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Mo Mozuch

25 years ago, one post-apocalyptic RPG changed video games forever


We love the apocalypse. Not the real one, but the one we put in our stories. We are fascinated with imagining life after the collapse of society. It’s tantalizing to picture a world with no laws, no order. It provides a canvas that lets us know who we really are when the consequences we expect are gone. Twenty-five years ago one gaming franchise began exploring this, and we’ve been hooked ever since.

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