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Spencer Strand's avatar

That was a beautiful read. I don’t know what the overlap is of your regular readers and video gamers is, but hot damn was that for me. I never thought my favorite reviewer would write a massive critique of my favorite video game series and would feel just about the same way I do about it (even down to the ending!) but being much better at analyzing and articulating it. So thank you for that unexpected but quite welcome early Christmas gift, I can’t wait for the album reviews to start up again! (Though I wouldn’t be opposed if instead you just decided to talk about Half-Life 2…)

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George Starostin's avatar

Thanks a lot! Hopefully there'll be time for both.

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MrMojoRisin's avatar

George, I have enjoyed reading these thoroughly. I have never played them, but my dad played all three games. I went to his gaming room when he was starting Mass Effect 3 and I sat there for 2 hours watching it. It made a big impact on me back then, though I was too young probably to play them myself. Maybe sometime I will play them. Thanks for these great write ups George, I look forward to more music writing or any writing of yours in the future

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George Starostin's avatar

Oh gosh, your dad played Mass Effect... makes me feel so damn old. MY dad played Leisure Suit Larry back in the day and I watched him doing it and it made a pretty damn big impact on me... ::)). Anyway, yes, I'm pretty sure Mass Effect will remain playable for generations, so you still have plenty of time!

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MrMojoRisin's avatar

Don’t worry George, you are a tiny bit younger than my dad, don’t feel old! And yes, even my mom and dad said I should play it someday, so it will eventually be on my list of things to explore!

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