It's a shame that, in his role as screenwriter, he has to rely so heavily on the often tried and almost - as - often tired formula of this genre. (markreviewsmovies.com)
They all use the same tired formula and even all the humour and action scenes seem exactly the same in every film. (n4g.com)
Widely beloved and critically acclaimed, the series was a beacon of originality in a first - person shooter genre that is riddled with tired formulas and concepts. (comicbook.com)