Sentences with phrase «game eschews»

Intriguingly, the game eschews traditional linearity, allowing you to take on the bosses in any order.

With Paul's ability to look into the past, the game eschews traditional linear narrative structures, instead encouraging you to explore the environment at a more methodical pace, piecing together the story as you see fit.

The game eschews the chaotic combat of most online action games, and focuses instead on precise, brutal sword combat among knights, samurai and Vikings.

The game eschews globe - trotting for a narrative set entirely in India (although it sometimes falls into stereotypes and gets weirdly dystopian), and yes, the game is led by women (and women of color, I may add) for the first time.

What the game eschews in structural difficulty, it makes up for in demanding moment - to - moment action.

The Evil Within 2 occasionally returns to more linear hallways and boss fights, but in the moments when it allows players to explore Union and experience its horrors with less guidance, the game eschews jumpscares for an overwhelming sense of dread that sets it apart from other horror experiences.

But despite the complexity of these environments, most gamers eschew reading manuals or walk - throughs altogether, preferring to feel their way through the game space.

The game eschewed any form of being ushered down a specific path.

Monster Hunter isn't the most popular series in the West, but it's been huge in Japan since the days of the PSP, and it was seen as a major coup for Nintendo when the games eschewed Sony's PS Vita for the 3DS.

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What is now clear is that Modi is an incrementalist, with a strong managerial and anti-corruption beat, who eschews «big bang reforms» but is consistently attempting to implement a long - term game plan of renewal.

One thing the Gunners MUST eschew in this encounter, is discipline in all aspect of thei game.

Last season (although these statistics are slightly eschewed as it encapsulates Roy Hodgson's reign also), Liverpool attempted on average 6 crosses less per game and primarily used Raul Meireles, Dirk Kuyt or Maxi Rodriguez in the wide positions, all of whom aren't traditional wingers.

A straightforward, elegantly written, concise, and well - organized 215 pages, Back in the Game stands out in a crowded field, not just as a primer on concussions for a parent, coach, or athletes, but for its incisive and often pointed criticism of the way our national conversation about concussions and the long - term effects of playing contact and collision sports has been shaped - some would say warped - by a media that too often eschews fact - based reporting in favor of sensationalism and fear - mongering.

«The synod calls on all aspirants and their supporters to play the game according to the rules and eschew violence.

Metal Gear Solid eschewed pre-rendered CGI in favor of real - time visuals paired to the most convincing voice acting to have appeared in a video game to that point.

Because XBLA Fans eschews AAA game coverage in favor of reporting on indie and smaller digital game, this news is of little consequence to our readers.

GR: DoA set a bit of a precedent by being one of the first big fighting game franchises to eschew the «arcade - first, console port later» format.

A Real Time Strategy title, this top - down game made by developer DESTINYbit eschews most single layer content in favour of a multiplayer approach.

Figment is not a point and click adventure game, but it certainly eschews a lot of the same sensibilities and gameplay concepts.

The colors in its 1.78:1 widescreen transfer and 1080p treatment are consistent, but with a flushed - out palette and more muted hues that eschew loud primary colors (a marker of later in the decade) and underscore the suburban ennui, which in turn stands in stark contrast to the high stakes of its spy games.

Like other nonconformist, iconoclastic actors such as Sean Penn and Joaquin Phoenix, Bale eschews playing the Hollywood celebrity game and doesn't care about how he is perceived publicly, wanting his work to speak for itself.

Fans of The Rock (Be Cool, The Rundown)-- If you love The Rock but aren't really familiar with the game, or you usually eschew zombie films, chances are that you will come away with some very strong mixed feelings about Doom.

You can, for example, view the entire game on the GamePad, eschewing the TV, or perform some moves on the screen and some on the controller.

In my review of the first Project Cars, I compared the game to the sort of high - end, aspirational automobile that eschews refinement and cuts corners in pursuit of doing one thing — speed — exceptionally well.

The game claims to be going for a simplistic control method, eschewing the traditional quarter - circles and half - circles of Street Fighter and its ilk in favor of Smash Bros.-esque directional inputs.

Couples who have had their game nights ruined by bedtime - eschewing kids or something a bit more daunting can now look forward to seeing their misadventures up on the big screen.

Treyarch is also eschewing a traditional single - player campaign in Black Ops 4 for a series of solo missions that revolve around each of the game's Specialist characters.

Likewise, even though other games have eschewed turn - based combat for other engines, Dragon Quest has kept this mechanic at its core throughout.

So many strategy games hold to their gameplay, eschewing any overarching themes or messages.

Even today, this revelation is still considered to be one of the greatest video game surprises of all time, eschewing the damsel - in - distress trope most commonly associated with women in the industry and paving the way for strong and heroic female protagonists taking the spotlight.

Too often we see developers on rival platforms eschew the local multiplayer game in their relentless persuit of higher resolutions and monetised online strategies, so it is great that Nintendo remember just how much fun these modes provide.

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This unpredictable pirate adventure revels in its physicality, eschewing many common game protocols to force players to...

This instills Katniss with a self - awareness typical of the best reality stars, but with a crucial difference: Collins eschews the unsavory narcissism that drives reality television's stars such infectious acting out by making participation in the games mandatory.

With so many tablet and smartphone cases eschewing style and looking pretty blasé, it's nice to see a company like Knomo take the organizer game to the next level.

This problem is compounded with Aliens Colonial Marines because it is a project that has eschewed budgetary and release date concerns in order for the developers to focus on the «vision» and «quality» of the game.

Yoshitaka Amano's lavish character illustrations have been eschewed once more in lieu of a rendered graphic of the game's main protagonist, Lightning, standing in front of a plain - jane white background with the game's logo on top.

Lauded for its largely unique contribution to the horror game genre, it eschews jumpscares for mounting tension and creative takes on classic horror tropes.

In my review of the first Project Cars, I compared the game to the sort of high - end, aspirational automobile that eschews refinement and cuts corners in pursuit of doing one thing — speed — exceptionally well.

As for the video games Davis enjoys, you'll be surprised to learn that he eschews first - person shooters for something a bit softer.

The game has a consistent WWII military theme, eschewing the genre's typical sci - fi tropes... up until the fourth level, when the stage turns into an R - Type - ish labyrinth and you start getting attacked by sentient androids.

This is, instead, a ROM dump of the Super Nintendo title, Super Mario All - Stars, which eschews Mario's debut in Donkey Kong and the subsequent arcade game Mario Bros. and instead bundles Super Mario Bros. and its sequels together, repainted in 16 - bit sprites.

Multiplayer is where this game shines however, and eschews the traditional team deathmatch to offer something a little different by placing the focus more on objective style gameplay.

While Breath of the Wild eschews the big - headed character design of The Wind Waker, it offers a glorious return to the bright, vibrant color palate afforded by the cel - shaded art style, which I would argue makes it the most visually stunning Zelda game to date.

The gameplay is totally different, eschewing the pseudo first - person perspective of the arcade game for side - to - side button mashing action.

This means that Wild West Online will eschew Kickstarter and early access in order to focus on developing the game for a full launch in 2017.

I must quickly note that thankfully Monolith Soft deliberately eschewed standard JRPG conventions and built the game around more contemporary RPG design schemes.

A new game aesthetic has to be explored: one that revels in problem - making over problem - solving, that celebrates paradoxes and ruptures, that doesn't eschew broken and dysfunctional systems because the broken and dysfunctional systems governing our lives need to be unpacked and not idealized.

Kontrast is a short and unusual puzzle game available now on iOS and Android, eschewing traditional design to present you with stylish illustrations and simple challenges focused on playful experimentation.

Eschewing dialogue, the game delivers its emotional punch by mixing first - person gameplay with arresting transitions predicated on cinematic editing techniques.