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ONE.

AdventureSimulation

Developer novamicus

The pioneering nakige that made a generation cry... Legendary '90s visual novel ONE. is back and better than ever with updated art, animations, and features! From the Steam store page

448 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

83
LovedLoved

65 positive · 13 negative
95% range 74–90%

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Bluesky *357326
Steam reviews65130
Lemmy *002

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Very Positive
73 of 86 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

85% recommend · 67 yes, 12 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 79 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (319 of 399 positive).

Players praise the remake's high production values, visuals, and soundtrack. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the main character as unlikable and certain routes as problematic. [4][5][6] Fans of Key and Jun Maeda find this a must-buy despite dated elements. [7][1][8]

Liked
  • Beautiful remastered art and soundtrack. [2][3]
  • Great quality-of-life features like route hints. [9][3][5]
  • Emotionally compelling story with strong characters. [10][1][11]
  • Well-priced and runs well on Steam Deck. [12][9]
Disliked
  • Main character is a jerk and hard to like. [4][6]
  • Nagamori route is widely disliked and uncomfortable. [13][14][11]
  • Script feels dated compared to modern VNs. [1][15]
  • Some routes are poorly written by early Jun Maeda. [11]
Representative posts
  • [4]Steam user Steam user …4440Steam review · Jun 9, 2024 · Not recommended

    This is my first time writing a review, and for better or worse it's not a positive one. I truly regret not reading reviews about this game (always like to buy things without researching since that way I can enjoy more the plot / game), like some other reviews told (mainly the chinese ones), if you are someone who likes wholesome / pure love novels, there's a high chance you will dislike our main character featured …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …3351Steam review · Apr 1, 2025 · Recommended

    ONE is best known for being one of the earliest VNs written by the creative team that would go on to form Key/VisualArts, and going by my experience of the story, the magic was there from the very beginning. All the biggest strengths of Key's writing are apparent here. Compelling characters, a lovely and distinctive art direction, and a story tailor-made to make you choke up. If you're a fan of dramatic VNs, and …

  • [3]Steam user Steam user …6718Steam review · Jul 10, 2025 · Recommended

    As the description says, this is a remake of the 1998 game One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e~, and having played the original 14 years ago when the Spanish patch came out, I can say that this is very well made when it comes to remakes. It comes with several QoL features, such as easy mode if you want to just sit back and enjoy the story, and the script was kept almost 1:1 for the fans of the old game. The new soundtrack is …

  • [11]Steam user Steam user …9752Steam review · Feb 14, 2026 · Recommended

    Misaki is an amazing character. I genuinely love and admire her as much as I would a real person. If you do anything in this game, play her route. It is a masterpiece. Akane's route is not that far behind, I highly recommend playing through that as well. The Mio and Nanase routes aren't bad either. Avoid Nagamori's like the plague though. She is the poster girl, but her route is BY FAR the worst. Half the routes …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …0819Steam review · Dec 22, 2023 · Recommended

    The soundtrack for this visual novel is a remaster of the original, and the remastered version is really extraordinarily good. (9.8/10) I had purchased the physical soundtrack album of the original visual novel before, and when and if I get the chance in the future, I plan to purchase the remastered version of the physical soundtrack album as well. When I read this visual novel, I was inexplicably reminded of the …

Summarised from 34 of the 163 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

Players who liked ONE. talk about beautiful remastered art and soundtrack; those who didn't talk about main character is a jerk and hard to like. Which matters more to you?

Reactions

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  • CHELODOY @chelodoyart.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2026

    One of many arts I'm preparing for the game!

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  • D, Hunter of the Dead 💙🌙✨ @dekubrush.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2024

    One of the worst things they don’t tell you about being a game dev is that once you make a game you have to make another one, like, right after???

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  • Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    One important piece of context that many people might not realize: Shutting down a game studio is expensive. Shutting down a French game studio — thanks to labor laws requiring an extended severance period — is VERY expensive. Xbox doesn't want to take on those costs.

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  • Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    Sound Fantasy was a cancelled SNES game that would have used the SNES Mouse to draw pictures to turn into sound, like a musical Mario Paint. A prototype of it surfaced in 2015. One of the sample images is this unique illustration of Mario that plays the Happy Birthday song.

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  • Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.coBluesky · Nov 4, 2026

    ‘Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’ remake is at 96 on Metacritic ⚔️ • Highest-rated game of 2026 • One of the highest-rated games in history

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  • Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    Insanely good game. One of the things that jumped out to me, outside of Purdy + Evans' connection on the go ahead drive....SF ran the ball on Seattle in a way we don't usually see--58% success rate btwn CMC and Black. This Niners ground game is so much better than it was last year.

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  • Tottenham Hotspur @tottenhamhotspur.comBluesky · May 8, 2025

    One more game.

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  • Tim Stillman ⭐️⭐️ @tim-stillman.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2026

    Declan Rice has lost absolutely none of his behind the ball prowess and he now leads the Premier League for assists this season. One of the most complete players I’ve ever seen. Constantly adding to his game.

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  • Steve @spotter81au.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2025

    One Sunday afternoon pants off game session, comin up!

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  • Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    One of the most insightful comments about game development came from a former boss. He said “Making a game is like starting a band. You can’t throw money at a new studio with random AAA veterans and expect it to crank out a hit.” 🧵

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  • Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 25, 2026

    Franky - One Piece - Game Boy style

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  • ClutchPoints @clutchpoints.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2026

    ONE WIN FROM THEIR FIRST-EVER WORLD SERIES TITLE 🔥 The Brewers DOMINATE the Rays in Game 3 for a commanding 3-0 series lead 😤 Brice Turang: 5 AB 2 RBI

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  • crazydmnd.bsky.social @crazydmnd.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    ONE GAME I DON’T KNOW WHY

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    G.F. - The Bible of Game Life. One of the then-18 year old Ken Sugimori's illustrations for the 'zine that birthed the future Pokemon juggernaut. 📖: GAME FREAK, June 1984.

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  • Skunkape @skunkapegames.comBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    #samandmax20th Sam & Max Season One never would have happened if not for Sam & Max: Freelance Police, a LucasArts game that was cancelled on March 3, 2004 — just a few months before its expected release. (Psst, share this thread for a chance to win a game key!)

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  • WNBA @wnba.comBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    GAME 7. ONE CHAMPION. 🏆 The Valkyries and Dream are set to make history as they face off in the first-ever Game 7 in WNBA Finals history TONIGHT! The championship comes down to one final game. Every play counts. And only one team will finish on top. 8pm/ET | USA Network | Peacock

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  • 🌌✨Roshan Galaxy✨🌌 | Arcade Space Cloud Vtuber @roshangalaxy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    One of many reasons why you’ll never ever see my play any sort of FNAF game or willingly look into anything FNAF related

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  • Cinna @jaymega.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2026

    Just one more game just ONE MORE GAME

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  • 👻 @jamboe.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    Linktober day 3 - Favourite game One of my favourite parts in Twilight Princess ☃️ #Linktober

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  • Chris Monka @chrismonka.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2026

    Minit has a one minute time limit for runs, and the game is designed really well around this mechanic! One of the best examples of this is the snake cave, you have limited visibility and have to get through the cave quickly, but rushing too much is dangerous as well! It's a cool segment in the game!

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  • Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    It bugs me that Capcom didn't slap together a digitized joke game to capitalize on the new SF movie releasing, but oh well! LET'S PLAY THE OLD ONE! Watch - youtu.be/igoZkpzPvxM

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  • Umberto Echo Chamber @miguel-corti.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    One of the reasons I'm against genAI in games is because I saw the process on RE7 of multiple people trying to pull the game into a better direction and fighting to keep it there. If the art director and EP could've had everything they envisioned out the gate, it would have been a terrible game.

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  • Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    The most read thing I have ever written was a tossed off prewrite called “Who won the Game of Thrones?” One of my novels could be taught in high schools and colleges for centuries, and it still would not approach the millions of page views that one article received.

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  • Loftia @loftia.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2026

    We’re excited to share that Loftia will be supporting One Tree Planted to help plant trees around the world! 🌳🌎 Loftia is a game about building a brighter future, and we want to help grow the real one too. Let make a positive impact on the world together. 🌱

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  • ananth @ananthhirsh.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2026

    One of my favorite things I wrote for the game! 💖

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  • David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    (2/3) There is no "the Fiction"; in a game with four players and one GM, there are five imagined worlds which may not resemble one another at all. One of the functions of dice, rules, maps, etc. is to furnish a set of metafictional anchors to PRODUCE whatever degree of resemblance play requires.

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  • samantha @goblinsorcerer.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    One idea I have for the sonic racing game is that they put a character from sonic in there

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  • Kev In Your Area 🖤🩷♦️🧡💜⚔️ 케빈 @smashvillekp.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    This is how Kaitlyn Chen rolled up to Ballhalla for Game 7 of the WNBA Finals. There’s a reason she’s my favorite professional athlete on this planet. Irreplaceable. One of one.

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  • WNBA @wnba.comBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    One more sleep ‘til Game 6 ⏳

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  • 🔞Best Friend Forever🔞 @bestfriendlewd.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    One more post about Devil Peach Soda cause it's first week sale ends in 4 hours: I have an arcade puzzle roguelike game in Early Access steam. It's got deep mechanics and cute characters. Just bout everything in the game is made by me (with zero AI usage 😇) 🍑 store.steampowered.com/app/2116210/...

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  • Chris Franklin @errant-signal.comBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    I do kind of want to see the Epic Star Wars/Marvel game make a total Concord of itself, if only for the headline "The Game No One Made Was Also The Game No One Played"

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  • Snowy. @snowy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    Today, I have reached level 55 in this game we call life. One more year closer to death.

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  • Caliban Darklock @darklock.comBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    There are two kinds of people who see this video. One of them says "well fuck that game I will never play it." The other says "holy shit how do I make a game like this and make some of that money." Guess which one he's after

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  • Skunkape @skunkapegames.comBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    #samandmax20th Halfway through Sam & Max Season One, the Game Developer’s Conference took place in San Francisco. Culture Shock was up for a Game Developer’s Choice award for Best Writing but lost to Zelda: Twilight Princess. 🤷‍♂️ (Psst, share this thread for a chance to win a game key!)

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  • The Real N’zoth @therealnzoth.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2026

    ITS CALLED WORLD OF WARCRAFT FOREVER BECAUSE THAT'S HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET INTO THE GAME. THERE I MADE THE JOKE. NO ONE ELSE NEEDS TOO.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0188Steam reviews · Dec 21, 2023 · 1 h played

    Got woken up by a childhood friend and than ran into and knocked a girl down on the way to school within the first 10 minutes of the game. 10/10

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  • Frightful Boo-schoff @mpbmke.comBluesky · Oct 25, 2026

    I am just a man asking my baseball team to play ONE FUCKING NORMAL GAME PLEASE

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  • Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    One time, we got an unsolicited package promoting a game history slopsite like this. It proudly declared that the PlayStation 5 was the "first five-dimensional game console"

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  • Micky D @mickyde.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    One of the more unique bugs I've gotten in a Bethesda creation engine game. The game suddenly thinking my assault rifle is a minigun

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  • RJB / Mallacore 🇨🇦 @rjb-mallacore.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2026

    One of my past 3d models. This one inspired by the ships from the I-War game. Enjoy. #3dmodeling #scifi #lightwave

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  • Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    Tired: Election Night Needle Wired: Manchester United After One Game That Actually Wasn’t Completely Terrible Needle

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  • PleasantKenobi @pleasantkenobi.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    No matter the format - everytime someone casts a One Ring, I sigh. What a blight on Magic's game design.

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  • Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.orgBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    The Sickos Committee Weekly Game Watch List Rankings - Week 9 THEY ARE TRYING TO HIDE THIS ONE ON ACC NETWORK YOU CANNOT HIDE THIS FROM US DABO 🆚 MIKE NORVELL THE SICKOS COMMITTEE GAME OF THE WEEK - IT’S 4-3 CLEMSON AT 3-4 FLORIDA STATE

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  • ✶ MarcusD ✶ @marcusd.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    Caleb Williams 35th consecutive game with 20+ pass attempts and 1 or fewer interceptions. One more game for the for the NFL record

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  • John Ricciardi @johntv.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2026

    One last visit to the altar before the game unlocks in three hours

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  • Combos & Doodles @combosdoodles.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    Crying, NO ONE WANTS IT THIS IS THE FIRST PLAY OF THE GAME

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  • Tred @tredlocity.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2026

    One of the best video game stories ever written.

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  • Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.orgBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    The Sickos Committee Weekly Game Watch List Rankings - Week 7 A BIG TEN BATTLE ONE TEAM’S HOMECOMING LIKE THIS ONE WAS EVER IN DOUBT THE SICKOS COMMITTEE GAME OF THE WEEK IT’S RUTGERSSSSSSSS 🆚 MARYLAND

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  • timkawakami.bsky.social @timkawakami.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2026

    Physical and fearless Valkyries Game 5 win. One victory away from a title in their second season. Drink a lot of coffee for Game 6 in Atlanta.

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  • Arron Automata @arrontk.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    If you had to recommend ONE video game to a new gamer, which one would it be?

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  • Sailor Michael @sailormichael.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2026

    One more time. JD Vance is playing the long game with voter short term memory. Do not fuck this up. This alliance is fragile

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  • Bugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2026

    everything i learn about what the ai sycophants want to use the tech for is some of the most poopoo baby pants shit i've ever heard. oh, you're putting spider-man in a batman game? minecraft is now skyrim? a) we've had mods forever so like write that down b) HAVE ONE ORIGINAL THOUGHT that isn't IP

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  • Steam user Steam user …4440Steam reviews · Jun 9, 2024 · 2 h played

    This is my first time writing a review, and for better or worse it's not a positive one. I truly regret not reading reviews about this game (always like to buy things without researching since that way I can enjoy more the plot / game), like some other reviews told (mainly the chinese ones), if you are someone who likes wholesome / pure love novels, there's a high chance you will dislike our main character featured in this visual novel, to put it bluntly our MC it's a piece of ♥♥♥♥, the…

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  • Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    Like every Frogwares game, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is unexpectedly lavish, takes big swings, a little janky--and very much worth playing.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3902Steam reviews · Dec 24, 2023 · 1 h played

    I'm a simple man. I see Jun Maeda, I buy.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7935Steam reviews · Jan 3, 2024 · 19 h played

    Clannad's mentally stunted little sister. Has the potential to be a great visual novel, but unfortunately completely nosedives by the end. --------- Let me start with the positives: The remake itself is very well done. New character art and CGs are great and the remastered OST is solid. They also added some nice quality of life updates. To avoid bad ends, you need to pick the exact correct choices in your route, which can seem completely random at times. The remake adds a togglable option to…

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  • Polly Polenta the Bark Ranger @polly-polenta.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 25, 2026

    One last game before I had to say goodbye to @stubbylouie.bsky.social and go home! I hope they let me come back soon!

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  • Random Stranger @randomstranger.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2026

    Legend of Xanadu is one of the big ones. Historically incredibly significant and a great game, too. One of the most beloved PC Engine games. So, you know, you might want to play this one.

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  • Yoshiyoshi700 @theartyoshi.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    I feel a lot of people who hate this game always bring up only ONE section of the game and then completely ignore the other levels which are (imo) really funny and badass.

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  • Jiikae @jiikae.comBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    One of the weirdest things to me is people who play a game in order to spite another game that they hate I quite literally don’t even understand how that works

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