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An extremely distracting horse forced Koei Tecmo to crop a game's box art before release, artist says: 'People's eyes were drawn to the horse rather than the character'

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Active · 1989–2026
Latest · Blue Reflection Ray
Top genres · rpg, adventure, strategy
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