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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and cons of the video game A Little to the
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cons of the video game A Little to the
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cons of the video game A Little to the Left on Not Now Mom, I'm Gaming. These
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Left on Not Now Mom, I'm Gaming. These
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Left on Not Now Mom, I'm Gaming. These are short videos featuring all my little
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are short videos featuring all my little
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are short videos featuring all my little nitpicks and pleasantries with having
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nitpicks and pleasantries with having
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nitpicks and pleasantries with having played the game while sustaining a bare
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played the game while sustaining a bare
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played the game while sustaining a bare minimum of spoilers. Let the reviewing
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minimum of spoilers. Let the reviewing
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minimum of spoilers. Let the reviewing begin. Pros: Puzzles make you think. You
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begin. Pros: Puzzles make you think. You
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begin. Pros: Puzzles make you think. You look at a title like a little to the
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look at a title like a little to the
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look at a title like a little to the left and you think, "Oh, these are going
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left and you think, "Oh, these are going
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left and you think, "Oh, these are going to be puzzles where we have to
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to be puzzles where we have to
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to be puzzles where we have to straighten things to look nice, maybe
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straighten things to look nice, maybe
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straighten things to look nice, maybe put things away in their proper places."
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put things away in their proper places."
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put things away in their proper places." And while there are puzzles like that,
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And while there are puzzles like that,
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And while there are puzzles like that, there's also a whole lot more to them.
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there's also a whole lot more to them.
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there's also a whole lot more to them. Sometimes it's about matching images to
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Sometimes it's about matching images to
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Sometimes it's about matching images to one another, setting certain things
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one another, setting certain things
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one another, setting certain things beside one another in a way that makes
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beside one another in a way that makes
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beside one another in a way that makes sense, given an image on the items
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sense, given an image on the items
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sense, given an image on the items themselves. There were times that I
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themselves. There were times that I
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themselves. There were times that I stared at a puzzle for more than 5
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stared at a puzzle for more than 5
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stared at a puzzle for more than 5 minutes trying to different things to
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minutes trying to different things to
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minutes trying to different things to trigger a completion, which is probably
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trigger a completion, which is probably
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trigger a completion, which is probably why I struggle with wanting to finish
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why I struggle with wanting to finish
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why I struggle with wanting to finish the game in the first place. You'll need
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the game in the first place. You'll need
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the game in the first place. You'll need to wrap your head around things and
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to wrap your head around things and
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to wrap your head around things and maybe look at the puzzle overall to get
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maybe look at the puzzle overall to get
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maybe look at the puzzle overall to get it instead of the individual pieces it
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it instead of the individual pieces it
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it instead of the individual pieces it gives you. Hence, there were times where
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gives you. Hence, there were times where
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gives you. Hence, there were times where I sat on a puzzle for about 5 minutes
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I sat on a puzzle for about 5 minutes
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I sat on a puzzle for about 5 minutes before I finally gave up and couldn't
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before I finally gave up and couldn't
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before I finally gave up and couldn't figure it out. And that's why I'm
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figure it out. And that's why I'm
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figure it out. And that's why I'm thankful there's a hint button you can
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thankful there's a hint button you can
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thankful there's a hint button you can use. If you click it by accident,
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use. If you click it by accident,
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use. If you click it by accident, there's actually a fail safe where you
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there's actually a fail safe where you
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there's actually a fail safe where you don't see the completed solution right
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don't see the completed solution right
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don't see the completed solution right away. You have to erase the scribbles in
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away. You have to erase the scribbles in
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away. You have to erase the scribbles in order to see the correct way to solve
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order to see the correct way to solve
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order to see the correct way to solve the puzzle, which I also appreciate.
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the puzzle, which I also appreciate.
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the puzzle, which I also appreciate. You can skip. If a puzzle's too much for
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You can skip. If a puzzle's too much for
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You can skip. If a puzzle's too much for you, but you don't want to use a hint
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you, but you don't want to use a hint
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you, but you don't want to use a hint and get a free no thinking pass on how
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and get a free no thinking pass on how
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and get a free no thinking pass on how to solve it, rather save it for later,
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to solve it, rather save it for later,
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to solve it, rather save it for later, you can simply skip the puzzle. When
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you can simply skip the puzzle. When
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you can simply skip the puzzle. When choosing levels, you can always return
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choosing levels, you can always return
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choosing levels, you can always return to puzzles that you don't have all the
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to puzzles that you don't have all the
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to puzzles that you don't have all the stars for. So yeah, when you when you're
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stars for. So yeah, when you when you're
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stars for. So yeah, when you when you're well rested and your brain's at max
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well rested and your brain's at max
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well rested and your brain's at max thinking capacity, return to a skid
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thinking capacity, return to a skid
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thinking capacity, return to a skid puzzle. You won't feel so bad for using
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puzzle. You won't feel so bad for using
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puzzle. You won't feel so bad for using a hand.
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a hand.
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a hand. Multiple ways of solving. A lot of the
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Multiple ways of solving. A lot of the
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Multiple ways of solving. A lot of the puzzles you'll come up against are going
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puzzles you'll come up against are going
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puzzles you'll come up against are going to be singular solves. There's really
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to be singular solves. There's really
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to be singular solves. There's really only one way they can be completed, but
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only one way they can be completed, but
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only one way they can be completed, but I really like how they incorporated
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I really like how they incorporated
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I really like how they incorporated puzzles that make you think past what
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puzzles that make you think past what
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puzzles that make you think past what your initial idea solving it would be.
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your initial idea solving it would be.
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your initial idea solving it would be. Flexes those brain power muscles that we
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Flexes those brain power muscles that we
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Flexes those brain power muscles that we often overlook keeping fit.
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often overlook keeping fit.
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often overlook keeping fit. Cons: I DNFed. For those that don't
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Cons: I DNFed. For those that don't
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Cons: I DNFed. For those that don't know, this means I did not finish. And
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know, this means I did not finish. And
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know, this means I did not finish. And that's not because the game is bad or
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that's not because the game is bad or
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that's not because the game is bad or anything like that. In fact, it's a
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anything like that. In fact, it's a
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anything like that. In fact, it's a great game. But I guess it's not as
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great game. But I guess it's not as
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great game. But I guess it's not as simplistic as I thought it might be for
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simplistic as I thought it might be for
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simplistic as I thought it might be for someone who is probably less than a mild
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someone who is probably less than a mild
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someone who is probably less than a mild case of OCD. I like being organized in
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case of OCD. I like being organized in
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case of OCD. I like being organized in specific ways, and this game actually
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specific ways, and this game actually
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specific ways, and this game actually requires a lot more thought at certain
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requires a lot more thought at certain
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requires a lot more thought at certain times than I'm capable of doing. So,
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times than I'm capable of doing. So,
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times than I'm capable of doing. So, it's a me thing. If you enjoy puzzling
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it's a me thing. If you enjoy puzzling
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it's a me thing. If you enjoy puzzling out a way to put things in a specific
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out a way to put things in a specific
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out a way to put things in a specific order or placement that appeases both
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order or placement that appeases both
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order or placement that appeases both the game and your brain, then this game
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the game and your brain, then this game
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the game and your brain, then this game would be great for you. Not every item
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would be great for you. Not every item
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would be great for you. Not every item locks into place. I thought it was a
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locks into place. I thought it was a
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locks into place. I thought it was a little weird that in most instances of a
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little weird that in most instances of a
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little weird that in most instances of a lot of puzzles where you can grab
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lot of puzzles where you can grab
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lot of puzzles where you can grab something and move it around, they'll
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something and move it around, they'll
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something and move it around, they'll lock into a specific place. Maybe not
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lock into a specific place. Maybe not
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lock into a specific place. Maybe not lock, but snap into position would be
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lock, but snap into position would be
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lock, but snap into position would be better phrasing. Other times, that's not
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better phrasing. Other times, that's not
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better phrasing. Other times, that's not really the case. The items feel a bit
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really the case. The items feel a bit
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really the case. The items feel a bit more loose, making you think maybe it's
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more loose, making you think maybe it's
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more loose, making you think maybe it's not supposed to go there. Even though
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not supposed to go there. Even though
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not supposed to go there. Even though some things do belong in these slots,
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some things do belong in these slots,
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some things do belong in these slots, there's just moments that give mixed
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there's just moments that give mixed
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there's just moments that give mixed signals. And that's the end of a pros
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signals. And that's the end of a pros
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signals. And that's the end of a pros and cons review of A Little to the Left.
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and cons review of A Little to the Left.
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and cons review of A Little to the Left. Thanks for watching everyone, and don't
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Thanks for watching everyone, and don't
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Thanks for watching everyone, and don't get in too much trouble when you say,
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get in too much trouble when you say,
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get in too much trouble when you say, "Not now, Mom. I'm gaming.
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