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Vegas (725 KP) rated the Xbox One version of Red Dead Redemption 2 in Video Games

Jul 7, 2019 (Updated Jul 8, 2019)  
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2018 | Action/Adventure
10
9.2 (65 Ratings)
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The story (1 more)
The gameplay
Nothing (0 more)
Improvement on the original
The long awaited sequel (prequel) to red dead doesn't disappoint in the solo game, the story is an epic adventure travelling through the open plains to the growing towns and cities, railroads, carriages, and horseback are all ways of getting around the massive map. Build up your camp, help the gang, or rob stores and banks the choice is yours, you can even spend time fishing or hunting...

The cast of characters you meet are diverse, funny, serious, violent or just odd but whoever you meet, you do find yourself caring one way or another about the people in the game you interact with...

I will say I did struggle to get as engaged in the multi player game side of it, but that is just a personal thing as I do prefer solo gaming...

For shear enjoyment aspect and length of game, this is one of the best games of recent times.
  
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Cube Zero (2004) in Movies

Apr 5, 2020  
Cube Zero (2004)
Cube Zero (2004)
2004 | Horror, Sci-Fi
7
6.4 (9 Ratings)
Movie Rating
An interesting prequel
After the very lacklustre and ridiculous sequel Cube 2: Hypercube, Cube Zero is a breath of fresh air. I’m usually very much against prequels as they tend to over explain and try too hard, erasing any mystery. Fortunately I found that for the most part Cube Zero doesn’t go down the route that most prequels do. Yes it explains a few things and elaborates more on the reasons and origins behind the cube, but not to the point that it erases all intrigue. The ending too and how it relates back to the original i found rather satisfying.

I’m grateful that they’ve gone back to basics with this too. Gone is the over the top CGI and instead the wonderfully gory traps and physical effects are back, and some of the gore in this is rather impressive. Whilst I don’t think it’s as good as the original, it’s definitely very close.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Art of Star Wars Rebels in Books

Jun 21, 2020  
The Art of Star Wars Rebels
The Art of Star Wars Rebels
Dan Wallace | 2020 | Film & TV
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
By far, Rebels is the best thing to come out of the Disney takeover of Star Wars (sorry, not sorry Mandalorian). Dave Filoni knows what he's doing, since he obviously learned from the Master.
This art book is around 200 pages, and filled with beautiful art. I knew that some of the design choices were taken from Ralph McQuarrie's original artwork, i.e. Zeb being a form of Chewbacca and the thinner lightsaber design, and I was glad a lot of that was incorportated in.
Maybe I was expecting too much? I wanted more commentary and insight. There were some pretty big omissions, and it was a bummer. I really want to know more about Jacen, and there was no mention of him (boo). Hopefully that means he's going to appear in something else?
Overall, I'm glad I purchased it, and now I want all of the art books, including the prequel costuming one that costs almost $1k.
  
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Chloe (778 KP) rated Killer Instinct in Books

Jul 4, 2020  
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
James Patterson, Howard Roughan | 2020 | Crime
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Fast-paced (2 more)
Good characters
Interesting
Too neat (0 more)
Fast-paced neat easy read
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Will they be able to foil the terrorist plot against them?

I haven't read the prequel to this so maybe some of points will have been different if I had.

When I first started understanding the full story, I was very surprised at how short the book was. I was wondering how you could unpiece such a large scale operation in such a short book.

The story is fast-paced and the short chapters only add to this. I read it very quickly and enjoyed the pulse racing action.

I like the diversity of characters and the insight into CIA/MI6 operations. Its also a very current story.

I felt the hidden past mentioned on the cover was a little underwhelming. Overall the story was very neat, in every tense moment there is someone or something to save the day.