{"id":815,"date":"2023-05-09T02:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samanthablackmon.net\/bgarchive\/?p=815"},"modified":"2025-02-09T18:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T22:16:23","slug":"dont-give-up-a-cynical-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samanthablackmon.net\/bgarchive\/dont-give-up-a-cynical-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"DON&#8217;T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"is-resized wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/samanthablackmon.net\/bgarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image_2023-04-16_041703091.png?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Source: 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wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Developer: Tristan Barona<br>Publisher: Taco Pizza Cat Games<br>Release Year: 2019<br>Platform: Switch, WIN<br>Genre: RPG<br>Taxonomy: Development, Narrative Themes, Playable Black Characters, Intersectionality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-two-color has-four-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-two-color has-four-background-color has-text-color has-background has-midsmall-font-size\" 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