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to-do: insert a buncha Hades quotes from Disney's Hercules

Between the old-world deities, satirical tone, and bean-sized mortals begging to be smited (or blessed), the forthcoming game Almighty feels like it was tailor-made with me in mind. This is the third title we’ve seen from Malachi Ray Rempen, following Roll Camera! and Power Vacuum. In more ways than one, this feels like the culmination of Rempen’s efforts to date; it’s smarter, more assured, and more inventive than its predecessors.

Or maybe I just like the theological implications of having my storm god honk his nose at the god of the underworld.

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