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The game’s impact lasts way after you have discovered all of the game’s little secrets, figured out all of its puzzles, and weeks after you have had the credits roll.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2025\u002F08\u002Ftime-flies-profoundly-poignant-review\u002F","2025-08-26","5.0\u002F5",100,{"id":118,"author":119,"outlet":122,"summary":127,"review_url":128,"review_date":13,"original_score":129,"normalized_score":130},293712,{"id":120,"name":121},3168,"Nile Bowie",{"id":123,"logo":124,"name":125,"website_url":126,"score_format":53},34,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FNintendoLife-Logo.jpg","Nintendo Life","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002F","Time Flies is a clever puzzle-exploration game and a playful meditation on life’s brevity. Its gameplay mechanics don’t evolve dramatically from one level to the next, but that never felt like a hindrance. It’s a tight, focused experience that delivers its core ideas with confidence but doesn’t necessarily push beyond them. That said, Time Flies never feels like a concept stretched too thin, and it bows out before overstaying its welcome.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002Freviews\u002Fswitch-eshop\u002Ftime-flies","8",80,{"id":132,"author":133,"outlet":136,"summary":141,"review_url":142,"review_date":143,"original_score":57,"normalized_score":58},293945,{"id":134,"name":135},3936,"Tony Colton",{"id":137,"logo":138,"name":139,"website_url":140,"score_format":53},62,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPlaystation-Universe-Logo.jpg","Playstation Universe","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002F","Time Flies is a clever and enjoyable experience that delivers a profound message amongst its hectic speed running adventures. 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