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Re: [RPG]: Shadowrun: Ghost Cartels, reviewed by grandmaster_cain (4/2)

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Originally Posted by Droogydroog View Post
Dude, you spent practically none of those sentences talking about the actual content of the adventure tracks, which is the bulk of the chapter. The only thing anyone could take away from this is that the shadowrunners go from Seattle to Hong Kong to Neo-Tokyo to Los Angeles - you don't discuss any of the adventure tracks at all except for the assassination, and even that only in passing. People would actually need to have read the book to understand what you're talking about in your review.
If I did that, I'd not only need extensive spoiler tags for the review, it'd be about ten times longer. I did choose to avoid spoilers, that is true. I didn't want to give away the big secrets of the game (Yaje, for example). But that has nothing to do with my like or dislike of the book; it's a purely editorial decision.

If you want to discuss how it was a poor editorial choice, I welcome it: I always enjoy pointers to improve my writing and editing skills. But I honestly don't think that skipping over spoilers is a sign that the review is weak.
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