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Gareth von Kallenbach (977 KP) rated Husk in Video Games

Jun 19, 2019  
Husk
Husk
Action/Adventure
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Video Game Rating
Husk is a game with some great potential going in. The horror game is set in 1995 and involves a man with a questionable past taking the train home to his rural hometown of Shivercliff with his wife and teenage daughter along for the trip.

When the train derails and you are unable to find your family, players make their way into the small town to find it deserted with no signs of life anywhere.

There is a toxic fog about the town and soon strange creatures appear which forces players to look for keys, weapons, and other items of use in order to survive as they attempt to unravel the mystery, find your family, and escape.

The premise is compelling enough to take a look but sadly there are many issues with the game which really hamper the experience. I can overlook the dated graphics and the jerky controls and camera transitions, but the game made me feel like I was stuck in the 90s with the numerous glitches in the game. Keys would not be visible on a counter and I at times had to search wildly waiting to get the indicator that keys had been located.

Combat was very uninteresting as I had to simply flail about with a pipe at first without any real indication my blows were landing or doing damage until an enemy fell. I had hoped locating a pistol would make things a bit easier but once again the combat mechanics proved to be lacking.

If you do not mind bugs and glitches, dated graphics, and gameplay, then you will finds yourself entertained by Husk but for me the promising setup went away after the first hour or so of play and I found myself paying more attention to the numerous issues rather than the game.

http://sknr.net/2017/02/07/husk/
  
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Bysa (2 KP) rated The Time Traveler's Wife in Books

Sep 19, 2018  
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.2 (40 Ratings)
Book Rating
Either you love this story or you hate it. There seems to be no in between when I peruse other reviews.

I won't make this long. I will list my pros and cons and be done.

pro- I loved the originality. I've not read anything like this before.

pro- I enjoyed the cultured references to writers, poets, and artists peppered throughout.

pro- the characters were mostly endearing.

here comes the cons:

-the voices of the characters were very much the same. there was little distinction between Clare and Henry's dialogue. it was at times confusing to distinguish between the two.

-the relationship between the 2 characters was uncomfortable, at best, during Clare's younger years.

-some of Henry's personality traits made it difficult for me to believe or align some of his actions with. without going into too many specifics, it seemed in his everyday life, during periods of which he spent with Ingrid, his lifestyle and actions didn't seem to be super virtuous so I found it hard to believe he would so virtuously refuse Clare's advances as a teenager toward him, well because, frankly he seemed "whorish"...to each their own...

-parts of the story dragged on and probably could have been cut.

all in all I enjoyed the escape this book offered. it was a unique story that was written well and it kept my attention. it's fiction, so all things considered, I'd recommend it.
  
    Pharaoh

    Pharaoh

    Wilbur Smith

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    The Worldwide Number One Bestseller Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt in a captivating new novel...