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GameCritics (290 KP) rated Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain in Video Games

Sep 21, 2017

Staggeringly deep open-world with huge variety of strategies and item upgrades (4 more)

Impeccable production values and haunting audio

The most-accessible MGS game yet

Ingenious game-structure-as-metaphor with philosophical depths

Attaching an upgraded fulton balloon to *anything*

Intense pacing from initially daunting to incredibly tough (0 more)

MGS5 is a masterpiece. It's hard to imagine another AAA game that will be allowed a five-year development cycle, yet feel so completely the work of one man. A game where you can visit a prisoner's cell and hear Joy Division

Critic- Games Radar

Original Score: 10 out of 10

Read Review: http://www.gamesradar.com/metal-gear-solid-5-phantom-pain-review/

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Lea Eden Patrick (0 KP) rated The Princess Diarist in Books

Feb 9, 2018

Excellent, raw, comedic writing. Also a truly honest self-reveal (0 more)

I cried!

Carrie was a lovely person, a wonderful writer, and the honesty and courage with which she tells this story are commendable! It’s hilarious and self-deprecating humor are both refreshing and depressing. I couldn’t help but feel for her. She will be missed on screen and off. Her willingness to speak so loudly and often about her mental health struggles did SO much for others with similar issues and she rarely is credited for those advancements her frankness gave to the field of mental health study. A haunting read so close to her death.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2340 KP) rated Ghost of a Gamble (A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery, #4) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Emma and Granny have traveled to Las Vegas to investigate a ghost haunting a lightbulb. What they discover leads to a murder and a kidnapping. Can they stop this new chain of events?

As always, the plot is strong with some nice work from the characters and plenty of great twists before it is all over. The characters, new and old, living and dead, are strong, and I enjoyed spending time with them. All told, a great trip to Vegas that won't leave you broke from gambling.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/04/book-review-ghost-of-gamble-by-sue-ann.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Earthquake Bird (2019) in Movies

Nov 17, 2019

Earthquake Bird (2019)

2019 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

5.0

(1 Ratings)

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Stylish with no substance

Here is yet another disappointing Netflix original. I like Alicia Vikander but sadly even she can’t save this, despite speaking Japanese impressively well. The film looks good and it’s very stylish, with an atmospheric and quite haunting soundtrack. The problem is that the plot is rather dull and even the confused mind of Vikander’s character can’t make it any more interesting. It just comes across as your average thriller with a decent setting, sadly story wise it isn’t anything we haven’t seen before. The ending is maybe slightly unpredictable but not entirely surprising either, and overall just a very uninspired film.