One thing that didn't age well was the pop in. Enemies disappearing and reappearing, especially when you're combo'ing them was some of the most frustrating moments in the game.
@@TheNightowlGaming happens often if you get a bunch of friendly forces fighting an enemy group theres just too many and it culls some. Let me tell you, an invisible Lu Bu is a terrifying thing
My absolute favorite memory from this game was doing the He Fei battle and getting 360 no scoped by a crossbowman that i couldn't even see because of the draw distance lmao. I love this game, it is a bit rough, but oh man, i love it.
To this day, Sima Yi tanking an arrow shot grazing his face in the He Fei castle battle intro cutscene is the hardest thing ever. He literally got hit and bloody and did not flinch at all. 👀💯 Second is of course dw4 when Xiahou Dun got shot in the eye and pulled it out and ate his eye.
I think one thing I love about DW3 that I guess could be incorporated into replayability, but personally I think is deserving of its own praise is the freedom in approaches you can take to complete battles. There are often so many different ways the battles can play out depending on who you play as or what you choose to prioritize. Like Chang Ban as an example, if you play as Zhang Liao or Xiahou Dun you start out in the really wide area in the upper right, but if you start as Xiahou Yuan you start somewhere completely different and that drastically affects your experience playing the level. And each battle has aspects like this which adds a ton of replayability.
Ahhh I didnt even think about that as the modern games, you kind of start in the same spot regardless, playing different characters placed you in different areas, thats a good oen
One thing I will say is annoying is grabbing items on horseback. You have to get off the horse to grab the item. And if you have archers in the towers you can’t see, your just in a constant loop of arrow fire
my favorite thing about dw3 is how some of the character unlocks require more than just beating a stage. back then nobody i knew had access to the internet so i was kinda stumped when i had beaten all the musou modes and there were still 4 characters missing - taishi ci, sun quan, meng huo and lu bu. i remember there being one mission where you had to kill taishi ci and on one of my replays i just played around a bit with sun ce and tried things which led to taishi ci surrendering and joining wu during the mission, which in turn unlocked him after beating the stage. that stuff blew my mind as a kid. if i remember correctly for sun quan you had to chase him with zhang liao until he jumped over a bridge with his horse in one stage and with meng huo you had to chase him around the entire stage or something. took a long time to figure out but i was proud to have gotten them all without help. another core memory with the game is playing the last stage of lu xun's musou mode on hard, with all stats on lu xun maxed, and then getting oneshot by archers in the top right corner of the map, restarting the map and beating that part only to then get oneshot from full life by cao cao's musou attack. great game, very memorable for sure.
Recently started playing through DW3 again doing the Retroachievements for the game and having a blast. Was also my first game in the series when I was in elementary school.
It's probably my favourite game of all time so I'm bias when trying to review. I'm at the point where even the objectively bad parts of the game are fondly remembered by me haha!
The first game i bought was 4 but three was the one that introduced me to DW. I had a disc that had a bunch of demos and one of the demos wqs DW3 the nanman stage. I was so impressed with it that i eventually got 4. I did eventually play 3 ad 3xl and they were very good and enjoyable truly the golden age.
Also: if you have bodyguards that are melee (sword, pike, spear) and there are allies near by or fighting next to you, your bodyguards turn into mindless npcs and RARELY attack (circle movement). if you are alone with your bodyguards, they go wild.
I'll never forget going on Game FAQs and printing out every single 4th weapon and grinding to get them all. It was so worth it and then when they released the Xtreme Legends expansion getting the 5th weapon was mind blowing. The instant kill effect on some of the characters weapon was absolutely broken and i loved it. God still to this day I'm sad because i lost my memory card at my cousins house when i was staying for the summer! Definitely would love to grind this again if i had it
Heard this is one of the best. Never got to experience it unfortunately lol. Played 2 & 5 at my cousin’s house. Bought 5xl, 6, 6 empires, 7, 7 empires, and 8
The best thing about this game for me was seining and playing as Diaochan. It was my first time seeing this game series and I was 7 and gay so she was just a powerful pretty woman you didn’t see much of so when my dad played the game and ran into her it was always an event haha. I grew to really love her character and her history as I grew up and did my own research. Versus mode and co op was the best things-to play on the game when me and my brother actually played 😂I wish they would bring back this specific selection screen and map system I wanna track my movements again 😂
I remember beating Musou mode with Sun Juan. Then when I played as Cao Cao; I was fighting Sun Juan at He Fei Castle, and basically Every Wu boss on 1 stage. EPIC
I started part 3 back then and had a lot of fun. Gambled a lot with friends or my father. The fact that it had German dubbing made it just perfect for me. You were still young and couldn't really speak English. A great start to this series. My favorite part remains DW 3 and XL.
My only bad I remember is that when you start an attack chain, you are LOCKED in and can't turn because the enemy flanks you. A lot of bail outs at Charge 2 or 3 when I wanted to do more.
Your warriors 2 vid and this one is why I subbed lol not new to warriors because of the Nintendo spin offs, but I'm trying to get into this series and I'm currently vibing with this channel and series lol
You’re missing Nu Wa from the character selection. You can unlock by Clear Musou Mode with all 4 female characters (Sun Shang Xiang, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao & Zhen Ji)
The dubbing in Dynasty Warriors 3 is very funny. As a Brazilian, I can say that I have never seen these names pronounced in such a "Portuguese language" way as in this version lol
I still whip out the PS2 from time to time and turn this bad boy on. Sure, its not as "smooth and buttery" as the later games, but this is still in my top 5 in the main series. I love it, i wish we went back to this formula.
Gan Ning had the fucking strongest Musou attack for no reason and it was so fun to get the infinite musou for 10 seconds and using the item that gave you your "True Musou" aka low health Musou attack and just slaughtering EVERYTHING at mach 3 :D
Tong Gate (Allied Forces) was my favorite stage on DW3. I had great memories. Plus Arena plays after defeating Han Sui. My rating for this game is a 9.5/10
They need to re do this game with all new character, unique weapons and new levels, with bodyguards and the warrior gates at the corners. For me this was the BEST dynasty warriors where you can really feel the evolution of the character and the dificulty of the levels, not only a massive hack and slash game
Well this is certainly a different kind of video, and tbh even though dw3 will always be my favorite in the franchise I can't deny the flaws that it has despite being one of the biggest parts of my childhood.
@@TheNightowlGaming if only we could get a port of it or something that would be nice I would love to be able to play it on a newer console like my ps4 but that's kinda wishful thinking at this point, I can still hope though!
Based on the thumbnail: The Good & The Bad & The Cow Cow The most things i get annoyed with in the old PS2 games are the healing of the enemy officers and blocking your musou attack like it's a normal attack or nothing at all. 16:01 "I am SaaAAOOOOuuu YOUUnn! OMEGALUL This is why i would put Blocking Musou Attacks into BAD. Because Musou is your strongest attack available to you. It's a nitpick bad pretty much because i think at DW6 Musou attacks got unblockable.
Its completely dependant on the characters stats, a stronger character can shield break a weaker character, even with a standard attack if there is enough disparity. On higher difficulties you will start to experience enemy lords that can shield break you easier than you can to them. I like it personally, a good dynamic system imo
Another bad thing: your character gets locked in attacking in a single directions once one of your hit connects on a target. This makes the game artificially challenging when trying to do combos on enemy generals.
After only having about a year with this game, it makes me wish I included it with 4 and 5 in my childhood/pre teen years. I tend to notice some flaws allot more, like the atrocious OP crossbow archers which can and will ruin a good running stage for me, the jankiness in areas when compared to 4 and 5, and some of the maps being a bit too cluttered and confusing to navigate. But one thing I'll say, is that the moment to moment gameplay is the BEST in the series hands down. It is a blast to grind your characters and start to shred through previously OP peons once you get a 4th weapon and good items. The combat in this game is so rewarding and the feeling of the hack and slash in general is perfect. I wish they would have kept this specific combat system in later entries because the fun factor is off the charts when you get into the grove and leveling up. It's a solid 7.5/10 for me. I still find it to be a bit more difficult than 4 in the late game on hard difficulty, but it doesn't ruin my experience. The voice acting and cutscenes in it are iconic, and my favorite part of the game. While I'd play 4 and 5 over it, I still recognize that Dynasty Warriors would be nothing without 3.
Some characters are decent but have a bad habit of missing their target completely when they get set into a combination. Some fourth weapons are almost impossible to get without a second player.
My favorite game is Xtreme Legends 3 and lemme tell you that playing on the hardest difficulty in Chi Bi w/ Dong Zhuo's forces was grueling. Running from enemy forces was inevitable.
Yes! DW3XL on very hard mode is easily the most fair, but difficult mode in the entire series! You still get generous health drops, but man the troops let alone the generals are very beefed up even at max stats! I enjoy the challenge to this day.
Dynasty Warriors 3 is the best and hardest difficulty in the series and if you want the ultimate experience and challenge play on very hard with Dynasty Warriors 3 XL. Talk about getting your ass handed to ya lol 😆
@@TheNightowlGamingYes! This game and maybe dw4 was the last where it was played like an actual battlefield and helping your allies really mattered since you can't really solo the whole map on harder difficulties. 💯
@@TheNightowlGaming gate captains were great, the game was hard especially when you just start out at hu lou gate…. I love how you have to beat everyone’s story individually even tho some don’t make it to the end, opening all 4 weapons and items mattered… dislikes for me are not as many maps I would say, the once in a while lag…. New games don’t compare to this one
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Better than current dubs
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Imagine saying that during sex HAHAHAHA
Dw3 was my gateway into three kingdoms
Same!
Same! In the demo that got featured in the early 2000s PS2 Jampack game.
One thing that didn't age well was the pop in. Enemies disappearing and reappearing, especially when you're combo'ing them was some of the most frustrating moments in the game.
Oh disappearing? LIke if you;re fighting a general and they disappear? Dont know if i experienced that
yeah i have the same problem especially if they are in the crowd
@@TheNightowlGaming happens often if you get a bunch of friendly forces fighting an enemy group theres just too many and it culls some. Let me tell you, an invisible Lu Bu is a terrifying thing
No now they just spawn on top of me
I think what you mean is field of view? The enemy is to crowded that some of them is disappear.
Me and my dad co-oped this game so much. Good memories.
Thats awesome 😎
That’s incredibly sweet
Hell yeah! For me, it was my brothers and I. Especially working together to those crazy hard to get 5th weapons on DW3XL!
Same for me, my old man was the reason why i played this game so much lol.
My absolute favorite memory from this game was doing the He Fei battle and getting 360 no scoped by a crossbowman that i couldn't even see because of the draw distance lmao. I love this game, it is a bit rough, but oh man, i love it.
Such a good game couldnt agree more
To this day, Sima Yi tanking an arrow shot grazing his face in the He Fei castle battle intro cutscene is the hardest thing ever. He literally got hit and bloody and did not flinch at all. 👀💯 Second is of course dw4 when Xiahou Dun got shot in the eye and pulled it out and ate his eye.
I cant disagree, such good moments
I think one thing I love about DW3 that I guess could be incorporated into replayability, but personally I think is deserving of its own praise is the freedom in approaches you can take to complete battles. There are often so many different ways the battles can play out depending on who you play as or what you choose to prioritize. Like Chang Ban as an example, if you play as Zhang Liao or Xiahou Dun you start out in the really wide area in the upper right, but if you start as Xiahou Yuan you start somewhere completely different and that drastically affects your experience playing the level. And each battle has aspects like this which adds a ton of replayability.
Ahhh I didnt even think about that as the modern games, you kind of start in the same spot regardless, playing different characters placed you in different areas, thats a good oen
One thing I will say is annoying is grabbing items on horseback. You have to get off the horse to grab the item. And if you have archers in the towers you can’t see, your just in a constant loop of arrow fire
Thats trueeee I didn't even think of that, good one!
I still call him Cow Cow and I'll take it to my grave.
my favorite thing about dw3 is how some of the character unlocks require more than just beating a stage. back then nobody i knew had access to the internet so i was kinda stumped when i had beaten all the musou modes and there were still 4 characters missing - taishi ci, sun quan, meng huo and lu bu. i remember there being one mission where you had to kill taishi ci and on one of my replays i just played around a bit with sun ce and tried things which led to taishi ci surrendering and joining wu during the mission, which in turn unlocked him after beating the stage. that stuff blew my mind as a kid. if i remember correctly for sun quan you had to chase him with zhang liao until he jumped over a bridge with his horse in one stage and with meng huo you had to chase him around the entire stage or something. took a long time to figure out but i was proud to have gotten them all without help. another core memory with the game is playing the last stage of lu xun's musou mode on hard, with all stats on lu xun maxed, and then getting oneshot by archers in the top right corner of the map, restarting the map and beating that part only to then get oneshot from full life by cao cao's musou attack. great game, very memorable for sure.
Yeah stumbling and figuring out the little easter egg unlocks was always the best part of DW and I reallyhope they bring it back, such a good game
Bad in this game is a Archers and Crossbows
Its in there 🤓
False. Makes the game difficult.
@@Munja03Thank you. Bad and difficult are two completely different things 💯
Some archers in levels would literally halve your HP from across the fucking map 😂
Recently started playing through DW3 again doing the Retroachievements for the game and having a blast. Was also my first game in the series when I was in elementary school.
Same! First game in the series for me too, I just stumbled upon it
It's probably my favourite game of all time so I'm bias when trying to review. I'm at the point where even the objectively bad parts of the game are fondly remembered by me haha!
Lol I can definitely see that!
Just when I was thinking when this would drop, it already has
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The first game i bought was 4 but three was the one that introduced me to DW. I had a disc that had a bunch of demos and one of the demos wqs DW3 the nanman stage. I was so impressed with it that i eventually got 4. I did eventually play 3 ad 3xl and they were very good and enjoyable truly the golden age.
Golden age indeed 🤌
Also: if you have bodyguards that are melee (sword, pike, spear) and there are allies near by or fighting next to you, your bodyguards turn into mindless npcs and RARELY attack (circle movement). if you are alone with your bodyguards, they go wild.
Oh true, sometimes they did do that and sometimes they went wild
I'll never forget going on Game FAQs and printing out every single 4th weapon and grinding to get them all. It was so worth it and then when they released the Xtreme Legends expansion getting the 5th weapon was mind blowing. The instant kill effect on some of the characters weapon was absolutely broken and i loved it. God still to this day I'm sad because i lost my memory card at my cousins house when i was staying for the summer! Definitely would love to grind this again if i had it
haha thats how you had to do it back in the day? I think if i got any 4th weapons it was by accident lol, good times though
Heard this is one of the best. Never got to experience it unfortunately lol. Played 2 & 5 at my cousin’s house. Bought 5xl, 6, 6 empires, 7, 7 empires, and 8
U have to try it when yo ucan! So Good!
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🔫😤 I will
dynasty warriors 3 is one of my favorite games together with dynasty warriors 4 i enjoy so much on the ps2
Nicee!
The best thing about this game for me was seining and playing as Diaochan. It was my first time seeing this game series and I was 7 and gay so she was just a powerful pretty woman you didn’t see much of so when my dad played the game and ran into her it was always an event haha. I grew to really love her character and her history as I grew up and did my own research. Versus mode and co op was the best things-to play on the game when me and my brother actually played 😂I wish they would bring back this specific selection screen and map system I wanna track my movements again 😂
Haha nice! Such a good game with so many good memories
I remember beating Musou mode with Sun Juan. Then when I played as Cao Cao; I was fighting Sun Juan at He Fei Castle, and basically Every Wu boss on 1 stage. EPIC
Definitely an epic battle 😎
I started part 3 back then and had a lot of fun. Gambled a lot with friends or my father. The fact that it had German dubbing made it just perfect for me. You were still young and couldn't really speak English. A great start to this series. My favorite part remains DW 3 and XL.
thats awesome
My only bad I remember is that when you start an attack chain, you are LOCKED in and can't turn because the enemy flanks you. A lot of bail outs at Charge 2 or 3 when I wanted to do more.
i think its worse in 4, 3 was manageable? kind of
Your warriors 2 vid and this one is why I subbed lol not new to warriors because of the Nintendo spin offs, but I'm trying to get into this series and I'm currently vibing with this channel and series lol
haha I appreciate that! dw4 comin soon!
Bad: Have to get off horse/elephant to collect item drops on the battle field.
Yeah forgot of that one
i bought a ps2 just to play these old classics got this one and Dw4.... we must fight Guan YU.... I'm my own opponent this will be difficult. LOL
Iconic! Lol
You’re missing Nu Wa from the character selection. You can unlock by Clear Musou Mode with all 4 female characters (Sun Shang Xiang, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao & Zhen Ji)
Oh yah,, i think theres also a button combination to unlock her
U talk about not knowing the map; u remember the feeling when playing Yi Ling as Shu, and u Finally figured out how to stop the fire attack
Haha yup!
The dubbing in Dynasty Warriors 3 is very funny. As a Brazilian, I can say that I have never seen these names pronounced in such a "Portuguese language" way as in this version lol
Haha let's gooo
if you get an 8 or higher combo on a general you get a higher bonus on the item they drop (DW3 only i think). i loved that, such a good mechanic.
Yeah that was a good mechanic, totally forgot about it
I still whip out the PS2 from time to time and turn this bad boy on. Sure, its not as "smooth and buttery" as the later games, but this is still in my top 5 in the main series. I love it, i wish we went back to this formula.
such a fun one
Ah yes, let's see where you put DW3's infamous dubbing here. Do you hate how funny it is, or do you hate how stupid it could be.
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Gan Ning had the fucking strongest Musou attack for no reason and it was so fun to get the infinite musou for 10 seconds and using the item that gave you your "True Musou" aka low health Musou attack and just slaughtering EVERYTHING at mach 3 :D
The lawn mower 😁😁
Tong Gate (Allied Forces) was my favorite stage on DW3. I had great memories. Plus Arena plays after defeating Han Sui.
My rating for this game is a 9.5/10
such a good game
@@TheNightowlGaming for having the best OST in the game. Almost every stage has that arena OST. XD. It's still my favorite DW next to 8.
They need to re do this game with all new character, unique weapons and new levels, with bodyguards and the warrior gates at the corners. For me this was the BEST dynasty warriors where you can really feel the evolution of the character and the dificulty of the levels, not only a massive hack and slash game
100% it would be so good
You know what Nightowl I agree dw3 is an 9/10 for me too.😊
Lets gooo!!
Great review! Can you do one for DW4 and DW5?
They're on the way! Just a little delayed
Until i seen a Korean TV series, I definately called him COw Cow
DW3 is still one of my favorite games of all times in the dynasty warrior series
@@skywalker7589 same!
Well this is certainly a different kind of video, and tbh even though dw3 will always be my favorite in the franchise I can't deny the flaws that it has despite being one of the biggest parts of my childhood.
It does have its flaws but we still love it
@@TheNightowlGaming if only we could get a port of it or something that would be nice I would love to be able to play it on a newer console like my ps4 but that's kinda wishful thinking at this point, I can still hope though!
Based on the thumbnail: The Good & The Bad & The Cow Cow
The most things i get annoyed with in the old PS2 games are the healing of the enemy officers and blocking your musou attack like it's a normal attack or nothing at all. 16:01 "I am SaaAAOOOOuuu YOUUnn! OMEGALUL
This is why i would put Blocking Musou Attacks into BAD. Because Musou is your strongest attack available to you. It's a nitpick bad pretty much because i think at DW6 Musou attacks got unblockable.
Yeah I think DW6 they eventually get overrun but I dont mind, definitely adds another level of challenge, but I can understand it ! 😁
Its completely dependant on the characters stats, a stronger character can shield break a weaker character, even with a standard attack if there is enough disparity.
On higher difficulties you will start to experience enemy lords that can shield break you easier than you can to them.
I like it personally, a good dynamic system imo
@@pickleman40 Huh, i guess you really learn something new every day. Sounds intressting though.
Another bad thing: your character gets locked in attacking in a single directions once one of your hit connects on a target. This makes the game artificially challenging when trying to do combos on enemy generals.
for sure, i feel its not as bad as dw4 though
I feel like the series peaked with this game and although improvements were surely made along the way, a lot of bloat got added as well.
Yeah tons of bloat is terrible for the game
After only having about a year with this game, it makes me wish I included it with 4 and 5 in my childhood/pre teen years. I tend to notice some flaws allot more, like the atrocious OP crossbow archers which can and will ruin a good running stage for me, the jankiness in areas when compared to 4 and 5, and some of the maps being a bit too cluttered and confusing to navigate.
But one thing I'll say, is that the moment to moment gameplay is the BEST in the series hands down. It is a blast to grind your characters and start to shred through previously OP peons once you get a 4th weapon and good items. The combat in this game is so rewarding and the feeling of the hack and slash in general is perfect. I wish they would have kept this specific combat system in later entries because the fun factor is off the charts when you get into the grove and leveling up.
It's a solid 7.5/10 for me. I still find it to be a bit more difficult than 4 in the late game on hard difficulty, but it doesn't ruin my experience. The voice acting and cutscenes in it are iconic, and my favorite part of the game. While I'd play 4 and 5 over it, I still recognize that Dynasty Warriors would be nothing without 3.
Nice, love the notable analysis you could make due to not being as close and I respect it, appreciate ut!
Versus mode is super fun, me and my friend enjoy playing it together and we even made a dumb series of it
Yeah good times
One of the best Dynasty Warriors.
100%
Some characters are decent but have a bad habit of missing their target completely when they get set into a combination.
Some fourth weapons are almost impossible to get without a second player.
it can be tough !
My favorite game is Xtreme Legends 3 and lemme tell you that playing on the hardest difficulty in Chi Bi w/ Dong Zhuo's forces was grueling. Running from enemy forces was inevitable.
Ill have to give that a shot at some point 👀
Yes! DW3XL on very hard mode is easily the most fair, but difficult mode in the entire series! You still get generous health drops, but man the troops let alone the generals are very beefed up even at max stats! I enjoy the challenge to this day.
Cant pick up items on horse back. Cant jump off horse during movement. Cant go up ramps or hills with horses
yeah totally forgot about horse mechanics
Dynasty Warriors 3 is the best and hardest difficulty in the series and if you want the ultimate experience and challenge play on very hard with Dynasty Warriors 3 XL. Talk about getting your ass handed to ya lol 😆
I have not tried very hard yet! Thats gonna be fun 🥴
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Archers and crossbows can suck my arse especially on the last levels 💀
Lol right!
My favorite DW ever! I basically remastered it through emulation over the years lol.
Hopefully they remaster it, its so fun!
Best DW3. I still have my PS2 and the memory card. I like the fact you have to kill the peons for long term value
Yep, you actually have to advance with your army like in a real battle, love the battlefield aspect
@@TheNightowlGamingYes! This game and maybe dw4 was the last where it was played like an actual battlefield and helping your allies really mattered since you can't really solo the whole map on harder difficulties. 💯
Started with 2, spent a lot of time playing 4 and 6
Thats awesome 4 review coming soon!
i really wanna play this then
so fun, its a little dated, but still enjoyable to me
my 1st dw was dw1
2nd dw3
Best game of the series and a top 10 for PS2
Niceee les goooO!
@@TheNightowlGaming gate captains were great, the game was hard especially when you just start out at hu lou gate…. I love how you have to beat everyone’s story individually even tho some don’t make it to the end, opening all 4 weapons and items mattered… dislikes for me are not as many maps I would say, the once in a while lag…. New games don’t compare to this one
IDC, I'm always going to call him Cow Cow.
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Good: the voice acting is funny. Very bad: the voice acting
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The only good one, because at the time it was unique and I was 11.
Nice!
Those f*cking crossbows ! Clearly the worst of the series, they can (they will) ruin a well-engaged battle.
Absolute menaces
the archers are the worst part
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Not playable in 3 but my favourite character Is 🐄🏃🏻♂️
First 🥳
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Tbh this game is kinda overrated
I could see that, still one of the best
@TheNightowlGaming it's not in my bottom 3 warriors games I've ever played so there's that
Dw3 deserves to be on modern consoles they would make bank dont even need to touch it up even though it would be cool
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