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It largely succeeds in both imitation and with its strong variations on the formula. Lords of the Fallen is derivative; there’s no doubt about that. But it’s also a surprising show of skill and hopefully a sign of much brighter things to come.","2024-12-06T18:29:29.014813-05:00",{"id":804,"logo":814,"name":815,"slug":816,"tags":100,"bluesky":817,"twitter":816,"youtube":816,"facebook":816,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":818,"website_url":819,"score_format":323,"average_score":26,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpolygon-logo.png","Polygon","polygon","polygon.com","Covering video games, entertainment, and the culture around them. 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