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Jennifer took 10 years to drop another album after this (the better 'This Is Me...Now') and perhaps that was because of the lukewarm reception this received. For someone who has such a lauded butt, sure, she flaunted it in some videos, but never gave it much attention in her lyrics, she finally put in on show in all areas on the underwhelming 'Booty'. 'TENS' just seems like it was written with the hopes of being played during fashion shows. "Never Satisfied' builds to something worth waiting for and is the best thing on the disc, 'First Love' has a good hook, and Nas provides a decent rap feature on 'Troubeaux', but there isn't a lot of positive things to say about this one. All of her other albums have higher highs. Best Tracks: Never Satisfied, Emotions, Troubeaux, Expertease (Ready Set Go)
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I always found the original TR games quite tough and too hard to never have gotten very far into them. The ability to save your game at any time in the remastered version allows people such as myself without the patience of a saint to enjoy more of Lara's adventures. All of these games improves the graphics (that helps the game be ever to navigate around too), however, there are lighting effects from the original that haven't been added to this. There are dark rooms from the original, that are lit up here, meaning some of the atmosphere is lost. It's easy to track this, as you can switch between the new and old graphics at the click of a button. Some of the detail, such as the art work on walls or doors is a vast improvement though. Tomb Raider I - The jumping is still this game's biggest issue. You can either jump off no steps, or 3 steps, but try jumping off 1 or 2 steps and Lara just falls to her death. Another annoyance is the camera in tight enclosed spaces. While it's great that the remastered version stay true to the original, these could have been fixed. And the third is the shooting. The best method to kill something is usually to aim straight at it and then jump backwards, but this is too inconsistent. The final bosses are disappoiting as well. The second last, Giant Atlantean, is so easy. You just run around in circles, keeping your distance and it doesn't even touch you. The average demons in the levels are more of a challenge. Tomb Raider II - This one is better in lots of areas. The opening level with one trap after another is amazing. The enemies are much harder than the first, with armed humans being the main foes. The main problem with this is that a lot of the time it doesn't seem like you can avoid being shot. Tomb Raider III - This one has improved more graphically, with lots more foliage added. However, at times there is too much that items can be hidden and it's too dark. Key hold are still too hard to see as well. The camera at times changes and is then incredibly confusing to control Lara.
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After checking out a couple of other Jennifer Lopez albums recently, while maybe this is one of her most consistent collections, (there isn't an easy skip), I think her other albums have higher moments. The highlight for me is the opener, 'Still', but it hardly sounds like a Jennifer Lopez track because the backing vocalist is such a prominent aspect of the song, and it's a similar case on 'Loving You'. There's something about the overall sound that leaves something to be desired for me. It's almost like it sounds too polished or something. It's difficult to describe. Best Tracks: Still, The One, Dear Ben, Jenny from the Block, You Belong to Me, The One (Version 2)
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There are some good bops here. The opener is a hit, feeling like a modern 'Let's Get Loud' and 'Run the World' isn't far behind. That echo/repeat effect on the vocals of 'Good Hit' feels like an imitation of Nicki Minaj who did/does it a lot. 'I'm Into You' is hurt by one of many Lil Wayne phone-it-in, no-effort, verses which is a shame as the rest of the song works. "And all of that changed since I met you/so we can leave that old shit in the restroom"... I think most people who lived though this era of music would be able to place this album. The production on 'One Love' in particular is very 2010ish sounding. The album is somewhat front-loaded though with nothing after 'Run the World' matching the beginning of the project. 'Invading My Mind' is the only straight skip for me. Of the bonus tracks, nothing is worth waiting for, so just go back to 'On the Floor' and start over after 'Starting Over'. "Take Care' would be worth more than one listen but it sounds like it has demo vocals. Best Tracks: On the Floor, Run the World. Starting Over
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This one grew on me over a second and third listen and it's a consistently listenable pop album. However, given her pull and all of the names in the credits, it's surprising that more of this isn't better and that there isn't a true hit here. While I like some songs more, the fact that all of the songs are currently rated as mid 50s to low 60s does kind of sum this one up. Nothing is bad, but nothing is great. 'This Time Around' was the only song to make me take note on the first listen, partially because it seems slightly influenced by the MJ song of the same name, and because the usually family friendly J-Lo curses on it. Other songs to go back to for me include 'To Be Yours', that has become my favourite song, (I do wish the vibe created by the first 17 seconds was more prominent in the song though), 'Hearts and Flowers' that should've been called 'I'm Still Real', and 'Dear Ben, Pt. II' that has a contagious hook. The songs closest to skips are 'not.going.anywhere.' and 'Humingbird' that just get boring. Best Tracks: To Be Yours, Dear Ben Pt. II, Hearts and Flowers, This Time Around
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