![]() ![]() This may mean you need to find an item to gain access to the lights or have to do an actual puzzle itself to get them to activate. Most of the time this is as simple as flipping a light switch as soon as you enter a room, while other times it requires you to solve a puzzle of some sort. Anytime there is darkness means the shadow enemies are there, meaning the most significant task you must perform is turning on lights throughout each location. A good majority of the time will have you searching inside buildings, whether it be a home, police station, or post office, where you have to be very careful. From here, you have to investigate your surroundings and solve various puzzles that will allow you to advance from place to place. Approaching any of these creatures will be an instant death for Edward, which becomes the overall premise of the game moving forward.Īt this point, Edward decides to try and head for the nearby town of Dormont, but that is much easier said than done. This is where things start to get intense, as you see someone on a light pole get snatched in the dark by something and then you quickly become surrounded by shadows in the darkness that all have shining eyes. ![]() There are no slow or dull points and it flows very succinctly as though you are watching it all in your mind's eye.Soon after his arrival, his car is stolen and you give a quick chase before it disappears into the darkness. Regardless, im highly recommend this whole series. Our main Protaganist is wrapped up, but there are others who are also very cool & integral to the story and to whom we've gotten attached. As the reader, you become vested in the characters and want to follow their stories through. I'm sure there is more to tell that is interesting. I only wish that the author would continue on writing more about what happens after the end of the final book, Those Who Remain. The characters are compelling, believable, and relatable, as is the story line. With all the other things I was doing, it took me two weeks to read the series, but I just could not put the story down. I had just finished the One Second After Series, and she suggested the G. This series was recommended to me by a friend after we were chatting about postapocalytic, after SHTF scenarios. Patron 1 - “Have you ever wondered how can Pat still serve coffee after all this time? He must have a huge stock!” Scene: Two guys drinking espressos at Pat’s bar. Maybe Venezuelans are in such a bad shape, even if they escaped the EMP, that mercenaries would still prefer to live in the desolation following crazy Aztec burned man than go back home to their families.įinally, Author missed a great opportunity for a plot twist. Hey, remember when we discovered that the Venezuelans were instrumental in bringing the end of the world? Neither do we, let’s give them a free pass. Never mind, toss it away, the author changed his mind. Let’s carry some random henchman head around. ![]() Due to budget cuts, the final battle scenes are cancelled and the villains will die pointless deaths on their own. But don’t worry, we won’t have to face them in battle. How many psycho, murderous leaders can fit in the series? A lot, apparently. Also: you have eye bags so I guess you where captured by the same religious psycho, right? It’s a small planet. Let’s free the slaves! But not today, I’m drunk. Pregnant girlfriend dies? Never mind, let’s just go to work like nothing happened. Secondary characters are even more two-dimensional than in the previous books. “Hey, I need to mention Luke in 2066! Oh I know, he went to Asia and lived happily ever after.” “Hi everyone, I faked my own death because of reasons and now I’m back to force my grandkid I just met on you all.” I miss the Titanic’s “it’s been 84 years” device from the first books. Underwhelming, rushed ending to the series. I don’t need to be preached to, regarding the pros and cons of the US style of government.īeing British, I'm not into prepping or survivalist lifestyles.īut, if all you want is a fairly fast moving near future read, that won't challenge you. I don't think that I'd read or listen to any more of this author's books. ![]() The ending seemed completely at odds with what we were told about the main character. The ending really ruined the book for me. Suffice to say that the ending was completely implausible to me, unless you are attempting to make a political point and not end a book or series with credibility. Others have mentioned the ending here, but I'm not going to do that in specifics. But the lack of subtly got a bit wearing by book three or four in the series. The author wears his survivalist credentials on his sleeve, or at least that's the way it seemed to me. The series of books was entertaining, without requiring any effort to read. ![]()
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