Sentences with phrase «nice nods to»

Back when it was released I thought it was a really fun game with lots of nice nods to Disney movies and Disney Land.

Completing these extra levels won't help you progress toward the end of the game in any way, but they're nice nods to Wolfenstein's long history and provide an enjoyable respite from all the grit of the main experience.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with these cutscenes as they provide us with a little more background information on the four Champions, plus some nice nods to the many of the characters that Link interacts with in Breath of the Wild.

Aside from King's refusal to grow up the script has several nice nods to the passage of time including the corporatization of several of the small town's bars (which the group's leader fails to even notice) and the fact that despite their «legendary» past exploits, no one in the town remembers the once rowdy bunch at all.

The writing of the game is fairly generic with the jokes failing to make an impression, but there are also some nice nods to how the gaming industry works in the current market.

The script by Jonathan Levine (50/50) and adapted from the novel by Isaac Marion offers a few nice nods to zombie movies of yore and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

A nice nod to San Francisco, where we met.

If you're a history buff, Lincoln is a nice nod to President Abe Lincoln.

We tend to stay in and cook a special menu for this holiday and I thought it would be a nice nod to the whole chocolates - and - flowers thing.

The flowers are a nice nod to your growing maturity.

I thought it would be a nice nod to the «rainbow» in the title of this week's art.

In a nice nod to the original, Ike Eisenmann and Kim Richards, who played the super-powered siblings in the remake's inspiration — the 1975 Escape to Witch Mountain — have key cameos.

The only sounds you'll hear are typical Zelda-esque grunts and vocal hiccups and while this a nice nod to the series, it negatively affects gameplay.

Ryan Reynolds makes a brief appearance, a nice nod to Penn's role in Van Wilder.

It seems likely that Takarada won't reprise the role of Hideto, but that might be a nice nod to the original.

«I love you all,» Lou tells the students toward the end of the episode (another nice nod to the man who inspired him: Volpe often ended speeches to his teenage troupe thus).

The post-credits scene is a nice nod to earlier events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

That doesn't mean that he wasn't in command of an elite unit of soldiers in his history, and using an established character like Reb Ralston as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s liaison to the government would be a nice nod to fans, and a good way to hint at some of Fury's cinematic history.

Writing in his always - entertaining blog a few weeks ago, Whitney Tilson gave a nice nod to Dan Willingham's New York Times op - ed addressing the sorry state of American teacher preparation.

Still, it's a nice nod to the 1967 240Z model, known then as a Datsun, the brand Nissan originally marketed in the US.

The soap was chicha (a very important traditional drink) scented - it was such a nice nod to the local culture and it smelled great too!

For laughs you can even hide in a cardboard box or in a barrel in a nice nod to the past games while we all quietly accept that such tactics can fool the cyborg enemies you're up against, because, you know, cyborgs are stupid.

This is a nice nod to the fans who've stuck with the series on PS.

After the song, Joel tells Ellie a joke that he'd previously told Esther, which is a nice nod to the game proper and Ellie's penchant for telling jokes of her own.

Hyperkin says the Ultra Game Boy (the name is tentative, but is a nice nod to Nintendo's own Super Game Boy add - on for SNES) will be compatible with all Game Boy games and Gizmodo notes that it may also play Game Boy Color games, though it remains to be seen if that will be the case.

We decided to take the Penelope for a spin and it basically plays exactly like the Xi Gundam (a nice nod to the novels), with pretty much all the exact same attacks.

Gained later in the game this ability lets Dante tap into his latent demonic powers, turning his coat red and hair white in a nice nod to the original games while background colors go black and white and all enemies in the area are thrown up into the air.

The weapon variety provides a nice amount of choice and strategy to combat, and the game's signature weapon — the ultra-cool Address Disruptor — cleverly enables players to control «glitches» in the environment, a nice nod to the screen blips and pixelated graphics of the 8 - bit era.

In a nice nod to the Compile era, her dropset is always limited to sets of two puyo.

Normally I wouldn't have a problem with this as it is a nice nod to the play style of games past, but it drove me nuts because whenever this happened Murphy would no longer be able to run.

The remixed music is truly excellent, and the barrel - breaking bonus stages are a nice nod to the older games too.

The Master Cycle fits Link well: the blue coloring and metal plating pay homage to the iconic Hylian Shield that Link carries, and the horse - shaped chassis is a nice nod to Epona.

In a nice nod to transparency, you can download the whole data set too.

The one small improvement is that Samsung has upped the Note 8's RAM from 4 GB to 6 GB, which is nice nod to the Galaxy Note's traditional fan base of power users.

It's a nice nod to the people who simply want a smallish Android phone with powerful specs.

They date your home but it might be a nice nod to the time when the house was built, plus they're a conversation piece.

I think it would be a nice nod to your home's history, and a little spot of it there would be fun.

Not exact matches

But it's really nice to exchange hellos, to exchange nods, to ask questions or give a little advice.

A few notes on why I like this soup nutritionally (I know this is where many of you nod off)... In addition to a nice amount of vegetable based protein in this soup (from the lentils), the recipe also incorporates a touch of dairy, vitamin - rich greens and tomatoes, and good fats.

Good cornbread and cornbread muffins don't need to be made completely from scratch, and my healthier vegan Spicy Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins recipe gives a nice little nod to that gesture too.

It's really nice and would serve to soothe an agitated or crying baby by taking their mind off the issue and holding their attention until they nod off.

After that, sitting together in a rocking chair is a nice way to spend some time together before the baby nods off to sleep.

In a subsequent telephone interview, however, Hoops said he had never formally given his nod to Schneiderman, although he had nice things to say about the AG hopeful.

I love nods to patriotic colors, and this navy dress would be so perfect if you want something a little nicer than shorts.

I also love this gold and marble tray to corral all the things, including a nice piece of faux coral with a acrylic base as a nod to the spring season.

Wondering if there's a woman out there to share my geeky interests, not just nod and say oh that's nice but to actually be interested in the things I like.

There were some nice touches in the film nodding back to the original 2D animation of the 70s / 80s.

The logo appears to read «Sonic Racing» but it's only the «R» that's illuminated; a nice little nod to 1997 Sonic racer, Sonic R.

It even contains a green Buddha, which at one point Teach demolishes: a nice nod towards Pinter's The Caretaker, which Mamet's play echoes in its ability to discover infinite riches in a cluttered room.

StyleLovely.com has a nice wrap up of the fashions we've seen so far, and gives a special nod to Suzy Benziger, Blue Jasmine's costume designer.