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It's here – the James Bond game we've been waiting almost six years for! How much Hitman is in First Light? And how successfully does IO borrow from Naughty Dog? We discuss these subjects and many more across almost two hours.

We've done our best to keep this episode free of spoilers. You'll hear about none of the major story beats in this one. 

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The four-person draft is back! Returning guests Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough fight Samuel and Matthew for the best picks across two beloved Nintendo consoles. And this time, Dave is on the booze (but for your sanity, we cut 30 minutes of drunken monologues out). Vote for the winner in the Discord's Announcements channel.

This week's music is from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time soundtrack by Koji Kondo. 

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Our first two-person draft in ages! Listen to the picks, then vote for the winner in the announcements channel of the Back Page Discord.

This week's music is from the Sonic 4 soundtrack by Jun Senoue.

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New podcast format time! 10 of our listeners' biggest gripes with games get litigated in a Room 101-style format (except legally distinct), from tailing missions in open world games to mandatory stealth sections in non-stealth games.

Joining us once again is designer Jamie Smith!

The very last entry was provided by SAFC_Jack91, which Samuel forgot to write down in the original episode plan. 

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Is Crimson Desert good? It's complicated, but not quite, according to Matthew Castle. Plus: Samuel apologises profusely for buying a PS5 Pro.

Samuel's games: PS5 Pro (Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Rebirth), Returnal, Raccoin

Matthew's games: Crimson Desert, Tomodachi Life, The Ratline

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What Matthew thinks of Crimson Desert, new DLC for old games, how 360-era classics would score now in reviews, dream Helldivers 2 warbonds and more nonsense in the latest mailbag episode.

This week's music is from the Deadly Premonition soundtrack by Riyou Kinugasa, Takuya Kobayashi and Hiromi Mizutani.

This is the From Russia With Love PS2 clip mentioned in the episode. 

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