Sentences with phrase «further detracts from»

On top of that they decided to reduce your interaction with loved Disney characters to barely any and only use fractions of classic realms such as Olympus and Agrabah that are filled with the bug blocks you have to destroy and the debugging levels that further detract from the experience.

Not exact matches

The parents believe that video games will detract from the eight year old's studies and further doesn't like the content that Microsoft is allowing to be placed on the console.

Nevertheless, the recognition of this fact, so far from detracting from man's freedom and responsibility, actually enhances and fulfils it.

Failing in Cleveland this time around could not in a vacuum detract from his name, it could only empower it further.

Yes the clasps are annoying and plasticy (which detracts a little from the luxury aspect) but for anyone who hates the cutting in that a lot of carriers do, or the way that some carriers feel when you've been in them for hours, look no further than the Carrier One, it isn't perfect but it comes close.

The Code of Conduct further provides in Rule 5 (B) that a judge may engage in «avocational activities», that is «activities to improve the law, the legal system, and the administration of justice if such avocational activities do not detract from the dignity of his office or interfere with the performance of his judicial duties».

Animal products are clogging, toxic foods which detract from our health far more than they benefit it.

The features are far from essential, and some users feel that the additional elements detract from their online dating experience.

It is not a matter of further advancement of the moving image so much as being further enough so as to not detract from the intended experience, i.e. good enough to let the story be told.

Although the game is slightly longer, probably lasting most players 20 - 30 hours, it doesn't push the boundaries nearly as far as Stick of Truth, and the poor pacing towards the end of the game definitely detracts from the overall experience.

This can detract from the pacing at some points, especially since the film tends to intercut between the revelations of Harry's past, and his friends» efforts to destroy the items which, by comparison, seem far less integral to the plot.

The further the film progresses, the more the obviousness looms large over the story, detracting from the otherwise elegant characterisation and intelligent presentation.

Rendered lovingly in a retro pixelated 2D style, one might think that this aesthetic may serve to detract from the mood of the game, but Home's minimal graphics work incredibly well, feeding into the creepy atmosphere that's further conveyed by the luscious ambient sound effects and ambiguous storyline.

And with a script that's otherwise uneven and a little empty, these moments detract from the overall feel of the film far more than they did in Rise.

Further, IDLA is designed to build upon and enhance rather than detract from a student's traditional secondary education.

Far from stimulating creativity, this very often detracts from investment in anything that is not testable or measurable.

Damning a system for being too good might seem absurd, but when technology detracts from the experience rather than enhances it, surely it's gone too far?

Further, many of our testers find the iDrive multifunction control system to be less than intuitive, which detracts from their overall impression of the car.

I haven't quite finished the book yet, but so far I am finding a lot of the violence (such as incineration by flamethrower) from this and «Natchez Burning» way over the top and it is detracting from my reading experience.

As it is, Jelly Bean is easily the best version of Android so far, and the Samsung TouchWiz interface does nothing to detract from this.

Far from the most desirable handset on the market, the Google Nexus 4 is still somewhat of a looker with relatively svelte design lines and few blemishes detracting from an overall appearance that appeals for the most part but which fails to provide the «wow» factor.

The sand at Playa Delphines may be slightly darker and coarser than at beaches further North, but that doesn't detract from its beauty.

The fact that the waters around Playa las Perlas are protected as part of the Bahia de Mujeres means that they don't feature quite the same turquoise hue as those off beaches further east, but this in no way detracts from its appeal and is mainly to thank for the safety aspect here.

The lead writer of Spec Ops: The Line (which, three years after Modern Warfare 2, featured more scenes of civilian massacre but generated far less controversy) suggested that even the optional nature of the event detracted from it:

These segments, while well done and perfectly capture tense moments, are thankfully few and far between, and don't detract from the riveting character drama and plot progression.

Some of our bigger complaints, like the creepy eyes and excruciating planet scanning system have been tweaked in post-release patches, but they don't detract from the larger truth that Mass Effect Andromeda is a game far too big for its own good.

Even the appearance of acting legend Kevin Spacey can not detract from the fact that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's campaign is completely derivative of past CoD games with the exception of maybe, Black Ops 2, which actually had a far more innovative campaign.

Eh, I have a feeling that the horrendous framerate clearly highlighted in this trailer will be far too distracting and will severely detract from the «intense» multiplayer aspect of the game.

At Pop Matters, Jorge Albor writes about «Photo Opportunities in Videogames», suggesting that rather than detracting from player engagement, viewing a game world through an in - game lens can contrarily serve to draw us in further.

It detracts both from the driving flow and game experience, and is daft addition when the gravel traps offer a far more realistic off - track moment.

On the flip side, the story and the sound are pretty far from top - tier, and that detracts from the overall experience.

It should be noted though that when Ocarina of Time was released in 1998 where there were far fewer publications, meaning fewer chances for lower scores to detract from the overall Metacritic score.

The method that has been successful so far is installing artificial eagles on the roof (which do not seem visible from these photos and would foreseeably detract from the structure's clean lines.)

I'll agree with you in so far as I take it seriously when praying to the Lord to «forgive me my trespasses, as I will forgive those who trespass against me», I still see it as playing little word games with trying to say that Dr Gleick's actions in an arguably political arena should not detract from all the other aspects he is involved in.

Further, any difference between the print and database versions of the newspaper is attributable to the digital «form» alone, and thus does not detract from the publisher's right to reproduce its newspaper in the online databases.

The Court ordered a further $ 500,000.00 in punitive damages because, during the ten months when Galea was trying to find an alternate role within the Walmart group of companies, Wal - Mart would make representations to Galea about her career prospects that «detracted from, or even defeated that purpose» in a way that «was not just unduly insensitive, it was mean».

Managing comments detracts from writing new posts, and it's far better to get a trackback and a link from someone else's blog vs. a comment on your own blog.

Doing so detracted from the Metro UI, the interface that was designed originally for Windows Phone and other touch - enabled devices, and added further confusion as to the difference between the Surface RT and Surface Pro.

PowerShell is still BY FAR, the better command - line tool for administering, controlling and operating virtually every part of the Microsoft ecosystem (Windows, Hyper - V, SQL, Exchange, Azure etc.), but that doesn't detract from the fact that dev's often have significant challenges working on open - source projects on Windows.

Sure, German startup Bragi showed a bit of hubris when it named its second - generation fully wireless earbuds «The Headphone,» but as far as we're concerned, that's one of the few points that detracts from these excellent buds.

A varying selection of hits and misses, the HTC Explorer's web - based features and characteristics see a host of abilities that far exceed the handset's budget price tag and entry - level stature brought back to Earth by an equally numerous collection of infuriating options detract from the plus points and on occasion create an uninviting online environment.

The authors make note of factors that contribute to or detract from successful functioning, and discuss areas for further research.

Though far from detracting from the overall scheme, I think it actually adds interest.