Our scenario could also be loosely described in terms of a "domino effect", but the "domino effect" relies on a linear series of identical events.

不严格地说，上面的交通堵塞情景也可用“多米诺效应”来形容。但是，“多米诺效应”依赖于单一的一系列等同事件。

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Instead of a whole new world to explore, we got a series of linear quests, a few new items and a scant number of new enemies.

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This is even true of less linear campaigns like the Halo series.

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Antonini, who was involved in the "Mortal Kombat" digital series, was approached by Microsoft and 343 about transforming an interactive story into a linear one.

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