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... So, yeah, that kind of came to mind, Matthew. The other games here, though, Bioshock 8 as well. What do you reckon? ...

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... but we're like a unifying, cool art style. Despite being like low on sort of graphical detail, we kind of carry the game through, if you know what I mean, as opposed to trying to rival what Rockstar does, which is basically a fool's errand because they are obviously the best at it. So, yeah, that kind of came to mind, Matthew. The other games here, though, Bioshock 8 as well. What do you reckon? I haven't gone back to it, so maybe this opinion doesn't hold up. But I really love the world of that game. I still think it's like one of the all timers. It wasn't like mechanically perfect when it first came out. I mean, that's the thing. I don't think it was ever a great combat game. ...

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