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Easternisation: War and Peace in the Asian Century

Gideon Rachman

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The West’s domination of world politics is coming to a close. The flow of wealth and power is...

Politics International Relations

Maddie (37 KP) rated Oxenfree in Video Games

Nov 16, 2017

Oxenfree

2016 | Action/Adventure, Horror

8.1

(11 Ratings)

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Actions have consequences (2 more)

Great characters

Art was beautiful

Sometimes bugged, resulting in closing the game (0 more)

Short to play, but incredibly fun

Oxenfree was a beautifully styled coming-of-age story that pulled the player into the relationships between characters as much as into the drama of the ghost story. At times intense and a little scary (I'm a baby about stuff like that though), but also sweet and compelling. I really wanted everyone to be okay, although I fudged a bunch and not everyone made it out alive.

The actions have consequences aspect is great. The choices felt like realistic situations for the teenagers and each bad/good decision was believable.

Plan on playing this again in the near future to try and better improve my favorite character's chances!

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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Miseducation of Cameron Post in Books

Jan 12, 2018

Camron has her first kiss and her parents get killed in an accident that night. She feels it is her fault and it creates some self loathing. She does know she can not change who she is. Unfortunately her conservative Aunt who takes custody of her thinks she can.This is a very different coming of age novel. It really gets to the idea of being sure and unsure at the same time when you realize you like people of the same sex as you. The character of Camron is very complex. Even though she is rough around the edges you are cheering for her. Her aunt and others you want to punch. Love her grandma though just wish she was stronger.The setting in this story is as important as the characters. It is almost a character of it's own. Especially Quake Lake, which runs throughout the story. Interesting thing is that Quake Lake is a real place and the earthquake describes really did happen. I read another book about that. I just wish the story of Cameron had continued.