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Aloe Blacc’s “Lift Your Spirit” delivers

March 21, 2014 La Vista 0

In a world dominated by mainstream music, multi-talented artist Aloe Blacc stands alone as a skilled musician and performer. In the third studio album of his career, Blacc proves that he is a force to be reckoned with in “Lift Your Spirit.” […]

From Software’s “Dark Souls 2” astounds with inventive game, world design

March 20, 2014 La Vista 0

Like “Demon Souls” and “Dark Souls” before it, “Dark Souls 2” is a video game defined by its extreme difficulty. Video game developer From Software not only maintains the series’ precedent of challenging but fair combat, but the game is also refined, with minor tweaks across the board. This, coupled with the game’s distinctive multiplayer and massive open world, excels “Dark Souls 2” to heights not generally seen in a majority of video games.
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Vile, convoluted writing ruins “The Waking Engine”

March 6, 2014 La Vista 0

While first-time author David Edison’s novel, “The Waking Engine,” is founded around an intriguing concept, the results prove anything but. Edison does nothing worth while with the idea of life after death, as the story’s defining crux remains largely unexplored, boiling the novel down to a convoluted and, at times, a disgusting mess in terms of both the novel’s story and organization.
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