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I felt frustrated by how it
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There are some games you come across in this industry that manage to merge two seemingly conflicting ideas to great effect. Likewise, there are some concepts that, when mashed together,
There aren’t many game mechanics as frustrating as weapon degradation. Getting attached to a certain tool of destruction, spending time and resources making it that perfect implementation of your
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[The following contains spoilers for Act I of Broken Age, but none for Act II. Reader discretion is advised.]
Given the conditions under which Broken Age was developed, it makes
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