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Hello everyone and welcome to pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to pros and cons of the video game before I come in
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cons of the video game before I come in
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cons of the video game before I come in on not now mom I'm gaming. These are
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on not now mom I'm gaming. These are
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on not now mom I'm gaming. These are short videos featuring all my little
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short videos featuring all my little
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short videos featuring all my little nitpicks and pleasantries with having
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nitpicks and pleasantries with having
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nitpicks and pleasantries with having played the game while sustaining a bare
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played the game while sustaining a bare
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played the game while sustaining a bare minimum of spoilers. Playthroughs and
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minimum of spoilers. Playthroughs and
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minimum of spoilers. Playthroughs and bloopers are available to patrons. Let
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bloopers are available to patrons. Let
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bloopers are available to patrons. Let the reviewing begin. Pros voice acting.
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the reviewing begin. Pros voice acting.
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the reviewing begin. Pros voice acting. I'm a bit leerary on suspecting the
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I'm a bit leerary on suspecting the
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I'm a bit leerary on suspecting the voice acting to be AI generated because
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voice acting to be AI generated because
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voice acting to be AI generated because sometimes it feels like it, but I don't
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sometimes it feels like it, but I don't
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sometimes it feels like it, but I don't want to call actual people out if there
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want to call actual people out if there
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want to call actual people out if there were actually people behind the
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were actually people behind the
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were actually people behind the characters doing the talking. I know
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characters doing the talking. I know
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characters doing the talking. I know people are going to find it insulting to
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people are going to find it insulting to
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people are going to find it insulting to be told they sound like an AI voice, but
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be told they sound like an AI voice, but
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be told they sound like an AI voice, but sometimes it's just hard to tell. The
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sometimes it's just hard to tell. The
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sometimes it's just hard to tell. The story page doesn't mention anything
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story page doesn't mention anything
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story page doesn't mention anything about the voices, so perhaps not. And in
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about the voices, so perhaps not. And in
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about the voices, so perhaps not. And in the end, I'm going to say the voice
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the end, I'm going to say the voice
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the end, I'm going to say the voice acting is a plus anyway, as you can just
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acting is a plus anyway, as you can just
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acting is a plus anyway, as you can just listen to them talk instead of reading
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listen to them talk instead of reading
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listen to them talk instead of reading the lines in case the text is too small
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the lines in case the text is too small
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the lines in case the text is too small for you.
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for you.
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for you. Game plays in portrait mode. It's a pro
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Game plays in portrait mode. It's a pro
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Game plays in portrait mode. It's a pro because it's unique. I personally don't
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because it's unique. I personally don't
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because it's unique. I personally don't have a problem with playing the game
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have a problem with playing the game
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have a problem with playing the game like this, but I know there might be
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like this, but I know there might be
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like this, but I know there might be some compatibility issues for other
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some compatibility issues for other
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some compatibility issues for other people, such as the font being too small
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people, such as the font being too small
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people, such as the font being too small to read or the screen they're playing
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to read or the screen they're playing
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to read or the screen they're playing the game on not being large enough to
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the game on not being large enough to
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the game on not being large enough to benefit them playing. Not that you'll
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benefit them playing. Not that you'll
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benefit them playing. Not that you'll probably want to play it after going
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probably want to play it after going
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probably want to play it after going through the list of cons.
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through the list of cons.
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through the list of cons. Auto dialogue feature. I never turn the
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Auto dialogue feature. I never turn the
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Auto dialogue feature. I never turn the auto mode on for continuation of the
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auto mode on for continuation of the
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auto mode on for continuation of the dialogue, so I don't know if it
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dialogue, so I don't know if it
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dialogue, so I don't know if it progresses at a decent pace or if it
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progresses at a decent pace or if it
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progresses at a decent pace or if it goes too fast or anything like that. But
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goes too fast or anything like that. But
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goes too fast or anything like that. But if you're lazy and don't like to
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if you're lazy and don't like to
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if you're lazy and don't like to constantly click to progress since
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constantly click to progress since
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constantly click to progress since you're not doing any kind of
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you're not doing any kind of
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you're not doing any kind of commentating, then it's there for your
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commentating, then it's there for your
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commentating, then it's there for your lazy finger to hang back and chill.
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lazy finger to hang back and chill.
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lazy finger to hang back and chill. Cons:
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Cons:
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Cons: choice title text hard to read. Whenever
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choice title text hard to read. Whenever
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choice title text hard to read. Whenever you're on a screen that gives you a
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you're on a screen that gives you a
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you're on a screen that gives you a choice to make, it has a statement at
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choice to make, it has a statement at
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choice to make, it has a statement at the top of the screen that's just in a
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the top of the screen that's just in a
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the top of the screen that's just in a white text. And well, white text is
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white text. And well, white text is
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white text. And well, white text is terrible to read on a light background.
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terrible to read on a light background.
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terrible to read on a light background. And in a lot of instances, almost all in
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And in a lot of instances, almost all in
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And in a lot of instances, almost all in fact, it's pretty difficult to read what
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fact, it's pretty difficult to read what
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fact, it's pretty difficult to read what the text states. You get the gist of
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the text states. You get the gist of
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the text states. You get the gist of what you need to do by looking at the
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what you need to do by looking at the
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what you need to do by looking at the choices. But if you're going to have
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choices. But if you're going to have
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choices. But if you're going to have text on the screen, at least make it so
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text on the screen, at least make it so
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text on the screen, at least make it so people can read it. AI images have gone
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people can read it. AI images have gone
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people can read it. AI images have gone rogue. I mean, they went crazy. It'll go
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rogue. I mean, they went crazy. It'll go
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rogue. I mean, they went crazy. It'll go from good-looking characters to
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from good-looking characters to
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from good-looking characters to characters that look like they've been
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characters that look like they've been
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characters that look like they've been painted on the screen with a mop. I
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painted on the screen with a mop. I
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painted on the screen with a mop. I don't know anything about AI generators,
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don't know anything about AI generators,
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don't know anything about AI generators, but the inconsistencies just seems super
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but the inconsistencies just seems super
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but the inconsistencies just seems super weird to me. Did the devs go to
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weird to me. Did the devs go to
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weird to me. Did the devs go to different generators to gather all these
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different generators to gather all these
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different generators to gather all these images or what? Clearly, I play games
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images or what? Clearly, I play games
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images or what? Clearly, I play games with AI in them. But if you're going to
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with AI in them. But if you're going to
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with AI in them. But if you're going to use it, at least maintain a visual style
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use it, at least maintain a visual style
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use it, at least maintain a visual style to the characters and maybe make sure
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to the characters and maybe make sure
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to the characters and maybe make sure the characters remain similar.
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the characters remain similar.
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the characters remain similar. Poorly explained mini games. I thought
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Poorly explained mini games. I thought
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Poorly explained mini games. I thought it was supposed to be a brickbreaker
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it was supposed to be a brickbreaker
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it was supposed to be a brickbreaker type of game. And in a way, it kind of
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type of game. And in a way, it kind of
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type of game. And in a way, it kind of is, but not in the normal sense of the
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is, but not in the normal sense of the
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is, but not in the normal sense of the game. Basically, you've got a limited
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game. Basically, you've got a limited
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game. Basically, you've got a limited amount of moves and three colors of orbs
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amount of moves and three colors of orbs
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amount of moves and three colors of orbs to use that represent the
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to use that represent the
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to use that represent the characteristics of levels at the top of
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characteristics of levels at the top of
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characteristics of levels at the top of your screen. Each orb does something a
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your screen. Each orb does something a
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your screen. Each orb does something a little different, as stated in the
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little different, as stated in the
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little different, as stated in the directions, and you just want to detach
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directions, and you just want to detach
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directions, and you just want to detach the bulk of the journal in front of you
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the bulk of the journal in front of you
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the bulk of the journal in front of you from the edges and then attack the
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from the edges and then attack the
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from the edges and then attack the character icon. It's stupid, to be
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character icon. It's stupid, to be
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character icon. It's stupid, to be honest. I'm not sure why it was even
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honest. I'm not sure why it was even
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honest. I'm not sure why it was even implemented.
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implemented.
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implemented. No actual settings. Yeah, you go into
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No actual settings. Yeah, you go into
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No actual settings. Yeah, you go into settings and it's just the chapters you
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settings and it's just the chapters you
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settings and it's just the chapters you can choose. No sound control or full
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can choose. No sound control or full
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can choose. No sound control or full screen or turning voice acting on or
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screen or turning voice acting on or
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screen or turning voice acting on or off. I don't know why there's even a
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off. I don't know why there's even a
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off. I don't know why there's even a settings button because it's a
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settings button because it's a
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settings button because it's a bold-faced lie.
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bold-faced lie.
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bold-faced lie. Emma doesn't actually hate dogs. Emma,
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Emma doesn't actually hate dogs. Emma,
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Emma doesn't actually hate dogs. Emma, you don't just get over your hatred/fear
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you don't just get over your hatred/fear
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you don't just get over your hatred/fear dogs after meeting one nice one. Once
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dogs after meeting one nice one. Once
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dogs after meeting one nice one. Once she meets that dog, there's another
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she meets that dog, there's another
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she meets that dog, there's another instance of her asking about it, saying
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instance of her asking about it, saying
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instance of her asking about it, saying she's named it and everything. Like, it
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she's named it and everything. Like, it
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she's named it and everything. Like, it was just yesterday you didn't want it to
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was just yesterday you didn't want it to
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was just yesterday you didn't want it to bite you, and now you think dogs are
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bite you, and now you think dogs are
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bite you, and now you think dogs are man's best friend.
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man's best friend.
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man's best friend. Random animated scenes. Toward the last
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Random animated scenes. Toward the last
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Random animated scenes. Toward the last portion of the game, some of the scenes
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portion of the game, some of the scenes
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portion of the game, some of the scenes were suddenly animated. Although, in a
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were suddenly animated. Although, in a
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were suddenly animated. Although, in a short, brief way, and I'm going to say
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short, brief way, and I'm going to say
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short, brief way, and I'm going to say there was maybe four scenes in total
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there was maybe four scenes in total
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there was maybe four scenes in total that actually had some kind of animation
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that actually had some kind of animation
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that actually had some kind of animation to them. It was really weird and jarring
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to them. It was really weird and jarring
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to them. It was really weird and jarring because that way the scene was just a
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because that way the scene was just a
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because that way the scene was just a still image. It's like they did it as an
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still image. It's like they did it as an
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still image. It's like they did it as an afterthought and then were like, "Maybe
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afterthought and then were like, "Maybe
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afterthought and then were like, "Maybe we won't." I think they should have just
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we won't." I think they should have just
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we won't." I think they should have just not.
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not.
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not. Chapter 2 is a paid DLC. It's not even
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Chapter 2 is a paid DLC. It's not even
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Chapter 2 is a paid DLC. It's not even available. It's just there within the
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available. It's just there within the
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available. It's just there within the game for you to click on and then it'll
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game for you to click on and then it'll
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game for you to click on and then it'll take you to Steam's front page so you
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take you to Steam's front page so you
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take you to Steam's front page so you can find another game to play besides
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can find another game to play besides
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can find another game to play besides this one.
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this one.
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this one. Tyler Clementi link places a game into
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Tyler Clementi link places a game into
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Tyler Clementi link places a game into your cart. There's something about a
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your cart. There's something about a
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your cart. There's something about a portion of proceeds to go to Tyler
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portion of proceeds to go to Tyler
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portion of proceeds to go to Tyler Clementi and when you click the link it
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Clementi and when you click the link it
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Clementi and when you click the link it takes you to a Steam game that isn't
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takes you to a Steam game that isn't
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takes you to a Steam game that isn't even translated into English and places
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even translated into English and places
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even translated into English and places it into your cart. Please never do this
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it into your cart. Please never do this
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it into your cart. Please never do this ever.
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ever.
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ever. Some voice lines not done correctly.
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Some voice lines not done correctly.
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Some voice lines not done correctly. There weren't too many instances of this
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There weren't too many instances of this
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There weren't too many instances of this problem. I think two off the top of my
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problem. I think two off the top of my
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problem. I think two off the top of my head, which isn't a huge deal, but it's
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head, which isn't a huge deal, but it's
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head, which isn't a huge deal, but it's something that I noticed. One time the
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something that I noticed. One time the
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something that I noticed. One time the speaker spoke narration lines instead of
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speaker spoke narration lines instead of
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speaker spoke narration lines instead of their actual speech. And then another
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their actual speech. And then another
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their actual speech. And then another time the character's lines weren't fully
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time the character's lines weren't fully
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time the character's lines weren't fully spoken.
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spoken.
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spoken. And that's the end of a pros and cons
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And that's the end of a pros and cons
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And that's the end of a pros and cons review of Before I Come In. Thanks for
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review of Before I Come In. Thanks for
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review of Before I Come In. Thanks for watching everyone and don't get in too
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watching everyone and don't get in too
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watching everyone and don't get in too much trouble when you say, "Not now,
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much trouble when you say, "Not now,
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much trouble when you say, "Not now, Mom. I'm gaming.
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