Sentences with phrase «feel gimmicky»

The dark UI and transparencies are not distracting and don't feel gimmicky.

While the curved display of the Edge looks cool, its features sometimes feel gimmicky and clunky.

With all those gameplay elements, aren't you afraid that some will feel gimmicky or worse: tedious?

Each of the available bombs are put to use in many ways and none of them feel gimmicky, which is always a good thing!

While these are fun to play once in a while, they often feel gimmicky and don't hold up to the original game modes.

Compared to film sequences like Night on Bald Mountain and Firebird that are so memorable most can still recall them a decade or seven later, the worlds here feel gimmicky.

The time rewinding mechanic, to its credit, does not feel gimmicky, as if it were tacked on to give the game a defining feature.

Skylanders is an entertaining and addictive game with unique ideas that never feel gimmicky.

At a point when a series like Resident Evil has largely long turned its back on its survival horror roots, ZombiU is a game that recalls such games, but also brings its own interesting and inventive ideas to the genre and, at the same time, has the distinction of being one of the most interesting launch titles that, whilst not perfect, is an absorbing and unnerving experience that succeeds at making use of the capabilities of the system, without ever managing to feel gimmicky and, as such, it's a strong early demonstration of the magic of Wii U.

Concentration Mode is hardly an original or innovative game mechanic, a theme which runs through Gunslinger, but it slots nicely into the action and is a blast to use, unlike in many other titles where such things feel gimmicky.

Practices will feel gimmicky and shallow if used in ways that don't actually help facilitate learning.

Joe Wright brings enough artistry to the presentation of Darkest Hour that it's not without its merits, and Oldman's performance is magnetic even if it can feel gimmicky at times.

They never feel gimmicky and it's interesting that the film's structure is somewhat dictated by the limits of the medium (each scene uses nearly an entire film reel).

The touches of magical realism begin to feel gimmicky.

That said, the curves do feel gimmicky — it's nifty technology in search of a true purpose.

I'm going to buy the system, don't get me wrong — it's a neat step forward and nicely, surprisingly, never felt gimmicky — but it just feels like I'm doing it as an investment right now, covering my bases for when the Great Wii U Game — maybe Pikmin 3?

- reality of «The Game» and «The Man Who Knew Too Little») and bad (the frantic suburbanites of «Sex Tape»), but it never feels gimmicky or contrived or dully familiar.

Bridget's tribulations as an aging woman forced to adapt to new technology and a workplace overrun by millennials add a relatable contemporary element without feeling gimmicky.

Where Divergent felt gimmicky...

Super Mario Sunshine made use of Gamecube's superior graphical power and controller innovations, and Super Mario Galaxy convinced us all that the Wii remote could fit naturally in a triple - A game without feeling gimmicky or tacked - on.

Where Divergent felt gimmicky and a bit shallow, this chapter pushes the characters much deeper, giving the actors a chance to bring them more engagingly to life, which makes the odd set - up more involving as well.

The choir scenes are the driving force of the audio and they are nicely conveyed, without feeling gimmicky or overbearing.

It all coalesces together well without feeling gimmicky or a ploy to add unnecessary characters which I was originally afraid of with all of the hype surrounding the film.

Instead of feeling gimmicky, Nearpod's VR lessons give kids an authentic way to interact with your learning goals.

Getting a 360 - degree view of your surroundings might be helpful when reversing, but seeing the sides of your car when it's just sitting still feels gimmicky, at best.

Buggy software; Slower 4G speeds than other T - Mobile devices; 3D feels gimmicky; Can't video chat over 4G

Inputting various swipes in Virtua Tennis 4 was a bit confusing (you really don't know what elements you can and can't touch) and felt gimmicky, while building levels in Sound Shapes felt more like an iPhone or Android game (graphics included).

Surprisingly, given its nature, Blade Mode never feels gimmicky, no matter how many enemies you chop to bits using it, and that's because it does actually feel like an integral part of the game.

The protagonist was completely unlikeable and brimming with flimsy motivations, the vehicles handled worse than those in GTA IV, the hacking function of the gameplay felt gimmicky rather than innovative and the replay - ability was nonexistent.

I'm going to buy the system, don't get me wrong — it's a neat step forward and nicely, surprisingly, never felt gimmicky — but it just feels like I'm doing it as an investment right now, covering my bases for when the Great Wii U Game — maybe Pikmin 3?

We seen a demo and to be honest it still feels gimmicky to me.

When we could get Kinect to track our movements, the navigation was smooth, but gestures felt gimmicky overall.

It's also not completely over done, and as such never really feels gimmicky.

It takes some risks, and as a result ends up feeling gimmicky and repetitive in a few rough spots.

Maybe the memory of reading Nintendo Power's mini-guide to Super Metroid and grappling with the then - awesome 16 - bit boss fights would've made me impossible to please either way, but it just felt gimmicky to try to cram the old, established mythology into yet another first - person shooter shell.

It is a clever usage of the assistant and it no way feels gimmicky.

For many it feels gimmicky or like a slick marketing trick to once again make you feel like you are missing something if you don't have your own personal brand.

Not exact matches

Ordering via tweet may have felt a little gimmicky — and the process of setting up a Pizza Profile via the mobile web was not as seamless as it first sounded.

* Logos feels very gimmicky to me.

Sure, it has quite a few gimmicky features to try to squeeze new life into the matra of fighting on the **** moon, but it all in all still feels like you are paying for a overpriced DLC of Borderlands 2.

Not as good as Conquest because of how gimmicky the traps from the dungeons felt like.

The graphics impress yet can definitely be improved, the gameplay is fun and intuitive with the touch integration feeling less gimmicky and more natural.

If you're someone who values innovation and evolution in videogames — who found yourself waiting in vain for Nintendo to use the Wii's motion - control scheme to push the boundaries of the medium forward — then the initial launch of the Wii U feels like a gimmicky missed chance.

For all the energy that Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, and their castmates pour into their gimmicky comedy, there's too often a feeling that they're straining to pump up flat material.

The first hour of the film was excellent but the climax was pretty weak (sinfully teasing at an epic airplane fleet battle that never takes place) and the closing epilogue narration felt extremely rushed (also contains a gimmicky «The end?»

The soundmix feels a bit more modern than the cinematography, with a wiretapping making gimmicky use of the discrete surrounds, the various gunshots packing a wallop, and Alberto Iglesias's conspiracy - jazz score enveloping the viewer.

The new aeon abilities also help mix up the traditional formula a bit without feeling too gimmicky.

While it all feels largely gimmicky, the presence of such customisation proves to be a welcome diversion all the same and adds additional longevity to what is already a substantial offering.

True, one of the scenes features a singing Kylie Minogue — always a plus — who plays a female counterpart to Monsieur Oscar, but the constant shifting of narrative focus begins to feel as gimmicky as it is intriguing.

You have your Bond girls, an evil villain, gadgets, a sultry theme song written and performed by Adele, and intense action sequences without any of it feeling hokey and gimmicky.