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Good job, I guess?",{"id":184,"by":185,"text":186},"42483129","cbdhsjshs","The timer is what gets me anxious. I've never felt quite like that playing a video game, this is a whole new experience. I'm not sure I'd even call it a game. Well done.",{"id":188,"by":189,"text":190},"42485038","dash2","I think it's a great idea, but I felt a bit uncomfortable being asked to \"say anything\" to persuade people. In the first two scenes, I would have just been honest in real life.",[192,199,203,210],{"value":193,"source":50,"evidence":194},"Allow speaking at any time rather than only during the speak segment",[195],{"id":196,"by":197,"text":198},"42483276","layer8","First impressions: - Having to wait until the “say” segment starts in order for one’s speech to be recognized makes things unnatural. 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