At least the status screen was only shown a couple times. Impressions: I honestly prefer the post-modern "I can't believe I have cheat powers!" to this drek. Pure power fantasy garbage with comically grotesque villains that justify acting out grotesque fantasies of revenge. I guess at least this was all cackling lunatics, beating children […]
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