Saddest Review On The Platform

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Gamedev Hardware

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Saddest Review On The Platform

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Nothing hits harder than a positive review on Christmas morning from someone who literally can't run your game. Posted at 12:27am on December 25th with "Product refunded" stamped on it like a death certificate.

They played for 18 minutes total, their PC gave up the ghost, and instead of leaving a salty one-star rant about optimization, they still gave it a thumbs up because the YouTube gameplay looked fun. That's the digital equivalent of saying "the restaurant smells amazing" while being wheeled out on a stretcher from food poisoning.

This is either the most wholesome gamer ever or someone whose hardware specs include a hamster wheel and prayers. Either way, this dev just got the most bittersweet recommendation of their career.

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