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I’ve been asked several times to provide an overview of what I consider to be the most interesting turn-based RPG releases for 2025, so here we are. I’ve chosen 20 titles that stand out as the most noteworthy as of today.
While some of these titles lean into strategy elements, the focus here is primarily on role-playing games. With that said, it’s time to dive into the most promising RPGs coming this year!
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:41 Mercenaries Lament
01:49 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
03:30 New Arc Line
04:38 Bonaparte: A Mechanized Revolution
05:38 MENACE
07:08 Civilization VII
08:27 Trails Through Daybreak II
09:27 Suikoden Remaster
11:08 Solasta II
12:10 The Starbites
13:21 Demonschool
14:12 Lost Hellden
15:36 HOMM Olden Era
16:26 Dark Deity 2
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CH marelo here I've been asked several
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times to provide an overview of what I
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consider the most interesting 10 Bas RPG
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releases for
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2025 and here I am I've selected 20
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titles that as of today January 15 I
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believe stand out as some of the most
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intriguing of course there are so many
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to choose from that narrowing it down
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wasn't easy that said let me know in the
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comments which ones you are looking
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forward to the most let's
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go starting things off we have a game
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that's sure to appeal to fans of
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Classics like Final Fantasy Tactics
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mercenary lament is an isometric
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tactical RPG with a heavier than normal
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focus on positioning the usual side and
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rear attacks are just as important as
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you'd expect but you can get additional
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bonuses by sand witching enemies between
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Allied characters for Advent
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attacks mercenary lamon tells the story
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of xan a mercenary in a plug ravaged
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world who is prophesied to meet his
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ultimate fate whatever that might mean
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in just 100 days it's coming to steam on
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January 22 but if you can't wait it's
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already available on
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consoles do you know what it means to
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disappear into
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nothingness their memories
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dream pups the game I'm most eagerly
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anticipating is undoubtedly clar obscure
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Expedition
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to3 this jrpg promises one of the most
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dynamic combat systems ever seen
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featuring counterattacks and Dodges and
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the strange but beautiful world building
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that we should expect from a big budget
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jrpg and soundtrack to match why do you
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refuse to say I doing this for
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us as Expedition td3 sets out to stop an
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unending cycle that's raising Humanity
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year by year you'll get to know each
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member of the team both personally and
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on the battlefield CLA obser is one to
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watch and we are hoping to see it Lanson
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time between spring and summer
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2025 on PC and consoles
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May everything be decided before their
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very eyes Between the Bars of their
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prison in the
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shadow of the
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monolith see
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you in the next life
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look at all we've made science
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technology progress Magic versus
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technology is a classic team in RPGs and
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new ark line is poised to put us right
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in the middle of the age old struggle
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performed
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miracles in this tactical crpg you'll
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explore the massive city of new ark
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mastering either magic or steampunk
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craft on your rise to power new line is
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currently nearly accessed so there's
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already a bit of exploration and
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experimentation to be done if you're
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feeling ambitious it's expected towards
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the end of 2025 on PC and
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consoles destroy the M
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Contraptions the choice is yours
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if not for the title you might think on
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a quick glance that bonapar was a
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strictly historical game all the big
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names of the French Revolution are there
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from robes Perry to Lafayette however in
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this version of Evans you have access to
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Clockwork colossi on the
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battlefield bonapar offers xre battles
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and character-driven politics that let
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you decide the curse of France history
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even if you are in a big history buff
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you can surely appreciate the appeal of
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giant robots in Snappy uniforms there's
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a freedom available to try and the game
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is expected to launch in quarter 2 of
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2025 on P CIA
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St few things more satisfying than
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winning a desperate tactical battle
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against an overwhelming alien trap Manas
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looks like it will offer that with
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plenty of greedy realism furthermore
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judging by the developers various
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devlogs which introduced elements of the
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game from the strategy layer to how the
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weapons function everything looks truly
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intriguing and
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promising have never come
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here now we just have to wait for some
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concrete gameplay footage and look
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forward to quar threee to any 25 when
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we'll finally get to experience what
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could be a solid alternative to EXC
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tree God protects me fire mission
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underway neutralized rip it
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apart death takes my
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enemies touching them
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up these dogs got back take
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fire enemy Hardware H they keep
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coming hello s fans on behalf of all of
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us here at fraxus games we like to
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welcome you to a first look at the next
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chapter in our civilization
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franchise civilization 7 the longest
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scap between Mainline Civilization games
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come to an end on February 11 with
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civilization 7 the community seems
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divide on the changes to towns and
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cities eras and just about everything
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else but if you look at the serious
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history seed and his team has usually
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been proven right in the end
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civilization 7 introduces a massive
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array of new leaders and playable
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Nations and dynamic G play that's in
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intended to break up midgame do drums to
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keep things fresh and interesting from
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start to finish and never been an evid
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player of the series but I understand
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that for many civilization is more than
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just a game it's pratically a religion
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one to be practiced and consumed
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endlessly if there's ever truly an
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[Music]
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end I have a personal Stak in my a dear
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friend of mine is being caught in the I
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admit I'm lacking here as well I've
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never played a single title in the
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series and might not even know where to
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start however given all the hype and the
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massive fun based the franchise carries
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the newest installment simply had to
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make it on my list the legend of Heroes
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is one of the deepest and most expensive
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settings in
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jrpgs or for that matter in gaming as a
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whole Trails through day break to
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continues the current story line in the
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car V Republic with a tale of murder
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mystery and Intrigue it will be a
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Valentine's Day threat for fans when it
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launches on February 14 on PC and
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Playstation coming February 14th 2025
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suen one and two were Classics of the
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PS1 era so the upcoming HD remaster of
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the duy is an exciting chance for fans
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to revisit them of course if you never
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played The Originals what better way to
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try them for the first
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time if building the perfect team is
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your favorite part of RPGs then sueden
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has plenty of mixing and matching for
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you to do each game famously has
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108 playable characters the stars of
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Destiny to seek out and recruit as you
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uncover the story bit by bit both games
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are part of a single collection which
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Launches on March 6th on PC and consoles
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he
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sure everyone's played balers Gate 3 at
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this point but if you want the real
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experience of Dungeons and dragon as a
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crpg solasta is the way to go the
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original game was lovingly built around
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the fifth edition rules and the recently
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announced sequel follows in that
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tradition with improved visuals and a
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new story line solasta 2 is likely to be
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the closest thing to an actual table top
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RPG that it's possible to get in a video
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game we'll find out for sure when it
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enters Early Access at a yet to be
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determined date later this
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year the star bit is an exciting Indie
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RPG from ikina games that follows the
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adventure of Luka junk scavenger on a
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desert planet with your friends Wendel
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and Badger you'll Mt up in customized
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Mech to wander the dunes in search of
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Secrets and
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Salvage the starbites deceptively simple
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battle system is built around finding
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ways to let your party members skip to
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the front of the turn order even if
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they've already gone not only that but
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you can customize your max with parts
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that you find to create your perfect
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build the star bites is expected to
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lunch sometimes this year on PC and
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consult demon School seems to have been
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getting more and more attention in lead
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up to lunch and is expected to arrive in
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the first quarter of 2025 a tactical RPG
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with notes of persona and shim meam say
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demon School manages to carve out its
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own space that sets it apart from its
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Inspirations lead F and her friends to
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battle demons in between classes and
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social obligations you can plan and
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Rewind your moves in combat and your
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school schedule between five helps Level
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Up characters in different ways give the
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demo try while you wait for the full
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launch on PC and
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consoles close attention to lost felden
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the new title developed by Artisan
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Studios the same team behind asria
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sending and super Neptunia
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RPG this might be one of the most
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visually captivating games for me thanks
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to its hand painted environments brought
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to life in 3D to create some very greedy
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backdrops for its original World it
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almost feels like an evolution of a
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pre-rendered backgrounds of Classics
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like Final Fantasy 7 8 and N the story
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of Lost helden is of a world where each
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person is born bound to one of the seven
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deadly scenes and must spend their life
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battling its urges as long as the story
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and game play measure up to the visuals
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and soundtrack lost helden could be a
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hidden classic in the making it's
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expected to lunch sometimes in 2025 on
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PC and consoles
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the classic heroes of Miner magic games
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are legendary among strategy Gamers
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though even the best of them have
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serious balance issues Olden era
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currently in development by Frozen
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Studios the creator of villanas dgas
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dungeons like irados could be the
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Redemption of the
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series and Frozen has a long road ahead
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of him but if they were able to deliver
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an experience a king to Heroes of M
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magic 3E without brokenly over or
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underpowered factions it would be one of
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the greatest SCB backs in PC gaming
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history we'll get out first Glimpse when
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Olden era enters Early Access in quarter
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2 of 2025
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name's laai and the big Grouch is called
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tus D took up the torch of the classic
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Fire Emblem games with gusto and the
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arrival of the sequel means that the
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franchise is here to stay if you miss
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the GBA style of Hardcore tactical RPG
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combat you won't want to miss this Indie
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series on the
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rise Dark D 2 takes place 25 years after
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the original Paving the way for a new
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cast of Heroes to leave their mark on
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History descendants of the original
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heroes are mixed in with complete
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newcomers and there's tunes of
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customization to be had among the games
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roster of 20 soldiers a release date is
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still to be announced so there's time to
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play the first game if you haven't
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already on PC and probably on consoles
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sorry but there's no screens or footage
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or teaser of any kind as fans of the
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series no Dragon Quest 3 is revealed to
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be a prequel to the first game so
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releasing it before the combo pack
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containing the first two games puts the
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trilogy in chronological order Dragon
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Quest was the very first jrpg so it may
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seem simple and short but combining with
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the sequel where you take on rooll of
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the original Heroes descendants it makes
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a lovely
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Saga there are few better RPG franchises
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for a chield relaxing time so if you're
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looking to get into Dragon Quest keep an
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eye out for this remake when it launches
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later this year on PC and
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consoles survival and tactics meet in
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this Ice Age RPG after suffering a
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devastating raid from a rival tribe your
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people have 10 days to prepare for
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another attack their survival depends on
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your choices both in battle and around
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the fire during that time
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oh
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a
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based on everything we've seen
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leechcraft is shaping up to be Crusader
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Kings mids Heroes of Might and Magic
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which has the potential to be an
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incredibly compelling combination riding
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forth from your Castle you engage in
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diplomacy with other leags that you meet
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attend fists and hunts to scheme and
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plot fight duels and battles and of
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course carry out your casional murder
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and research Technologies which Advance
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your realm through lecraft is expected
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to eat early access in 2025 so the full
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version is still probably some time away
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but if it accomplishes what it sets out
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to do it will probably lead to a lot of
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sleepless nights on PC send your bravest
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Knights to merciless Jews and your
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esteemed Nobles to host diplomatic
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Gatherings those who will act with
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nobility and honor those don't forget
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they have their own minds and won't
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always do what you want their actions
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will have
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consequences but you are a mighty
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Monarch who is capable of controlling
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their vessels explore dungeons complete
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quests and experience countless exciting
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Adventures manage your relationships
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balancing their needs and personalities
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with your own gos reward the loyal with
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land power and royalty
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titles and inflict Justice on those who
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do not obey the king's law do you have
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what it takes to be the
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king the original mechanicus was a
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fantastic dive into the L of the war
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armmer 40K Universe putting players in
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the titanium boots of a magas In Search
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of Lost technology on a necron Tom World
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mechanicus 2 promises more trilling
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tactical battles and pups more exciting
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two separate campaigns that proliferated
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in playing as the fan faed adaptus
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mechanical faction is always a fun time
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but who doesn't love taking on the
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pillan rule no doubt the nron campaign
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in mechanicus 2 will have plenty of
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twists turns and disintegrations to keep
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players coming back for more on PC and
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consoles we alone will
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remain for we are immortal
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I want to add the last two titles to
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this list mostly hope for a 2025 release
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as we currently have no concrete
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information we've had our eyes on gather
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round Studios impressive and ambitious
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pixelated RPG for a while now an if 2025
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is the year it launches it's going to be
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a very good year indeed with plenty of
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options both in and out of combat a
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tribe to build and even romance and
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rivalry options the white Raven will be
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a great pick for Fire Emblem
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fans the game has also shown some very
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impressive pixel animation so far so we
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can't help but wonder what else there is
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in store once it launches only time will
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tell in the meantime check out our
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interview on Tomb lovers.com
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you are worthy of the title you are
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about to
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receive running out the least is
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pixelated milk Sac fire another title
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that doesn't have an official release
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date but we really hope we get to play
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in 2025
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it's blend of real time and turn based
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gameplay presented with high quality
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pixel animation has already gotten
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plenty of priz and the developers
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previous Styles have been solid if you
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enjoyed last year uden's Chronicle then
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sacrifice should certainly be on your
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wish list as the new year
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begins on PC and consoles statues coming
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to life am I tring
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you get what you
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deserve damn
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it where did the thief
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go give me the
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malora no
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this video ends here let me know what
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you think about all these games in the
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