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My first hands on with The Plucky Squire was one of the most joyful experiences in ages

Eurogamer's hands-on preview with The Plucky Squire, which is extraordinary.

Astro Bot and Lego Horizon Adventures were both a breeze, playful, ebullient family games that put all their focus on simply being a good time. The Plucky Squire, an action game with a domestic dimension hopping twist, however, probably just pipped them to the position of first, in the race to be the most joyful experience I had all week. Turner explains some little bits of development magic to me - how the 2D minigames and storybook segments were created by actually projecting these 2D elements onto a 3D world, for instance, which I find almost impossible to understand.

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