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The warped grimdark Pac-Man game still hinges on its arcade roots

A neon maze. Disembodied eyeballs floating in darkness. A ghost-consuming ball that never says a word. Few video games are as mysterious as Pac-Man. On its surface, the ’80s arcade hit is an uncomplicated high-score chase. Eat the dots, avoid the ghosts, don’t think about it much beyond that. But as someone who has sunk […]