A Silent Voice ( 2016)
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In elementary school, a trouble-making boy bullied a deaf girl. Years later, wanting to make a...
We Are Young
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On the same night Evan’s mother married local radio DJ ‘Breakfast Tim’, Evan’s brand-new...
Bird of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs #2)
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It is the spring of 1930, and Maisie has been hired to find a runaway heiress. When three of the...
The Hopkins Manuscript
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Dystopian allegory by R.C. Sherriff, writer of Journey's End and The Dam Busters, amongst others....
Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Senior Moment (2021) in Movies
Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 2, 2021)
David McK (3372 KP) rated Terminator: Zero in TV
Sep 22, 2024 (Updated Sep 22, 2024)
Personally, I'm still not sure of the whole anime style of animation here: I , personally, think it would have been better in more traditional (to my Western eyes, anyway) animation, and better released as one piece instead of episodically!
Kelly (279 KP) rated 221B Baker Street: The Master Detective Game in Tabletop Games
Jan 2, 2019
Unlike Cluedo, however, the game relies upon written clues, some being simple statements, some riddles and some designed to throw the player completely off course. The game itself is significantly more challenging than Cluedo and requires a lot more thought into solving the case- I use the word case, as each murder requires different information to be found, for example the first case requires the murderer, weapon and motive, later cases require more information than this.
At the beginning of play, the case is read out, players have access to the case throughout play and can read it whenever they like - this is particularly useful, and I found myself reading over many times to familiarise with the clues and characters. As individuals or small teams, you go around the board to different places to collect clues (which are stored in the clue book that comes with the game). It is up to the player as to where they go first to seek out clues, although strategically it makes sense to visit a location connected to the case. Players are provided with a sheet to record thoughts and findings, before going back to 221b Baker Street to declare their theory. The creators of the game have deliberately placed red herrings into the clues, designed to mislead and throw us off course.
An element of logical thinking is required in order to solve the mystery, which I found particularly enjoyable. I found that this game certainly requires a good hour or more to complete, and was not a game that could be completed quickly, however did get us together as a family spending quality time together.
In a Dark Wood: What Dante Taught Me About Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love
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A story of love and grief. 'I became a widower and a father on the same day' says Joseph Luzzi. His...
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated the Xbox One version of Blair Witch in Video Games
Mar 13, 2021 (Updated Mar 13, 2021)
The game is set two years after the events of the 1999 film The Blair Witch Project, which takes place in 1994. The game follows former police officer Ellis Lynch as he joins the search in Black Hills Forest for a missing boy.
The game focuses on survival horror mechanics and stealth and is played from a first person perspective, requiring the player to use items such as a camera, cellphone, flashlight or Ellis' dog, Bullet, to track and follow the trail of missing nine-year old Peter Shannon while fending off shadowy creatures. Along the way, players will find strange wooden dolls, photographs and cassette tapes and will also be tasked with solving puzzles. Like the film, it integrates the found-footage subgenre with the gameplay and story, often through the use of cassette tapes.
It is crucial for the player to keep Bullet close to them at all times, as being separated from him for some time can affect the state of the character. The game's ending is dependent on the relationship between the player and the dog, accounting for the actions the player has done.
The game roughly takes up to six hours to complete, with a possibility of four endings and an additional secret ending.
The ending cutscene varies and depends on players completing certain requirements; the endings can either reveal that Lanning's body was never found or was recovered and buried with top honors, the lumberer Todd Mackinnon was found nearly beyond identification or recovered by his family to be buried, and Peter's fate can be unknown or revealed that he was ultimately murdered at Carver's hands or safely found by the authorities and returned to his family unscathed.
Its good but forgettable.