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Close to Paradise

by emnii on September 22, 2026
4 out of 5 starsScore: 80/100

This game just speaks to me. Super fluid high speed FPS, looks incredible, and Sonic Mayhem soundtrack. It is as sick as it sounds. When I first saw it, I thought it was a rogue-like. It's not. It's a traditional linear FPS campaign. That's probably a failure of the marketing but I'm glad it wasn't run-based.

This game rules. I want to sing about it. My biggest criticism is that it's short. I could've played twice as much before getting worn out on it. But I'll take short, fast, and incredible over a drawn out slog of a game that starts great any day.

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