt S. And that’s a wrap! E3 has come, it has gone, and now we know what just about every developer and publisher is focused on for the year ahead. Is there a lot to look forward to? Sure! But let’s drill down into that a little more.…
Read MoreList by Matt S. Who doesn’t like a bit of fan service? The Nintendo Switch has built up quite the library of games that make the… sexier side of games a focue. Whether it’s for laughs, or to make a more serious point, fan service has become a significant part…
Read MoreList by Matt S. As May winds down, we’re now nearly halfway through 2019, and with E3 and the like, June is generally a quieter part of the year as far as new releases go. There are certainly some gems to look forward to, but nonetheless I felt that now…
Read MoreList by Matt S. With the release of Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark this week, I’ve found myself musing over tactics JRPGs all week. It’s not a genre that we see that all that frequently, but is has been around for many years now, and has, over that time, developed a…
Read MoreLast week we kicked off a countdown of 20 of our favourite pieces of game music – not necessarily the best, but certainly our favourites. This week we finish that countdown! From Final Fantasy to Wild Arms, Donkey Kong to The World Ends With You, there’s been so much great…
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 MoreList by Matt S. Whether it be because of licensing, a developer going out of business, or the industry simply moving on, every generation there are a lot of games that end up “lost” – the original games might be available in some form or another, but the changes of…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. A fun New Year’s Eve tradition is looking back at the year that was, and that’s what we’re going to do here on DDNet – looking back at the most popular articles of 2018. Of course, reviews counted for a lot there, as it’s generally a…
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