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<p>If you&#8217;re an attentive <strong>Grinding Down</strong> reader, then you&#8217;ll clearly remember me picking up <strong>The Hobbit</strong> (GameCube version) recently. Well, I&#8217;ve now played the first sixty minutes of it, and you can read about all the exciting stuff that happened during said time over at <strong>The First Hour</strong>: <a href="http://firsthour.net/first-hour-review/the-hobbit">http://firsthour.net/first-hour-review/the-hobbit</a></p>
<p>When asked if I&#8217;d continue playing, I answered &#8220;yes.&#8221; Alas, I&#8217;ve yet to dive back into <strong>The Hobbit </strong>and sneak past those three trolls, but I will. All in due time. Hey, Frodo didn&#8217;t destroy the One Ring in a day after all!</p>
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