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I thoroughly enjoyed this review. I was genuinely pumped reading the opening paragraphs and then I kinda slid down my chair as I came to read your realization that the game misses opportunities and employs basic conventions rather than building on what sounds like a great initial impression. Really nice work going through the full gamut of expressions to convey the good and bad of a game that comes out to be 3-star average.

Also, Ctrl+F "haracters".

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Again, more details on the gameplay would have helped this review immensely; I also found the paragraph transitions, while humorous at times, to not flow well as they could have. However, this review splendidly achieves the translation of a difficult to articulate aspect of a game: structure. It's a good thing to explain such an important part of an open world game in extensive detail. Great job!

Fiddlesticks:
Thank you very much for reading and for the comments. Also, nice catch on the "haracters."

Freeman:
Fair enough. This is actually a much older review that I tweaked a little. It was originally posted at Realm of Gaming, but since that site has shut down, I've republished it here. I will be doing the same with others I've written.

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Don't get me wrong, it's still a great review, man. I've been wondering how to review open-world games since the bulk of a review of such a game has to deal with the game's structure, how missions lead to customization and more missions and whatnot. You made it look easy by comparing the game's most thrilling moments to the fetchy stuff later on; by detailing something interesting at the beginning of the review, you hooked readers and laid the foundation for a contrast down the road. That's pretty genius.