Sentences with phrase «character of the fabled»

The fact that the characters are now more unique means that you now have control of a character with bit little more personality, which is a good change from the previous, quite generic playable characters of the Fable games.

The design and interface are true to the character of the fabled late 1800's railroads.

Not exact matches

Most of our characters are inspired by fables and our everyday surroundings.

As the grimmer YA - literary cousin to «The Hunger Games» that also pits young people against each other in mortal combat, this dystopian fable set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago treads much of the same ground as the first film with a modest amount of new information and characters.

Cinematographer Lachlan Milne's sweeping, colorful panoramas and a chapter - based narrative structure gives Hunt for the Wilderpeople the feel of a storybook fable, but thanks to the warm - hearted dynamic between Ricky and Hec, even the film's most whimsical moments carry a sense of real underlying pain: Both of these characters are outsiders ultimately looking for a home to call their own.

Most of the performances are over the top and the inconsistencies in character development make the story hard to follow and the characters difficult to connect to, sadly this film boasts itself as a fable, indicating a moral lesson, but there are no such lessons to be had at the end of this film, if you can make it there.

It looks like enough Americans still believe in the fabled powers of intense British character actors: Less than a week after Emily Browning was cast as Laura Moon in the new TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods, another actor has developed the requisite number of followers to grant him power to participate in...

The Help, written and directed by Tate Taylor from the novel by Kathryn Stockett, belongs to the Driving Miss Daisy tradition of feel - good fables about black - white relations in America, movies in which institutional racism takes a backseat to the personal enlightenment of one white character.

As players make their way to the fabled Ringed City they will encounter ancient beasts, a new cast of characters teetering on the edge of insanity, new armor, weapons, magic, and at the bottom of it all, a long lost city filled with new horrors for players to overcome.

Though his existence resembles that of a round - the - clock theater performer, Ted is the character who went searching for a fabled purple rose in Egypt.

Ballard's film is a breathtakingly mounted Hollywood fable, and the exotic, camera - ready beauty of its titular character traversing a sand - swept vista is as much its point as anything else.

As it moves amusingly along, «Lucas» gets us sufficiently caught up in how its hero is going to handle the failure of his first love affair that it comes as a disappointment when Mr. Seltzer winds it all up by switching from a comedy of character to a fable.

It's a fable of morality set in the tundra of America that presents complex characters navigating a complicated world where temptation allows them to slip further into damnation.

Ten years after the falsified death of Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Meyers playing a Bowie inspired character), Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale), a former teenage glam rocker turned adult journalist, has been assigned to write an investigative piece on what happened to Slade following the fabled incident.

You start by picking your characters, which are all heroes from the Fable universe (hence the name); The Hero, Hammer, Reaver, Ben Finn are all there, as are many other Fable friends, many of which require unlocking via the upgrade screen.

But somehow, some way, the strange twists and ideas take over, and the film becomes fable - like, examining a different line of story elements that switch from one character to another.

Without a true evocation of place, an insightful sculpting of character, or an appropriate level of respect for its audience, all attempts at crafting a fable of deconstruction are doomed to Caton - Jones's tired operatic pretensions and City by the Sea's dreadfully misplayed moments.

Then the news is sparse but explosive; with the lack of Kinect support in Fable 3, Activision explains why there are no lead female characters, Mass Effect 3 and its epic storyline and much more.

Anyone who saw Alps, a vicious, uncanny fable about stand - ins for the dead, knows exactly how Lanthimos manipulates the camera so that characters who are fixedly separate are still held captive together in the frame, lurking in the small silences that in his films herald a particular sort of tragedy.

Of course, there are a few new characters as well, including Stellan Skarsgaard as Will's infamous pirate father Bootstrap Bill (who was briefly mentioned in the first film), Naomie Harris as a mysterious seer, and the Kraken, a fabled sea monster (controlled by Davy Jones) named for the sound that it makes just before it smashes your ship to pieces.

In Morrowind, players take control of a customized character who is possibly the reincarnation of a fabled Dark Elf (or «Dunmer») hero named Indoril Nerevar.

The Wolfpack is an oddly crafted fable that examines poetic license and demonstrates the limits of nonfiction in a character study dominated by persona.

As a documentary about a reclusive family now run mostly by its sons — two of which are twin wannabe filmmakers, — The Wolfpack is an oddly crafted fable that examines poetic license and demonstrates the limits of nonfiction in a character study dominated by persona.

In this particular lesson, students will recognize the key elements of a fable (moral, character, and figurative language).

✔ 12 Famous Interactive Fables by Aesop (Professionally Narrated) ✔ Scripted Fable Theater - Turn These Fables into a Drama Class ✔ Deconstructing Fables for Meaning ✔ Planning and Assessment Rubrics for Writing Fables ✔ Fable Writing Workshop ✔ Character Traits Worksheets and Activities for All of Aesop's Creatures ✔ Digital and Paper Based Resources for Publishing Fables ✔ Fable Glossary and Curriculum Links.

And the other non - Injustice / Walking Dead title is the first volume of Bill Willingham's Fables, in which the familiar characters of fairy tales and children's literature take on new lives and adventures that are anything but childish.

What's great about Fables is that it takes familiar characters and puts them together in unexpected ways, keeping enough of the original story so that it all seems logical.

Though the two books approach the modernization of fairy tales differently, readers of both will arrive at the same conclusion: The crises faced by a character in a classic fable are not always meant to be left behind in childhood.

First vilified as killers in life and fable, then romanticized as symbols of freedom and environmental purity, wolves stir up love - hate relationships that may have little or nothing to do with their actual character and value to the precarious balance of nature.

Some have been timid but all have been gentle, well balanced, socialised well with kids and honest of character and intent — just like the fabled Border Collie every pet home wants but for the most part can not provide for.

Not to be confused with Peter Molyneux's also excellent swords and sorcery game, Bill Willingham's Fables follows the adventures of a clandestine community of fairytale characters, driven from their various homelands by «The Adversary,» who have now taken up residence in a magically concealed corner of New York City.

It's hitting store shelves on October 5th for the price of # 39.99 and will also come packed with a token to download a Fable III in - game tattoo for your character.

«Fable III» playing cards: Created by Lionhead, these cards depict every type of character in «Fable III,» including Heroes, royals, rebels and villains from across Albion and beyond.

Fables is a long running comic series that imagines characters from our most beloved storybooks are real and living among us with all of the powers from their tales.

On the subject of characters another thing Fable is known for is its advanced customisation but you'll see little of that here.

For the first time, we have a glimpse of what it's really like to live in Fable's universe, to be a citizen rather than a player character, and Albion finally feels like a world worth living in.

The battle system works on a real - time damage system, much like Fable and you can switch between party characters too, meaning you have a full arsenal of attacks to vanquish your foes.

The world of Fable looks colourful and vibrant, and most of the character models are solid (although some end up a weird mix of cartoonish and semi-realistic).

A TRULY MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCE ● Join a GUILD and dominate the leaderboards ● Team up with friends, or go head - to - head in the ARENA ● Ride epic MOUNTS like the fabled Pegasus into battle BEGIN A HERO AND BECOME A GOD ● Earn Godly Powers and expand your SKILL TREE ● Unlock the path to Mt. Olympus and the WINGS OF A GOD ● Enlist Centaurs, Phoenixes and Griffons to join you on your quest to godhood CUSTOMIZE YOUR CHARACTER ● Become a legendary WARRIOR, deadly ARCHER, or powerful MAGE ● ENHANCE your strength and appearance with epic weapons and armor ● CRAFT enchanted gear and grow your Might ● COLLECT rare loot drops as you explore Ancient Greece BECOME GREECE \»S GREATEST HERO ● Team up with HERCULES and PERSEUS ● Enter the LABYRINTH and fight the mighty MINOTAUR ● Fight infamous Monsters like MEDUSA and the CYCLOPS ONE GAME — MANY WAYS TO PLAY ● ACTION — Command your Hero in strategic battles ● STRATEGY — BUILD your city and expand your FARM ● ROLE PLAYING — Explore STORY MODE and brave dungeons solo Legacy of Zeus — Begin a Hero, Become a GoOF A GOD ● Enlist Centaurs, Phoenixes and Griffons to join you on your quest to godhood CUSTOMIZE YOUR CHARACTER ● Become a legendary WARRIOR, deadly ARCHER, or powerful MAGE ● ENHANCE your strength and appearance with epic weapons and armor ● CRAFT enchanted gear and grow your Might ● COLLECT rare loot drops as you explore Ancient Greece BECOME GREECE \»S GREATEST HERO ● Team up with HERCULES and PERSEUS ● Enter the LABYRINTH and fight the mighty MINOTAUR ● Fight infamous Monsters like MEDUSA and the CYCLOPS ONE GAME — MANY WAYS TO PLAY ● ACTION — Command your Hero in strategic battles ● STRATEGY — BUILD your city and expand your FARM ● ROLE PLAYING — Explore STORY MODE and brave dungeons solo Legacy of Zeus — Begin a Hero, Become a Goof Zeus — Begin a Hero, Become a God!

Even the characters have a new look as to fit with the style of the game as all of your favourite Fable characters have now been transformed into ragdolls.

Work together as heroes of Albion to defeat familiar foes and new enemies while collecting as many gold coins as possible to unlock upgrades, characters, and items in both this game and Fable: The Journey for Xbox 360.

The Book of Fables provides a biography for the many characters and locations you will come across and explore in order to provide a significant wealth of information regarding their back story and how the characters and locations tie in with fairytale stories.

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The core premise of the fictional universe is that the characters from our most beloved childhood fables, like Snow White, Pinocchio, and the Big Bad Wolf, are real and living among us, with all of their fairytale powers intact.

The difficulty curve certainly fluctuates throughout the game as there are some tough one - on - one encounters with Fables, while you are required as the Sheriff of Fabletown to meticulously investigate crimes, disturbances and murders, alongside other parts of the game that will need you to have conversations with characters to find out what they know about the matter you are investigating.

A: Fable 2 was one of my favourite games of all time, I loved all the features; Family and relationships, character morphing, jobs and pub games to name a few.

«We are so proud to be a part of the rich tapestry of the FABLES universe, bringing that world's darker takes on familiar fairytale characters to an interactive medium,» said Kevin Bruner, President and Co-Founder at Telltale Games.

As players make their way to the fabled Ringed City they will encounter ancient beasts, a new cast of characters teetering on the edge of insanity, new armor, weapons, magic, and at the bottom of it all, a long lost city filled with new horrors for players to overcome.

Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse for WP, PC and etc. focuses on the character of Pamela Cavendish, who has a chance to learn the truth behind the myth telling about the titular Minotaur.

The Wolf Among Us is an episodic narrative driven game that is based on Vertigo's Fables, which detail the lives of various fairy tale characters that have left their realm and have started fresh lives in New York City.