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MZero 01/01/21 1:25:14 AM #1: |
Happy New Year! Good luck to everyone who participates in this.
Credit goes to tazzyboyishere for first starting this in 2016, and Robazoid for carrying the torch through 2020. Basically, there are 50 challenges outlined below that will require you to beat 52 games total. This isn't a competition and there's no prize for winning aside from a sense of accomplishment. This is just a fun thing to participate in while we all work through our video game libraries. It also gives us a place to discuss what we're playing. Feel free to join in! Rules: - A single playthrough of a game can only be used for one challenge - Use your own judgment to decide if game fits in a certain category - Games started in 2020 or earlier are fine as long as they're finished in 2021 - Please add your own games to the spreadsheet linked to below, which anyone can edit - When using the spreadsheet, please don't mess with checklists/tallies that aren't yours - There's a tab listing favorite games in the spreadsheet if you need help with Challenge 42 - If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zh9gEuppguONyYfioh4xEGKafqN1KGpKn3SRFOryAV8/edit?usp=sharing Challenges: Years (5) 1. Beat a game released before 1991 2. Beat a game released between 1991-2000 3. Beat a game released between 2001-2010 4. Beat a game released between 2011-2020 5. Beat a game released in 2021 Series (4) 6. Beat a game in a completely new series 7. Beat a game in a series you've already played some of 8. Beat a spin-off or a game that rebooted a franchise 9. Beat a remake or enhanced port Creators (3) 10. Beat a game made by a director/composer/artist/etc that you like 11. Beat a game made by a developer you like 12. Beat a game made by a developer you've never tried Genres (11) 13. Beat a WRPG 14. Beat a JRPG 15. Beat a puzzle game 16. Beat a rhythm game 17. Beat a first-person shooter 18. Beat a third-person shooter 19. Beat a platformer 20. Beat an action game 21. Beat a strategy game 22. Beat a fighting game 23. Beat a sports game Themes (6) 24. Beat a game with romance as a central theme 25. Beat a game with horror as a central theme 26. Beat a game with revenge as a central theme 27. Beat a game with mystery as a central theme 28. Beat a game with the supernatural as a central theme 29. Beat a game with comedy as a central theme Demographics (6) 30. Beat a game with a female lead 31. Beat a game with a child lead 32. Beat a game with a non-white lead 33. Beat a game with a robot/artificial lead 34. Beat a game with an animal lead 35. Beat a game with a lead that's from a fictional species Time (3) 36. Beat a game that's been in your backlog for a long time 37. Beat a game you'd dropped or had a long hold on 38. Finish a game in one day 39. Finish a game that took you at least twenty-five hours to beat Stats (3) 40. Beat a game with a Metascore below 70 41. Beat a game with a Metascore above 90 42. Beat another user's favorite game Adaptation (3) 43. Beat a game based on licensed stories/characters 44. Beat a game that's been adapted into another medium 45. Beat a game that features historical events or people Miscellaneous (5) 46. Beat a game you received for free or through a paid subscription service 47. Play a technically unbeatable game for at least six hours 48. Beat a game that starts with the first letter of your username 49. Choose a random page on TVTropes and beat something from the video game section 50-52. Beat three games in a series --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 01/01/21 2:34:45 AM #2: |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DonutMessWithACop
This was my random page, and Luigi's Mansion 3 seems to be my best bet --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WickIebee 01/01/21 2:48:53 AM #3: |
Here's hoping I can do better this year.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EtTuBrute Here was the first page that had... actual examples from games, not things that didn't make as much sense. --- I'll just go back to gifs. Not like the winner was gonna click my topic. https://imgur.com/SXyi7uX ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BetrayedTangy 01/01/21 3:05:58 AM #4: |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainsWantMercy
Probably gonna be Mega Man 8 or Dark Souls there's a couple others here that could work too. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 01/01/21 3:09:10 AM #5: |
WickIebee posted...
Here was the first page that had... actual examples from games Yeah, my first page was one that was basically one huge overarching one that had no game mentions but like 30 other tropes, so I clicked a random trope among them https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeadHorseTrope --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MZero 01/01/21 3:48:22 AM #6: |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SequelEscalation
Good variety here, but I was planning to play the Portal games anyway since I got them from the Secret Santa (thanks again ESY!), but there's a lot of other stuff here too --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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andylt 01/01/21 7:52:26 AM #7: |
I might try taking part in this if it's open to everyone. Probably won't come close to doing them all but it could be cool! How many people beat all 52 last year?
--- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. Currently playing: FFVI Congrats to azuarc, Guru Champion 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheArkOfTurus 01/01/21 9:26:07 AM #8: |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodSkydiving
...So I guess I'll just play Spelunky like every year. --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheArkOfTurus 01/01/21 9:26:50 AM #9: |
andylt posted...
I might try taking part in this if it's open to everyone. Probably won't come close to doing them all but it could be cool! How many people beat all 52 last year? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14ZNcbZYkj241Ub4Uq-qVJpzHSo18IplZfKMp1EY972k/edit#gid=0 It's open to everyone. --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Djungelurban 01/01/21 10:24:52 AM #10: |
I'll try to participate this year actually. Always thought about doing it but never did... Usually cause I had that thought in like July or something.
This was my TV Tropes page: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DiscountLesbians Looking through the list I'm leaning towards either Iji or Mass Effect. Also, for favorite game... My favorite game is already selected as someone's favorite but I can see that every game is mentioned only once as someone's favorite. So should I select a different game as my favorite or should I just break the trend and mention a game someone's already mentioned? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shonen_Bat 01/01/21 10:57:38 AM #11: |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VideoGame3DLeap
Well, good set to choose from here. Probably going with Mega Man 11 or Ocarina of Time. Will try to actually join in this year, if the motivation is there. --- Hello again. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Cody11533 01/01/21 6:18:23 PM #13: |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrueBlueFemininity
I never actually get around to the TVTropes one, maybe this year lol --- "Video games are meant to be just one thing. Fun. Fun for everyone." -Satoru Iwata "11533 >>> 1001 imo" - Jeff Zero ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Arti 01/02/21 1:11:17 AM #14: |
21. Beat a strategy game
Grand Kingdom 1/50 I didn't finish the list last year but maybe this time? --- http://backloggery.com/articuno2001/sig.gif azuarc may not know the strength of songs in VGMC, but he conquered the guru in Game of the Decade 2! Congrats! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MZero 01/02/21 3:14:52 AM #15: |
4. Beat a game released between 2011-2020
Slay the Spire After 11 failures, I beat Act 3 with the Silent. I'm considering it beaten but I do plan to finish the game with the other classes and do some ascension runs and such because I'm pretty hooked already. I also heard about 1/50 --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BetrayedTangy 01/02/21 4:41:03 AM #16: |
45. Beat a game that features historical events or people
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater I had been playing this on the PS2, but my disc became unreadable about 3/4 into the game. So I literally downloaded the HD one on my PS3 and plowed through the whole game in one sitting. It was still a really good time regardless! --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheArkOfTurus 01/02/21 10:12:58 AM #17: |
38. Finish a game in one day
Monster Train Still playing this over and over. 1/50 --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SantaRPidgey 01/03/21 2:21:47 PM #18: |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoBrows
wow this has a lot of good options. 2021 gonna be a good year
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andylt 01/03/21 3:33:04 PM #19: |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BestialityIsDepraved
Well... charming. TBF, far more games here than I expected. --- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. Currently playing: FFVI Congrats to azuarc, Guru Champion 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shonen_Bat 01/03/21 5:56:35 PM #20: |
Started playing Banjo-Kazooie for the favorite challenge, up to Bubblegloop Swamp. Don't think I'll ever get tired of playing it now and then.
Might try replaying Dark Souls for this, don't know if I'll feel like sticking with it or not though. --- Hello again. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 01/03/21 7:00:20 PM #21: |
hit 42 last year, so we'll see where it ends up this year
--- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BarbaricAvatar 01/03/21 11:06:52 PM #22: |
Thanks for taking over the contest and for adding me to the spreadsheet. I'm going to try and complete 75% this year as i'm here from January!
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LodgedBladeRecycling Both Saints Row 3 and Morrowind are in my backlog. I'm not going to change any of the challenges this year, in fact i'm going to add some of my own just for the extra punishment! 53. Beat a Racing game 54. Beat a game featuring the voice of an actor/actress who is best known for movie roles. 55. Beat a game that features talking (earth) animals. 56. Beat a game in the Top 10 for a particular system on GameFAQs. 57. Beat a game someone else in this topic has beaten. --- If you ran the world, it would probably be on fire right now. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MZero 01/04/21 5:41:16 AM #23: |
BarbaricAvatar posted...
Thanks for taking over the contest and for adding me to the spreadsheet. Anyone is free to add themselves and their games to the spreadsheet, so please feel free! --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MZero 01/04/21 11:01:09 AM #24: |
24. Beat a game with romance as a central theme
Final Fantasy X Always good to replay the best game ever! Did a random sphere grid run that got Tidus an absurd amount of strength early, so much so that he killed the armored enemy that is supposed to teach you about the Pierce mechanic in one shot 2/50 --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shonen_Bat 01/04/21 11:34:22 AM #25: |
Played up to beating the bell gargoyles in Dark Souls. Last time I used a spear for most of the game, I feel like sticking with the sword and shield this playthrough. So far it hasn't been as bad as my first run, hope that keeps going through the sewer and blighttown.
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MZero 01/04/21 11:38:40 AM #26: |
I'm also in the middle of a Dark Souls playthrough but kind of got distracted when I built my PC around Christmas. I had just finished Anor Londo when I left off... gotta get back to it >_>
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RyoCaliente 01/04/21 2:00:23 PM #27: |
3. Beat a game released between 2001-2010
Army of Two (XBO) My first trope page was https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HexSign which I was excited for because I thought it was just require any fantasy game, but apparently this is not the case. Second random page was https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RageBreakingPoint which seems to have enough options though! --- How paralyzingly dull, boring and tedious! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CoolCly 01/04/21 2:06:02 PM #28: |
This is cool
But damn that's a lot of games. One a week. That seems like a lot of pressure? --- The batman villians all seem to be one big joke that batman refuses to laugh at - SantaRPG ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BetrayedTangy 01/04/21 4:34:53 PM #29: |
15. Beat a puzzle game
Mario's Super Picross Pretty cute puzzle game, definitely meant for more casual play. Aiming to actually beat it can get pretty frustrating. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WickIebee 01/04/21 10:09:09 PM #30: |
47. Play a technically unbeatable game for at least six hours
Genshin Impact Having an event that started at the end of December and I need to finish today helped make that easy. Well, easy to be sure that I've played for over six hours today alone. --- I'll just go back to gifs. Not like the winner was gonna click my topic. https://imgur.com/SXyi7uX ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MZero 01/04/21 10:19:24 PM #31: |
CoolCly posted...
This is cool No pressure! Most don't finish, and there's no prizes or anything, it's all just for fun! --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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249USDollars 01/04/21 11:16:17 PM #32: |
Haven't decided if I'm doing this again this year or not, but here's a tvtrope for myself if I do come back. Link's Awakening is actually pretty close on my To Play list so that's nice. Etrian Odyssey and Yakuza 7 taking to much of my time up to beat anything anytime soon.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DreamApocalypse ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BetrayedTangy 01/05/21 12:17:32 AM #33: |
28. Beat a game with the supernatural as a central theme
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shonen_Bat 01/05/21 11:18:59 AM #34: |
MZero posted...
I'm also in the middle of a Dark Souls playthrough but kind of got distracted when I built my PC around Christmas. I had just finished Anor Londo when I left off... gotta get back to it >_> I'd ask to make it a race but you've got some distance on me, heh. Played a bit more yesterday and beat the gaping dragon. Since i knew to --- Hello again. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Arti 01/06/21 12:34:55 AM #35: |
15. Beat a puzzle game
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 2/50 --- http://backloggery.com/articuno2001/sig.gif azuarc may not know the strength of songs in VGMC, but he conquered the guru in Game of the Decade 2! Congrats! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BarbaricAvatar 01/06/21 2:39:14 AM #36: |
46. Beat a game you received for free or through a paid subscription service
Everything (PC) One of last year's Epic Store freebies. Fun, but very weird. 1/57 --- If you ran the world, it would probably be on fire right now. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 01/07/21 1:38:52 AM #37: |
38. Finish a game in one day
The Gardens Between 39. Finish a game that took you at least twenty-five hours to beat Rogue Galaxy 47. Play a game that's technically unbeatable for at least six hours Rocket League --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shonen_Bat 01/07/21 11:50:33 AM #38: |
42. Beat another user's favorite game
Banjo-Kazooie --- Hello again. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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andylt 01/07/21 12:47:56 PM #39: |
35. Beat a game with a lead that's from a fictional species
Ori and the Blind Forest, my first of the year. Seems the best spot to put it looking at the others I have. --- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. Currently playing: FFVI Congrats to azuarc, Guru Champion 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HBJDubs 01/07/21 4:29:22 PM #40: |
9. Beat a remake or enhanced port
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. 100% run like the FFs I played last year. Out of all those games though, this is the one where I missed out on the most sidequests. Hell, there were a few that I never even knew existed until now. Never played Triple Triad back in the day, this time it was a huge part of my playthrough. With the three main PSX games, my rankings as a kid went IX > VII > VIII, but now I probably go VIII > VII > IX. FF8 is a lot better than I ever gave it credit for. 1/50 --- Save in the name of true love ~Project 1000~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 01/08/21 12:20:21 AM #41: |
32. Beat a game with a non-white lead
AER: Memories of Old Ahh, the beginning when I don't have to scramble swapping out categories yet. --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Arti 01/08/21 8:57:32 AM #42: |
47. Play a technically unbeatable game for at least six hours
Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS Finally moving Fate/grand order out of this category for at least one year. 3/50 --- http://backloggery.com/articuno2001/sig.gif azuarc may not know the strength of songs in VGMC, but he conquered the guru in Game of the Decade 2! Congrats! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MZero 01/09/21 1:45:11 AM #43: |
38. Finish a game in one day
Portal I played a few levels like 8 years ago, but I started from the beginning of course. Feels good to finally finish it! It's a fun game with some good puzzles but it really needs a dash button imo 3/50 --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shonen_Bat 01/09/21 9:31:56 PM #44: |
38. Finish a game in one day
Aria's Story Indie horror game focused on solving puzzles. Could've used more polish but it wasn't bad. Dark Souls is going alright. Got past Ornstein and Smough yesterday. I couldn't find a good weapon for them on my first playthrough but all I needed was a regular longsword, apparently. --- Hello again. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 01/10/21 11:49:46 PM #45: |
34. Beat a game with an animal lead
Gato Roboto --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BarbaricAvatar 01/12/21 4:18:27 AM #46: |
12. Beat a game made by a developer you've never tried
The Slimeking's Tower (PC) It crashed right after the ending graphic but i'm counting it! 2/57 --- If you ran the world, it would probably be on fire right now. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HBJDubs 01/13/21 12:11:22 AM #47: |
42. Beat another user's favorite game
Crosscode. Very fun! 2/50 --- Save in the name of true love ~Project 1000~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BetrayedTangy 01/14/21 1:43:45 AM #48: |
25. Beat a game with horror as a central theme
Dead Space 2 --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 01/14/21 2:13:34 AM #49: |
44. Beat a game that's been adapted into another medium
Quantum Break Hey, this counts! --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shonen_Bat 01/14/21 3:57:18 AM #50: |
39. Finish a game that took you at least twenty-five hours to beat
Dark Souls Don't know when I'll feel up to playing this again but I don't regret going back for a second playthrough. I missed a ton of stuff the first time around, some entire areas even. I got to finish the Artorias DLC and beat --- Hello again. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheArkOfTurus 01/14/21 4:52:03 PM #51: |
12. Beat a game made by a developer you've never tried
The Gardens Between 31. Beat a game with a child lead Moon Moon was pretty cool. Too many solutions to puzzles were just to wait around until something happens, and it can be very unforgiving early on. The game has a ton of charm, though. 3/50 --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety ... Copied to Clipboard!
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