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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and cons of the demo for the video game the
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cons of the demo for the video game the
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cons of the demo for the video game the mermaid mask on not now mom I'm gaming.
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mermaid mask on not now mom I'm gaming.
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mermaid mask on not now mom I'm gaming. These are short videos featuring all my
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These are short videos featuring all my
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These are short videos featuring all my little nitpicks and pleasantries with
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little nitpicks and pleasantries with
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little nitpicks and pleasantries with having played the game while sustaining
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having played the game while sustaining
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having played the game while sustaining a bare minimum of spoilers. Keep in mind
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a bare minimum of spoilers. Keep in mind
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a bare minimum of spoilers. Keep in mind demo reviews do not reflect the full
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demo reviews do not reflect the full
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demo reviews do not reflect the full release of a game as many things can
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release of a game as many things can
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release of a game as many things can change from demo to release. Let the
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change from demo to release. Let the
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change from demo to release. Let the reviewing begin.
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reviewing begin.
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reviewing begin. pros. Looks very Lovecraftian.
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From the green lighting effect that we
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From the green lighting effect that we
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From the green lighting effect that we see throughout the opening of the game
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see throughout the opening of the game
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see throughout the opening of the game to the unnatural looking buoy to the big
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to the unnatural looking buoy to the big
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to the unnatural looking buoy to the big painting in the parlor. Aesthetically, I
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painting in the parlor. Aesthetically, I
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painting in the parlor. Aesthetically, I feel like it's very Lovecraftian.
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feel like it's very Lovecraftian.
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feel like it's very Lovecraftian. But I don't know if that's actually
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But I don't know if that's actually
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But I don't know if that's actually going to be the case in the long run. I
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going to be the case in the long run. I
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going to be the case in the long run. I mean, it could have just been how this
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mean, it could have just been how this
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mean, it could have just been how this place is set up to look. Straight up
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place is set up to look. Straight up
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place is set up to look. Straight up though, I love the artwork of this game.
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though, I love the artwork of this game.
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though, I love the artwork of this game. I'm just saying that right here, right
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I'm just saying that right here, right
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I'm just saying that right here, right now, without putting another pro section
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now, without putting another pro section
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now, without putting another pro section in.
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in.
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in. Grimmire asking the real questions.
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Grimmire asking the real questions.
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Grimmire asking the real questions. >> It's a painting of a sea serpent. Wait,
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>> It's a painting of a sea serpent. Wait,
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>> It's a painting of a sea serpent. Wait, is it a serpent if it has legs?
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is it a serpent if it has legs?
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is it a serpent if it has legs? >> Does a serpent with legs count as a
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>> Does a serpent with legs count as a
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>> Does a serpent with legs count as a serpent? I mean, we've got all these
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serpent? I mean, we've got all these
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serpent? I mean, we've got all these categories of dragons and such, like the
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categories of dragons and such, like the
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categories of dragons and such, like the worm, the wyvern, the dragon, the drake,
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worm, the wyvern, the dragon, the drake,
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worm, the wyvern, the dragon, the drake, the hydra, and so on. I'm sure someone
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the hydra, and so on. I'm sure someone
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the hydra, and so on. I'm sure someone out there would know what this one
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out there would know what this one
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out there would know what this one represents when neither I nor the
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represents when neither I nor the
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represents when neither I nor the detectives are well experienced in the
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detectives are well experienced in the
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detectives are well experienced in the mythological field. It seems
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mythological field. It seems
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mythological field. It seems voice acted.
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voice acted.
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voice acted. >> There's an old lighthouse up on the
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>> There's an old lighthouse up on the
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>> There's an old lighthouse up on the rock.
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rock.
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rock. >> Can we go up to the top?
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>> Can we go up to the top?
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>> Can we go up to the top? >> Do you have permission from the
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>> Do you have permission from the
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>> Do you have permission from the lighthouse keeper?
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lighthouse keeper?
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lighthouse keeper? >> No.
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>> No.
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>> No. >> Then no.
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>> Then no.
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>> Then no. >> I love the voice acting in the first
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>> I love the voice acting in the first
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>> I love the voice acting in the first game. And here we are back for more.
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game. And here we are back for more.
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game. And here we are back for more. Selling rumor are great with their
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Selling rumor are great with their
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Selling rumor are great with their banter.
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banter.
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banter. Click anywhere.
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Click anywhere.
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Click anywhere. >> I clean the couch.
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>> I clean the couch.
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>> I clean the couch. >> What?
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>> What?
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>> What? >> If we end up having to stay the night.
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>> If we end up having to stay the night.
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>> If we end up having to stay the night. >> Sally, we are not staying overnight on
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>> Sally, we are not staying overnight on
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>> Sally, we are not staying overnight on the murder submarine.
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the murder submarine.
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the murder submarine. >> Normally in most point andclick or
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>> Normally in most point andclick or
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>> Normally in most point andclick or hidden object games, there are specific
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hidden object games, there are specific
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hidden object games, there are specific places you need to interact with. In
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places you need to interact with. In
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places you need to interact with. In this game, you can click anywhere you
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this game, you can click anywhere you
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this game, you can click anywhere you want, and you'll typically get a voice
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want, and you'll typically get a voice
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want, and you'll typically get a voice line for it. There's the occasional
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line for it. There's the occasional
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line for it. There's the occasional repetition on what they say depending on
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repetition on what they say depending on
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repetition on what they say depending on where you click. But it's nice that
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where you click. But it's nice that
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where you click. But it's nice that you're not beholden to clicking on
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you're not beholden to clicking on
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you're not beholden to clicking on specific things. Whatever you want
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specific things. Whatever you want
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specific things. Whatever you want information on, just click and see what
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information on, just click and see what
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information on, just click and see what they say, even if it's not important.
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they say, even if it's not important.
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they say, even if it's not important. Anyone else think Acatar?
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Anyone else think Acatar?
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Anyone else think Acatar? This is the cauldron.
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>> Not quite what I was expecting.
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I've been rereading A Court of Thorns
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I've been rereading A Court of Thorns
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I've been rereading A Court of Thorns and Roses, and now it's fresh in my
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and Roses, and now it's fresh in my
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and Roses, and now it's fresh in my mind. When I see the cauldron being
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mind. When I see the cauldron being
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mind. When I see the cauldron being talked about, I couldn't help but think
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talked about, I couldn't help but think
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talked about, I couldn't help but think back to the cauldron in the book series.
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back to the cauldron in the book series.
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back to the cauldron in the book series. Clearly, that one's more dangerous than
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Clearly, that one's more dangerous than
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Clearly, that one's more dangerous than this one. What's also clear is that
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this one. What's also clear is that
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this one. What's also clear is that there was something dangerous inside
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there was something dangerous inside
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there was something dangerous inside this one.
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this one.
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this one. Cons: puzzle completion confusing.
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It's the only con that I can think of.
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It's the only con that I can think of.
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It's the only con that I can think of. And maybe if you're coming back from the
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And maybe if you're coming back from the
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And maybe if you're coming back from the first game to play this one, it wouldn't
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first game to play this one, it wouldn't
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first game to play this one, it wouldn't be too much of an issue. But because
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be too much of an issue. But because
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be too much of an issue. But because it's been so long and a refresher is
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it's been so long and a refresher is
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it's been so long and a refresher is needed, I couldn't figure out how to
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needed, I couldn't figure out how to
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needed, I couldn't figure out how to complete a puzzle. I think the reason
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complete a puzzle. I think the reason
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complete a puzzle. I think the reason for this is most games these days
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for this is most games these days
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for this is most games these days autocomplete when a puzzle is done. So,
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autocomplete when a puzzle is done. So,
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autocomplete when a puzzle is done. So, I had everything in the correct places.
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I had everything in the correct places.
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I had everything in the correct places. But because the game wasn't telling me
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But because the game wasn't telling me
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But because the game wasn't telling me everything was correct, I thought it was
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everything was correct, I thought it was
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everything was correct, I thought it was wrong. From the first game, I remember
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wrong. From the first game, I remember
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wrong. From the first game, I remember that the keyhole icon in the top right
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that the keyhole icon in the top right
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that the keyhole icon in the top right is a hint button, but apparently it's
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is a hint button, but apparently it's
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is a hint button, but apparently it's also the completion button to see if you
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also the completion button to see if you
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also the completion button to see if you got it right. I wish they would have
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got it right. I wish they would have
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got it right. I wish they would have stayed that's what the icon is for
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stayed that's what the icon is for
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stayed that's what the icon is for instead of having a finger pointing at
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instead of having a finger pointing at
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instead of having a finger pointing at the keyhole. I was just afraid it was
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the keyhole. I was just afraid it was
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the keyhole. I was just afraid it was going to give me a hint of what I was
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going to give me a hint of what I was
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going to give me a hint of what I was supposed to do, and I didn't want that.
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supposed to do, and I didn't want that.
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supposed to do, and I didn't want that. 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 the demo for the mermaid mask.
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review of the demo for the mermaid mask.
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review of the demo for the mermaid mask. Thanks for watching everyone and don't
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Thanks for watching everyone and don't
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Thanks for watching everyone and don't get in too much trouble when you say,
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get in too much trouble when you say,
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get in too much trouble when you say, "Not now, Mom. I'm gaming.
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