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Dominic Tarason

7 games with big ideas that were years ahead of their time

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Not every big idea in videogames is immediately celebrated. As an inherently iterative medium, the first take on a concept is often a bit wonky and unpopular. Public opinion being what it is, a great idea can be left on the table for years. Here’s a handful of games that had ambitious new concepts that we now take for granted, but crawled before anyone could really run with the idea.

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