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Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land makes a better show than game


An easy choice.

It takes place in a world that has been turned into a giant desert following a series of wars and natural disasters, where water is running out for everyone but a king who hoards a private supply. The show manages to capture this in a brisk 13 episodes, which are mostly devoid of filler and have lots of really fun action — there’s everything from slow-mo sniper shots to high-speed chases (on foot, no less) — along with goofy character moments. The Sand Land game also does a great job with scale: you regularly feel like a tiny demon surrounded by a huge, oppressive wasteland.

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