One of the things that video games can do magnificently is create worlds. These posts are an occasional exploration of games that I love because of where they take me.

What do you think of when you think of your teenage years? Do you think of hormones and crushes, of defying your parents and going to parties you shouldn’t have gone to? Do you think of crushing insecurity and emotions that could go from elation to depression within seconds, based on how someone did or didn’t look at you?

Quite honestly, when I think of my teenage years, the thing that perhaps comes to mind most is this: chunky square pixels.

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