Sentences with phrase «earlier games lacked»

There's a much - needed depth that earlier games lacked.

Liverpool's attacking play has been outstanding at times this season but during those early games they lacked the clinical touch in the final third to round it off.

Not exact matches

Like I mentioned earlier, it's not perfect by any means — the controllers lack headphone jacks, and I've avoided using the Switch in tabletop mode because of its flimsy kickstand and bottom - facing USB port — but I'm guessing Nintendo will release new - and - improved hardware in a couple of years, as the company has done in the past (think: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS).

One thing the first Sunday of the season lacked in the early games was a truly remarkable catch.

Wenger was asked today about our lack of solidity at the back, which has been highlighted by our recent games against Man United and Southampton when we conceded early goals and then tried to come back.

+ wenger out is more than just lack of spending; its not studying the opposition, not rotating players, not addressing why we have so much more injuries than others, not subbing early enough to give incoming players a chance to influence the game, not playing players in their best positions. . . .

Not even one of us expected to see him in the game so early and given his lack of game time the outcome was always disastrous.

We all know that Roy Hodgson believes that Wilshere is a special talent and is worth risking being in the squad despite his lack of game - time, but will the Euros just arrive just a little too early for our terrier - like midfielder?

Bruce had been disappointed by Ben Arfa's lack of work rate in recent Tigers games, as well as his inability to stick to his manager's tactical instructions, leading to the former Marseille star being hooked off early in successive games and given a half time dressing down during the defeat at Old Trafford.

The problem isn't a lack of chances, its him... referring back to what I said earlier about sometimes being able to produce moments of magic in a game, He's terrible work ethic, complete and utter laziness during games, wasting chances undermines any of the positive traits he may have.

In a couple of early games replacing Coq Flamini was indeed undisciplined but since then the real lack of discipline lies with Ramsey who has a single - minded focus of working himself in front of goal and waiting glory in the form of a nice cross.

Disappointed is more apt, especially as I've been critical of the lack of rotation in the early games.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

last game aside, it seems to me that their D has been lacking early in games.

In addition to the lack of playing time, what would've made it almost impossible to predict that Irving would have the kind of fourth quarter that he had against Tampa Bay is the fact that, while Thornton's absence did indeed moderately increase Irving's playing time inside early in the game, ultimately it was Lawrence's absence that contributed way more to Irving having the opportunity to show what he could do as an edge guy.

In almost every game, a lack of passion is evident for most parts of the game, and this Arsenal either go to sleep very early or wake up very late in almost every match I have watched this season.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

The Reds play into the lack of early hoiomes games, as does Oktoberfest.

Giroud may be scoring late, important goals in the games that he's started and digging us out of holes, but I'd say that's because he's either missing chances earlier or chances aren't being created due to his lack of mobility.

A lot of pundits after the first game vs West Ham mentioned atributed that lack luster performance as early season «nerves» and that we would shake the monkey off our back, well wake up and smell the roses..

Early - season games lack context.

If the referee had failed to notice one of Robbie Keane's handballs earlier in the game and the Irish had scored the reaction would have been exactly the same, so for me it comes down to the referee making the wrong decision and not the intentions or lack of honesty by the offending player or team.

They lacked that extra bit of quality what is required in tricky away games such as this one and the failure to bring Di Maria on earlier was a mistake.

Equally capable of injuring his own teammate in training as he is making a «lion - hearted» last ditch tackle, it seems Jones is destined to be that «what could have been» defender if he'd developed properly without ridiculous injuries and lack of game time in his natural position during his early years at Manchester United.

After an early goal from Antonio Valencia, only their fourth out of 16 in total, inside the first 45 minutes, United huffed and puffed lacking the ruthlessness that would not have been out - of - place in 2016/17, only to add three more in the final ten minutes of the game.

But Salah had Salah scored earlier it could very well have been a different game, this is one too many hypotheticals though, and the real issue is not how the forwards played — because they were promising before the red card, and Salah continued running behind, to no avail (thanks to the lack of vision from the midfield) before he was substituted at half time — instead it was how the team reacted to being a man and a goal down, away from home, and it brought back memories of that capitulation against Sevilla — Liverpool's next opponent — in the Europa League Final.

Benayoun and Arshavin came on for Ramsey and Gervinho, in the 80th minute, and both provided the zip which had been lacking earlier in the game.

Now that the NCAA Tournament has advanced to the final day of the Elite Eight, the lack of college basketball games has recreational bettors back on the NBA, especially in early betting.

An outstanding early strike from Jacob Butterfield settled a game lacking in real quality and, although Blackburn had plenty of possession, they created few clear chances until stoppage time when Jordi Gomez headed against the top of the bar.

If Stoke did set a New Year's resolution then it will surely have been to start their forthcoming league games far sharper than they have been so far, with a real intensity and a burning desire to score early goals very much lacking.

Surviving Mars is a very good city - builder game with a lot of upsides, but the early game is made unnecessarily hard by an absolute lack of tutorial, which forces the player to learn by trial and error.

The only thing that this game lacks, are more awesome boss fights, but other than that, is a very good game, specially for those who were born on the golden era of platformers (the late 80's and early 90's)

Its lack of subtlety in its mechanics, it's rather clunky nature and its somewhat dull, basic setting mean it will never be more than a decent distraction: a game to play in between other games, or while you wait until Bloodborne early next year.

Game - play wise the DLC plays straightforward lacking customization and different ways to handle situations playing more like a handheld tutorial for most of the game, treating you as though you were too stupid to learn the basics of combat from the base game or earlier titles, However this could all be related to getting the player to use the new hacking feature in which you can now use situational hazards to stun enemies, however the concept falls shorts as most encounters when you will need to use hacking are scripted and would be more efficient in those that are not if you made use of your already acquired skills from the base game.Overall the DLC like the game is visually impressive and combat still flows well but you cant help but feel as though you have been cheated yet agGame - play wise the DLC plays straightforward lacking customization and different ways to handle situations playing more like a handheld tutorial for most of the game, treating you as though you were too stupid to learn the basics of combat from the base game or earlier titles, However this could all be related to getting the player to use the new hacking feature in which you can now use situational hazards to stun enemies, however the concept falls shorts as most encounters when you will need to use hacking are scripted and would be more efficient in those that are not if you made use of your already acquired skills from the base game.Overall the DLC like the game is visually impressive and combat still flows well but you cant help but feel as though you have been cheated yet aggame, treating you as though you were too stupid to learn the basics of combat from the base game or earlier titles, However this could all be related to getting the player to use the new hacking feature in which you can now use situational hazards to stun enemies, however the concept falls shorts as most encounters when you will need to use hacking are scripted and would be more efficient in those that are not if you made use of your already acquired skills from the base game.Overall the DLC like the game is visually impressive and combat still flows well but you cant help but feel as though you have been cheated yet aggame or earlier titles, However this could all be related to getting the player to use the new hacking feature in which you can now use situational hazards to stun enemies, however the concept falls shorts as most encounters when you will need to use hacking are scripted and would be more efficient in those that are not if you made use of your already acquired skills from the base game.Overall the DLC like the game is visually impressive and combat still flows well but you cant help but feel as though you have been cheated yet aggame.Overall the DLC like the game is visually impressive and combat still flows well but you cant help but feel as though you have been cheated yet aggame is visually impressive and combat still flows well but you cant help but feel as though you have been cheated yet again.

This fall's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will essentially be multiplayer - only, lacking the kind of single - player campaign that has been a key component of the annual series for over a decade, two sources familiar with the game tell Kotaku, corroborating a report published earlier today at Polygon.

The gameplay has some much needed sprucing up after the ambitious but poorly executed Sticker Star on the 3DS, but the paper - thin story lacks the depth and resonance of some of Paper Mario's earlier games, causing it to feel as two dimensional as its main character.

I'm hopeful the demo simply didn't do the full game justice, since early impressions felt like the experience lacked depth and didn't do enough to both integrate ideas from multiple sources while creating something fresh and new.

I don't even care that the Early Access game lacks online multiplayer.

Moviegoers have been complaining about Hollywood's lack of originality for years now, especially with popular toys like Transformers and Battleship being adapted into big summer blockbusters, but everyone seems to forget that Paramount made a film based on the Parker Brothers board game «Clue» nearly three decades earlier.

I backed this game, and I'll always take a polished game later, than a rushed game with bugs (or lacking features) earlier.

I don't think much of the graphics either, the cartoony style is fine as its supposed to look like Skyward but it lacks the watercolour effect, the textures looked poor and the locations don't look all that colourful — but keep in mind this was only one place and is likely early footage of the game.

Many early adopters are complaining about a lack of external controller support, but it is a solid game despite that oversight.

Truth is, BC is extremely valuable early in a generation because it helps supplement the inevitable lack of games in the first 1 - 2 years.

While there are elements of the game, namely the clumsy user interface and inability to communicate gameplay mechanics properly, that indicate it was either too early to push the game out of Early Access or that the developers are lacking a little experience this is still a hugely worthwhile and fun shoearly to push the game out of Early Access or that the developers are lacking a little experience this is still a hugely worthwhile and fun shoEarly Access or that the developers are lacking a little experience this is still a hugely worthwhile and fun shooter.

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.

My only real issue with this game (and I have this issue with a lot of early access games) is the lack of tutorial.

But this in an immensely early build, and my lack of excitement over what the game was at the moment quickly became eclipsed by what it could be.

But if I'm honest, these are probably just strategic preferences more than actual issues; Alex has mentioned the moronic AI, and current lack of proper matchmaking, both of which are symptoms of an early - stage game.

If you're a completionist than you'll no doubt be overjoyed that Little Nightmares has its own little collectables scattered throughout, however don't expect to be told how many, how often or what exactly it is you're looking for until you stumble across something a bit out of the ordinary, which as you can imagine in a game such as this is not that noticeable early on; again this lack of guidance proves to be nuisance as finding these collectables will reward you with beautiful and grotesque artwork that are a tremendous shame to miss out on.

These side scrollers brought something new to the generic jump and run game play mechanic, they brought shooting, levelling up and a whole new depth of gameplay that some of the early side scrollers were lacking.