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"publishedAt": "2026-04-30T14:38:34.000Z",
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"tags": [
"RPG",
"HoYoVerse",
"Petit Planet",
"Cognosphere",
"Simulation",
"Action Adventure",
"Animal Crossing",
"Heartopia",
"Pokopia",
"Tomodachi Life",
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"textContent": "This isn't a complaint, but I can't help but feel like every new game I pick up at the moment is Animal Crossing. Heartopia? Animal Crossing. Pokopia? Animal Crossing. Tomodachi Life? You guessed it, Animal Crossing! I am unashamedly one of those people who thinks the gaming landscape of the 2020s peaked early when New Horizons gently shepherded us all through lockdown, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that – now that we're well past the midpoint of the decade, I hate to remind you – a bunch of studios have come to the same conclusion, and either spun up their own take on the idea, or repurposed an existing IP to include more Animal Crossing-like elements.\n\nRead more",
"title": "Petit Planet preview: HoYoverse's first foray into family-friendly games is very careful to colour within the lines"
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