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just learned Opus Magnum locks global leaderboards for levels until you've completed the game and i'm very impressed by this design thinking
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(why? the game's joy comes from hyper-optimizing your solutions, and this way you won't get stuck trying to beat the world on an early level
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instead, you'll do well enough, you can beat your friends, then move on. and the real heads can go back and replay it all for perfection)
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PS i know myself well enough that i'm pledging to myself to never buy this game. i'll stick to admiring it from a safe distance...