After a decade's worth
of stale formulas and divisive deviations, Breath of the Wild was set to be the promised revolution that would revitalize the legendary Nintendo franchise.
Because
of this stale formula, plenty of developers have left to form their own development studios and begin their own projects, including the founders of Respawn Entertainment.
Not exact matches
A face and body mud mask designed to treat
stale skin, Borghese's full face, body, or spot treatment is a thicker
formula comprised
of olive oil and blood orange.
The overwhelming barrage
of superhero
formula started to grow
stale until the Merc with a Mouth came to shatter box - office records like car windows.
The plot isn't exactly groundbreaking, but there's enough humorous twists on the boy - meets - girl
formula to keep it from getting
stale, and the endless parade
of recognizable stars prevents things from bogging down.
The increasingly
stale Marvel
formula gets a blast
of fresh air in this rollocking adventure movie, which combines a steady stream
of character - based comedy with action sequences that are integrated seamlessly into the plot.
One notable quirk
of the MCU is that as its
formula has gotten
staler, its individual movies have gotten better.
Modern Warfare wasn't just an aside from the old
formula, it was a complete revitalization
of the first - person shooter with the breath
of fresh air it needed in the
stale wake
of World War II games.
Many purchasers
of the game thought that the
formula both companies had been running with over the last couple
of years had become
stale.
The series had had gotten
stale, sticking to the same
formulas, doing nothing to wow us in favor
of control gimmicks.
If you found a certain way
of defeating enemies [in I Am Setsuna] you could keep repeating that one winning
formula, and it could maybe get a little
stale.
The 3D overworld sections are mainly «go here paint that, defeat the opposition» faire, but by constantly introducing new opponents with different methods
of defeat keeps the
formula from growing
stale.
The Batman: Arkham series has been
of a consistent quality since it began with Asylum, but with not too many changes to the
formula, it has started to become a tad too
stale.
Why It's Not Higher: For a lot
of people the Telltale
formula is getting a little
stale, or at least the engine is.
We were joined by the president
of developer Robomodo, Josh Tsui, and we were able to convince him to spill the beans about some
of the details regarding the game's new rideable skateboard controller, how the Tony Hawk
formula needed to be updated to avoid growing
stale, and how a Tyrannosaurus Rex can ride alongside less reptilian players (honestly).
Although I'm a huge fan
of the Lego video game franchise I am aware that the
formula is becoming a bit
stale; run through a level, break stuff, find hidden items and collect studs over and over again.
I know from my perspective, the
formula was getting a little
stale, and even caused me to pass on the follow - up, Gat Out
of Hell entirely.
This all changed with last years release
of WWE ’12 that focused on changing the
stale formula in favor
of a more accessible product and matches that tend to flow naturally.
This is a perfect example
of how to take Telltale's
stale dialogue choice, story focused adventure game
formula and make things interesting again.
Do they keep what works well for them and seems to be a winning
formula at the risk
of becoming
stale?
Titanfall 2's slick campaign put it to shame, while Battlefield 1's 64 - player battles in open terrain made the familiar Call
of Duty
formula feel
stale.