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Lou Grande (148 KP) rated Marvel Strike Force in Apps

Jul 17, 2018

Marvel Strike Force

Comics, Games

7.2

(17 Ratings)

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I really enjoy this game (and not because I'm a Marvel geek). It's basically a turn-based RPG, but instead of leveling up from battles, your characters increase skill and power from "character shards," which are also used to recruit characters, and by equipping gear that you often need to craft. You get equipment from battles and from spheres that are also acquired through combat.

There are many aspects to the game: the blitz competition allows you to compete against other players for a particular set of shards. These campaigns go on for about a week. There are also special events, which are stories that take place outside of the regular campaign. These special events usually result in a new character. The arena is exactly what it sounds like, and you get in-game currency to buy shards or equipment. There are daily challenges that award you special prizes, and then there is the main campaign. Each character belongs to a certain class and has certain skills. The trick is creating a team that is well-balanced enough to win against other players and in the campaign. There are so many ways to play that you can open it several times a day and play for a good twenty minutes before your resources ("energy") is depleted. There's very low pressure to buy anything with actual currency, which is nice. However, if you went that route, the prices are hideously expensive and often pretty useless (hence the 8/10 rating).

It's a fun diversion, and I highly recommend checking it out!

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Leah (: (569 KP) rated Galatea - Immersive Stories in Apps

Oct 23, 2018

I recently found this app, and the idea behind it is that it tells stories in episodes. So far I am giving it a go to see how much I enjoy it.

So each day the next episode becomes available for you to read. The downside to this, as an avid reader, is waiting till 7am for the next part to become available. However I think their goal is to make reading achievable by releasing a 5-10 minute part of the story each day so that it is easy to slot into your daily routine. You can purchase or earn coins by leaving comments at the end of each episode and then 10 coins allows you access the next part quickly.

I have started three stories so far and am thoroughly hooked on two of them, the third may take a bit more to grip me. What does seem a bit concerning is that there are not many stories to chose from at the moment, but I’m hoping that will grow as the app does.

It claims to be a fully immersive experience when you read with sound on. So far it seems to play music in the background and then message sounds when characters are texting. You can turn this off if you want to. To read the story you tap the screen to get more text or move onto the next page, however I don’t yet know a way to go back if you accidentally click to soon.

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Leah (: (569 KP) Oct 27, 2018

Good news, there was a update today and it is possible to back (:

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Saul Sailing Snapper (211 KP) rated This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor in Books

Nov 13, 2019

Funny and heartbreaking at the same time (1 more)

Quick easy read

Aches and pains with laughter

Full disclosure this is not a book I would normally have read however I had heard good things about it and saw it as a smashbomb giveaway so thought I would enter and I was lucky enough to be selected thank you.

The premise of the book is simple. It is a trainee Doctors diary with various entries of the course of their many years of long hours having to deal with anything that came through the doors during their hospital postings. The chapters are split with each progression through the training ladder and even explaining the process quite well for those who are not aware how crazy the system appears.

I found myself laughing out loud for some of the entries, especially those concerning the removing of alien objects from the body. Aghast at others over what Doctors have to go through on a daily basis and with a lump in my throat over moments of heartbreak mere lines later.

I enjoyed the book immensely and found myself re-reading paragraphs and even the odd few pages to let it all sink in. The plaudits from various celebrities in the cover do not really do it justice but are well deserved. It is a very easy to read book and you would be hard pressed not to come away with a greater admiration for the NHS and its staff have to go through.