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My 2D gaming mind had no idea how to understand a game that seemed so comfortable in three dimensions, but which also &#8211; after years of seeing increasingly refined pixel art &#8211; seemed so comfortable with being so ragged. The gaps in Lara&#8217;s polygonal joints. The clipping of 3D surfaces. The way the polygons around the sides of the screen sometimes disappeared giving the image the perforated edge of a postage stamp. Was this a step forward or a step back?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/jet-set-radio-at-25-movement-place-and-the-concept-of-love\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/jet-set-radio-at-25-movement-place-and-the-concept-of-love\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My time at university is bookended by moments that changed my idea of what games could be. 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