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Abbie Stone

DARK SECRETS: The plucky squire review - The Real Truth

Jot and his friends leaping out of the book in The Plucky Squire.
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What is it? A charming 2D Zelda-like that switches seamlessly into a 3D platformer.
Release date September 17, 2024
Expect to pay $30/£25
Developer All Possible Futures
Publisher Devolver
Reviewed on Gigabyte G5 (Nvidia RTX 4060, Intel Core i5 12500H, 16GB DDR4-3200)
Steam Deck Verified
Link Official site

Kids today don’t know how good they’ve got it. Sure, the planet’s on fire and they’ll spend most of their future looking after me in a retirement home as I ramble about how good I used to be at Balatro, but have you seen the games they’ve been getting lately? Back in my day, children’s games were dismal 3D platformer movie tie-ins—not magical storybook adventures made with real love and care that ingeniously riff on 2D Zelda, yet also have tons of personality all of their own. Bah!

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