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The game gives the impression of being barren to a point that's literally tragic without actually being so
It seems like he's either flat out contradicting himself, or is unaware of what the definition of 'literally' is (that something can be literally something without actually being so)
After puzzling over the context for a bit, I guess what he tried to say was that the game gives the impression of being barren without actually being so.
Note: He also uses 'literally' three times on that page. Every use is unnecessary.
Further note: Regarding the sentence before the one I quoted, even the writer seemed to think it was phrased awkwardly, as he then devoted the second half of it to explaining what he meant by the first half.
That contrast (being bereft of one thing -- like life or hope -- but full of another -- like evidence of a better past) could have been expressed poetically, maybe, if the writer had put more thought into his phrasing, but...
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it can take many minutes to cross even part of the landscape on your trust horse.
...he apparently didn't even proofread.



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