Can Games Really Ever Go Back to Their Roots?

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Can Games Really Ever Go Back to Their Roots?

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Oct 24, 2023

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This week on Slightly Something Else, Yahtzee and Marty discuss if games really ever can go back to their "roots".

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Oct 24, 2023

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