Long long ago, a great many people called home a beautiful land of rolling hills and glorious sunrises. For generations they found only contentment, with food and wealth aplenty so long as they kept hidden a great power.

One day, a man born of sunsets broke his sacred oath and sought the power for himself. He travelled the wilds throughout his unholy quest, and those who met him assumed nothing of his dark secret as it slowly destroyed his mind.

Meanwhile, a great and timeless battle raged on across the land. A man clad in green, a wise woman of gold, and a beast comprised of arcane darkness clashed endlessly, laying waste and restoring peace as often as the universe itself spun through the cosmos. Even then, long long ago, legend foretold of their coming, and of their struggle to wield an unimaginable power between them. Three great beings, each the personification of an equally great strength.

But little did they know of the man born of sunset, and of his despicable quest. Courage, wisdom, and power had been contested through the ages, but even the gods themselves could not have foreseen the coming of the fourth great totem: sick bargains.

Discussed: Oxenfree, The Legend of Zelda, Assassin's Creed Odyssey

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