Sentences with phrase «complete lack of a narrative»

Earnestly presented and well acted, particularly by newcomer Nicole Beharie in the central role, the film shares with many other such agenda - driven dramas a complete lack of narrative surprise, merely connecting the dots.

While that game's religious themes didn't run as deeply as those in ActRaiser (due largely to its almost complete lack of a narrative beyond «destroy the enemy civilization»), Populous nevertheless got away with more than had ever slipped through the net in the 8 - bit days.

Not exact matches

The gameplay itself doesn't quite keep up with the breathtaking visuals and compelling narrative, and the remarkably short campaign and lack of replay value keep it from reaching true greatness, but it's absolutely worthy of the few hours it takes to complete.

That, combined with constant connection drop outs in the middle of raids, monotonous and repetitive gameplay, and a complete lack of in - game narrative (most of it was hidden within the Grimoire), means I am highly suspicious of the sequel.

I'm ruling out Azrael not from a lack of evidence but because from a narrative perspective I believe him to be a poor choice since he was featured so little in the game, and it's entirely possible for players to never even bother completing his missions, making it an even poorer plot twist.

These pacing problems effect the core gameplay as well, as the lack of narrative progression often means there's no sense of reward from completing puzzles early in the game.

Despite the lack of plot, there are still a number of narrative elements (in the loosest form of the word) in the forms of things like player scoreboards, high scores, stars for completing a level in a certain way, and the progression from one level to the next.

The leading lights do not appear to me to have suffered from any lack of certainty in their own work or the complete correctness of their consensus narrative.