Now playing ReviewsAmnesia: A Machine For Pigs: The Kotaku ReviewSome games are defined by a single place; others by a single character. Still other games are defined by action, by something you can do in the game itself. In its early goings, the horror game Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is defined by a single…Kirk Hamilton
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