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Hilary Goldstein Legacy Author
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    Exploding Barrels

    Pretty Boys Who Look Like Girls

    Vaan from Final Fantasy XII Boys who could pass as girls out to save the world from evil are so common in games ...
    By Hilary Goldstein Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2012
    Exploding Barrels

    Crate Smashing

    Just about every game world faces a great crisis requiring the intervention of a stalwart hero to put evil in its place. These ...
    By Hilary Goldstein Legacy AuthorJune 1, 2012
    Exploding Barrels

    Fetch Quests

    The skies are black and an ominous shadow lingers over the once peaceful land of wherever the hell your hero lives. The Dark ...
    By Hilary Goldstein Legacy AuthorMay 22, 2012
    Exploding Barrels

    Exploding Barrels

    Big red barrels are perhaps the most common trope in all of video games. You could see it as a crutch for developers, ...
    By Hilary Goldstein Legacy AuthorMay 15, 2012
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