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Video Game Review: The Forgotten City

Video Game Review: The Forgotten City

A nice little jaunt through a recreation of a Roman city that explores the philosophical quandaries in moral relativism

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Alex Nusky
Sep 02, 2023
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This kind of a review is far out of the norm for the rotation of essays on this blog, but there are three good reasons that I’m reviewing a video game. First of all, The Forgotten City was compared favorably to Return of the Obra Dinn, which was a game that scratched my puzzle itch in a way I haven’t felt since I allowed my NYT crossword subscription to…

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