#1 The ominous notifications:

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#2 The romance:

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#3 The personality traits:

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#4 And some traits that cut a little too deep:

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#5 The glitches:

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#6 The Grim Reaper:

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#7 The oh-so-tempting cheats:

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#8 Those rare graphics that have been with the game since the beginning:

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#9 The actions that maybe aren’t so realistic:

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#10 The contradictions that are actually surprisingly realistic:

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#11 The mods:

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#12 The important life milestones:

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#13 The patch notes:

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#14 The moods:

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#15 The bear suit phase:

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#16 The dating struggles:

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#17 Bonehilda the skeleton maid:

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#18 The jargon:

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#19 The burglar:

#20 The reasons we play:

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