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Bad Call: Technology's Attack on Referees and Umpires and How to Fix it

Robert Evans, Harry Collins and Christopher Higgins

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Good call or bad call, referees and umpires have always had the final say in sports. Bad calls are...

The Road to Recovery: How and Why Economic Policy Must Change

Andrew Smithers

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Renowned economist Andrew Smithers offers prescriptive advice and economic theory on avoiding the...

Natalie (23 KP) rated Until Dawn in Video Games

Nov 13, 2017

Until Dawn

2015 | Action/Adventure

7.8

(33 Ratings)

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Choice-driven narrative (2 more)

Suspenseful

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Very slow-paced (2 more)

Confusing 'inventory'

Linear despite decision-making

What I like about this game is that you essentially get to play out your own horror movie. The choices you make will effect who lives and who dies. Along the way, the narrative is suspenseful (though often too filled with dialogue) and has a decent amount of action as the game develops. The slow-pace is incredibly frustrating and one can imagine the game play would be cut in half if the characters could walk at a decent pace and the cut scenes be reduced by 20%. Though 'choice-driven', the narrative is very linear and you are led through the game - no free-roam. On top of this, it's hard to understand the items you collect along the way. Nonetheless, it's still fun and unusual. Great to play with friends as you all get involved and it's like watching a personal movie develop for your enjoyment. Difficult to re-play because the linear narrative makes it hard to go through everything so slowly again.

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Joelene Marie (28 KP) rated The Black Witch in Books

Jul 23, 2017

The Black Witch

Laurie Forest | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

9.6

(7 Ratings)

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ALL. THE. FEELS!!

This is hands down the best book I have read so far this year, maybe ever. I absolutely LOVE it. Literally got me in all the feels. The author's storytelling ability is amazing. There's so much I could say about this book (I have posted reviews in several places already lol) but I encourage everyone to read it for themselves, it really is just that damn good.

Side note: For those who check out book ratings and reviews on Goodreads before making a decision to read a book (like me lol) please do NOT let the rating fool you. Read the reviews and you will see that most have loved the book. There's been a bit of controversy surrounding the material and one certain blogger's negative review instructed her minions to give it a low rating based on her opinion alone, without actually reading the book themselves. So please don't let that affect your choice to read it!