Manor Ink November 2019

16 | NOV. 2019 | MANOR INK
INK WELL OF HAPPINESS
Capcom’s latest a winner
Jenson
Skalda
“Monster Hunter World: Iceborne,”
developed by Capcom, is the first add-on
for purchase for the original Monster
Hunter World platform. It is an actionpacked
game with a lot of
multiplayer elements.
The player starts out in
the same fantasy world
as the original game, but
there are many new elements
in “Iceborne” that
make the line between
a new game and downloadable
content even thinner. The goal
of the game is very obvious – hunt and
kill monsters.
The monsters are dinosaur-like, with
many wyverns, dragons, and drakes
that the game’s guild sends
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the player to hunt. Weapons
include a Long Sword,
Dual Blades, Light Bowgun,
Charge Blade, Great Sword,
Switch Axe, Heavy Bowgun,
Lance, Gunlance, Bow, Hammer, Insect
Glaive, Sword and Shield, and Hunting
Horn. The expansion adds a new area
to explore called the Hoarfrost Reach,
as well as a new hub area called Seliana,
and an entirely new rank, that of Master.
This rank is the highest and has the most
difficult monsters to fight.
The engine that Capcom uses is stunning,
and allowing the player to see
the returning monsters in 1080 pixels
is an improvement over their previous
PlayStation 2-quality iterations. Some
of the weapons have
lackluster designs, but
there are some shining
stars that have absolutely
great designs.
“Iceborne” does not
just increase numbers
to make the monsters
more challenging,
Monster
Hunter World:
Iceborne
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but they also give them new moves or
change up attack patterns.
I pre-ordered “Iceborne” as soon as I
could, and began playing when it arrived.
The new and unique monsters were completely
unseen before in the series. It costs
$40, but to get the expansion you will
need the base game, which is $60.
I give “Monster Hunter World: Iceborne”
a 9 out of 10 stars.
Your holiday repast made easy
THANKSGIVING TURKEY
By Emily Ball | Manor Ink
Thanksgiving is the holiday when
family and friends gather around a table
to eat a warm, home cooked meal and
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celebrate the things that they
are grateful for. And there is
one main dish you simply cannot forget,
the turkey. Here is a fast and easy recipe
for your turkey this year.
Ingredients
1 turkey, thawed (8 to 10 lbs.)
2 tsps kosher salt
1/2 cup water or stock (plus additional)
1/2 tsp black pepper
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
2. Rinse the turkey; remove the giblets,
gizzard and neck, and set them aside.
3. Place the turkey on a rack in a broiler
pan. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Add
water or stock to the bottom of the pan,
along with the giblets, gizzard, neck and
any other trimmings. Place the turkey in
the oven, legs first.
4. Roast the turkey at 500 degrees for
20 to 30 minutes, or until the top of the
turkey begins to brown. Then reduce the
heat to 350 degrees and continue to roast
the turkey, checking after one hour or so.
To prevent over-browning, cover the bird
with aluminum foil. If the pan dries out
add 1/2 cup of water or stock.
5. The bird is done when the thermometer
inserted into the thickest part of the
thigh reads measures 180 degrees. If the
turkey is not browned enough, remove foil
and increase the heat to 425 degrees for
the last 20 to 30 minutes of cooking time.
6. Remove the turkey from the oven.
Transfer it to the platter and wait 20 minutes
before carving.
Yield: 8 servings plus leftovers.
FROZEN TREAT The graphic
novel series that inspired the
2013 movie, the Snowpiercer
Trilogy is less satisfying.
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Movie ices snow trilogy
A trilogy of graphic novels, Snowpiercer,
or, by its original French name, Le
Transperceneige, is a dark adventure into
madness, with a hope for the future.
After the climate is
ruined by nuclear war,
the planet is plunged into
an eternal ice age. Only
one hope for humanity is
left. The “Snowpiercer,”
Edward
Lundquist
a thousand-car-long locomotive
that carries the last
of humanity, creating an
environment fit for human life.
Food is not a problem, as meat is fabricated
in one of the cars, and plant cars
are abundant. The train, however, is not
as clean and peaceful
as it may seem.
A strict social
hierarchy is put
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in place, with the
poorest living in
slum cars at the back of the train, and the
richest living in the front, close to “Saint
Loco,” the engine.
One man attempts to flee from the back
end, requesting a council with the man
in the engine. The adventure in the first
book chronicles this man’s adventure as
he makes his way to the front, experiencing
every car under great segregation.
The second and third books are completely
different
stories involving
the great train.
I have to admit,
odd as it is, I think
that the movie
actually presented
this idea better
than did the books.
Granted, the books
Snowpiercer
Trilogy
By Jacques Lob
and others
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Science fiction, postapocalypse
thriller
Ages 13+
have a great original flavor as far as art
and writing go, but it just seems like
the idea could have been presented in a
cleaner way.
Despite the fact that the novels’ artist
did an excellent job of creating his own
world, the movie has a more interesting
plot, with more conflict, better visuals
and better characters. In the books they
may be more likeable or hateable, but the
film’s characters actually mean something,
and are more than just tour guides
of the train.
You can order this trilogy at the Livingston
Manor Free Library in hardcover.
To Parents: This trilogy is very nasty,
and probably not something you want
to read to your child as a bedtime story.
There is nudity, violence, cursing and a
general aura of despair and depression
around the series. I would suggest ages
13 and up. Maybe higher, but that’s just
from my personal experiences.