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Los Angeles

An industry town with no centre, exporting the world's images.

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Grand Theft Auto V

Rockstar Games · 2013

Grand Theft Auto V is an action-adventure game released in 2013 by Rockstar Games. It features an open-world setting modelled on Southern California and Los Angeles, navigable on foot or by vehicle from third- or first-person perspectives. Players control three protagonists—Michael, Franklin, and Trevor—and switch between them during and outside linear story missions centred on heists. Gameplay includes shooting, driving, melee combat, explosives, and a 'wanted' system that escalates law enforcement response to crimes. The world is fully explorable after the prologue and supports context-specific activities, property purchases, stock trading, and character-specific skills. Combat uses auto-aim and cover systems; health regenerates to halfway, with respawns at hospitals upon death. Heists involve AI accomplices with unique skills and support multiple strategies. The game runs on the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) and is part of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, originally published by BMG Interactive.

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11:06

1080° Snowboarding

Nintendo · 1998

1080° Snowboarding is a Nintendo 64 snowboarding game released in 1998. Players control one of five snowboarders in third-person across eight levels. Core gameplay splits between racing (Race, Time Attack, 2 Players, Match Race) and trick-based scoring (Trick Attack, Contest). Tricks — 24 standard and 5 secret — fall into grab or spin categories and require circular stick motions plus R, Z, and B inputs. Scoring rewards complexity, combos, and timing. Characters and boards have distinct stats affecting technique, speed, weight, balance, and edge control. The game emphasises realistic physics and responsive controls.

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Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

Intelligent Systems · 2003

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising is a Game Boy Advance turn-based strategy game released in 2001 by Intelligent Systems. It refines the Wars series’ core loop with non-linear campaign progression, Super CO Powers, and terrain-specific objectives like capturing Black Cannons. It asks players to sequence actions across turns with precision, not flair. Its rigour is its strength—and its limit.

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Alone in the Dark (1992 video game)

Infogrames · 1994

Alone in the Dark (1992) is a 3D horror adventure game set in 1920s Louisiana. The player selects Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood and begins trapped in the attic of the haunted Derceto mansion. Escape requires exploration, weight-managed inventory use, and puzzle-solving—some enemies demand ritual solutions; others must be avoided entirely. Fixed camera angles and mixed 2D/3D visuals create deliberate tension. It received international attention upon release.

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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Capcom · 2007

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is a DS courtroom game built on three fixed actions — Press, Present, Perceive — and one hard constraint: you cannot move forward until you trigger the correct response. It works because every phase feeds the next. It falters because it offers no deviation from that feed.