Even a game like Half-Life 2, which was probably my first big PC shooter crush, felt pretty repetitive when it came to the badguys.

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"I thought I played pretty well in that first set -- I was holding my serve and then waiting for my chance to break, " Jankovic said.

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But being the kind of person who looks first at the ugly before dragging my feet in accepting the pretty packaging of so many life situations, I was intrigued.

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"I remember the hospitality was pretty impressive, so, if I'm honest, my first priority will be the buffet, then the gig, then doing a bit of pop star spotting!"

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"The start of the match was pretty important, the first five games set the tone and boosted my confidence, " said Henman afterwards.

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The first real boss is actually designed to be killed by a team, making my playthrough pretty difficult since everyone kept running away.

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Well, while my first real exposure to stock market investing was such a success it set me up for some pretty unrealistic expectations going forward.

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