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I reviewed Dwarf Fortress for Polygon!

Yes, I did quote Barthelme while talking about dwarves

Grayson Morley

Grayson Morley

05 Dec 2022

I reviewed the Steam release of Dwarf Fortress for Polygon! Yes, I did quote Donald Barthelme to describe the experience of playing it. Yes, I do refer to this as “the MFA-gamer hat trick.”

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