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Two Hours

It's one video game menu, Michael, how much could it cost? Two hours of playtime?

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Patrick Klepek
Apr 10, 2024
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I spent many hours doing tasks in this area. Thankfully, I did not lose progress here!

Two hours. TWO HOURS. 

Games rarely make me angry. Anxious? Sure. Frustrated? Yep. Happy? Definitely!

But this past weekend, my own version of a solar eclipse occurred. And if I’m to extend this metaphor a bit further, in this version, I ended up burning my eyeballs, all because I spent a few hours playing through Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, only to watch most of my progress stolen from because the game’s menus are weirdly confusing.

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