Sentences with phrase «of traditional fantasy»

A high fantasy steam punk - inspired MMORPG, the game offers a mix of traditional fantasy MMORPG gameplay and exploration mixed with aerial dog fights, mech shootouts and customizable airships.

Instead of the traditional fantasy genre based on elves, dragons and orcs, as seen in many other MMORPGs, the story of Age of Wulin - Legend of the Nine Scrolls is set in medieval China and based on the lore surrounding martial arts and the brave adventurers who practice it.

Perfectly evocative of the traditional fantasy elements that were making a return, for my money there are far more memorable tracks here than in FFVIII and, to a certain degree, even the sublime FFVII... I have absolutely no complaints at all in regards to the quality of either the music itself or the transfer here.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in a brief parody I wrote of traditional fantasy novels.

Not exact matches

And television has replaced the traditional religious vocabulary with a new «religious» vocabulary comprised of a curious mix of economics, science, high technology, and fantasy.

Since this is a fantasy team of sorts, I am not going with a traditional five man rotation.

For the third consecutive year, the NFL has eschewed the traditional AFC vs. NFC format in favor of this fantasy draft style format.

At a time when state taxes from traditional gambling like lotteries and casinos are flat or declining, a majority of states are now seeking to regulate — and possibly raise revenue from — daily fantasy sports sites.

Women are experts when it comes to dreaming up the sauciest of fantasies, and they don't bother limiting themselves to the traditional.

Featuring over 20 types of Jobs and 400 Abilities through the Job System, beautifully laid out 3D environments and the Charge Time Battle System, FINAL FANTASY Tactics provides strategy - intensive gameplay that takes a twist on the traditional RPG.

The worldwide market was interested only in traditional martial - arts fantasies — and, really, only two of those: Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Zhang Yimou's Hero.

Announced earlier this year to the ridiculous cheers of the role - playing fans on Kotaku's staff, not much has been said or seen about the game that combines the delightfully twisted taste of Shin Megami Tensei with the more traditional fantasy role - playing tactics flavor of Nintendo's Fire Emblem series.

It's easy to appreciate this as an alternative to conventional holiday cinema and its traditional servings of family - friendly comedy, fantasy, and romance.

Spencer, Jenkins and the always reliable Michael Stuhlbarg (as the scientist in charge of studying «Amphibian Man») all fit nicely into this traditional good vs. evil fantasy universe.

He appears in more episodes of the show than any other actor, including Harington and Clarke, who would be the unquestioned heroes of a more traditional fantasy story.

The Lord of the Rings: Remastered Deluxe Edition (Warner)-- Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated feature film combines traditional cel animation with live action reference footage in his attempt to get J.R.R. Tolkien's sprawling fantasy adventure epic on the big screen.

That means pupils have extra time to take part in «enrichment» - an extra hour after school which includes traditional catch - up classes in maths and English alongside more unusual activities such as rock music club and table - top fantasy game Warhammer, with the majority of pupils staying on to take part.

Like that blend of chocolate and peanut butter, the mix of hard - boiled detective fiction with traditional fantasy elements adds up to «two great tastes that taste great together.»»

This third installment in a fantasy cycle set in ancient China beautifully interweaves traditional folklore with the story of Pinmei, a timid girl who must rescue her storyteller grandmother from the clutches of the emperor.

From the traditional (haunted castles, UFOs) to the unconventional (alternate histories, evil toys), these novels, all reviewed in Booklist between May 15, 2015, and July 2016, will satisfy fans of sf, fantasy, and horror.

Lin's third book in her fantasy cycle set in ancient China beautifully interweaves traditional folklore with the story of Pinmei, a timid girl who must dig deep within herself to rescue her storyteller grandmother from the clutches of the emperor.

She started with traditional publishing but soon shifted to self - publishing, and she has plenty to talk about for folks who are thinking of adding romance to their science fiction or fantasy.

If some sub-genres of science fiction and fantasy do better with self - publishing instead of traditional publishing.

For traditional epic fantasy readers, we have A HERO BORN by Michael A. Stackpole, ECHOES OF A SHATTERED AGE by Ramon Terrell, THE FEATHER AND THE MOON WELL by new author Shean Pao (the first «Farland Discovery» specially chosen and mentored by New York Times bestselling fantasy author David Farland), HEART READERS by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, SHADOWS FOR SILENCE IN THE FORESTS OF HELL by Brandon Sanderson, as well as a host of imaginative stories in the Fiction River anthology UNNATURAL WORLDOF A SHATTERED AGE by Ramon Terrell, THE FEATHER AND THE MOON WELL by new author Shean Pao (the first «Farland Discovery» specially chosen and mentored by New York Times bestselling fantasy author David Farland), HEART READERS by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, SHADOWS FOR SILENCE IN THE FORESTS OF HELL by Brandon Sanderson, as well as a host of imaginative stories in the Fiction River anthology UNNATURAL WORLDOF HELL by Brandon Sanderson, as well as a host of imaginative stories in the Fiction River anthology UNNATURAL WORLDof imaginative stories in the Fiction River anthology UNNATURAL WORLDS.

A first novel, brilliantly imagined and written, incorporates elements of traditional British school stories while never sacrificing the fantasy element as orphan Harry Potter learns he is a wizard.

But to writers who think that their only job is to write a salable book, I'm sure it seems like a lot of unnecessary work (the fact that they're living in a fantasy world if they think they won't have to do stuff other than write in traditional publishing now too is entirely beside the point).

At the same time, I still chose to secure the help of an agent, and am working with him to find a traditional publisher for my big fat epic fantasy novel, and another large YA fantasy novel.

Now, he's the Founding Father of Undaunted Publishing, a hybrid publishing house combining the best of traditional and self publishing, and the author of Teutevar Saga, an epic / historical fantasy series with a «medieval western» twist.

Dr. Lindy Ryan is owner and publisher of Black Spot Books, a traditional publishing house publishing titles in speculative fiction, including genres of fantasy, dark humor, thrillers, and paranormal.

Unlike traditional historical fiction, historical fantasy doesn't aim to be a perfect reflection of real life in the time and place in which it takes place.

Of these ebooks, most independently published ones have a larger market share than traditionally published ones when broken down into genres: Self - published romance, mystery, horror, science fiction and fantasy all sell better from indie authors or Kindle imprints than they do from traditional publishers.»

A brilliantly imagined and written first novel that's been a smash hit in the U.S. as well as Britain incorporates elements of traditional British school stories while never sacrificing the fantasy element as orphan Harry Potter learns he is a wizard.

Mindy's travels have also taken her through various literary genres for readers of all ages — from traditional fantasy to paranormal chick - lit to category romance, from middle - grade to young adult to adult.

About the Book Title: The Sailweaver's Son Author: Jeff Minerd Genre: MG / YA Fantasy The Sailweaver's Son combines traditional fantasy with a dash of steampunk and takes young...

The problem with «curation» or other kinds of gatekeepers in traditonal publishing is that the people in traditional publishing are for the most part a bunch of Englsh majors whose contact with reality is limited to the fantasies of Jane Austen and Henry James.

Anything from an epic fantasy like Lord Of The Rings, and your more traditional vampires...

How else do you explain the fact there are so many indie authors writing science fiction, fantasy and certain sub-genres of romance who are making livings from writing in genres all but abandoned by traditional publishing over the years?

I hope all kinds of readers enjoy my books, but I know my novels ring a bell with adults who enjoy traditional fantasy novels.

Originally, I thought the only way to publish a book was to submit samples of your work to traditional publishing houses and pray that some executive in some office in a faraway land would send a letter back stating they were interested in what you had to offer, but sadly, this fantasy was short lived.

It's proof that in this new age of digital publishing, a hardworking independent author can succeed in a really big way — even if you write good old traditional fantasy books.

A cute, clever reworking of traditional myths, Little Yaga's story will appeal to preteen readers looking for an adventurous fantasy with relatable characters.

The Sailweaver's Son combines traditional fantasy with a dash of steampunk and takes young readers to a unique world — Etherium.

One of the advantages of the new digital publishing industry is that we are able to offer titles from talented authors previously overlooked by traditional markets or who write in genres transcending standardized categories of fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, and others.

In a slight turn away from the traditional fantasy realm of big bad demons vs almost equally big and frightful gods Torchlight 2 instead does away with all that.

The Snack World is a «hyper casual fantasy» that is set in Snack World, a traditional fantasy world combined with convenience stores, smartphones, and other elements of the modern world.

Kohan is in some ways a traditional fantasy RTS, but it has evolved many of the concepts familiar to real - time strategy games.

If you passed it up because you grew up in the more edgy era of Final Fantasy 7, or were turned off by the mediocrity that is Final Fantasy 8 (though I stand by the super cool leveling mechanics of that game), then now's your chance to try it again, because while it can be jarring to see the series go back to a more traditional fantasy style, you do yourself a disservice by judging it solely on that.

Almost all RPGs of this era were fantasy based, though there were a few exceptions like Origin's car - based Autoduel (1985, based on Steve Jackson Games» Car Wars) and Starflight (1986), which swapped the traditional party for the crew of a spaceship on a quest to explore the universe and find out why the stars of the galaxy are flaring and destroying everything around.

Savage Lands, an indie survival game with a twist, attempts to bypass the traditional recipe by injecting bits of fantasy into the genre, but how well this works depends solely on DigitalDNA's ability to bring it out of early - access.»

Stranger of Sword City (Vita): From the dungeon crawling geniuses behind Demon Gaze, this new title takes a decidedly more Western approach to the traditional dungeon crawler and infuses the game with dark fantasy themes, new gameplay elements, and the ability to compete with fellow players through a leaderboard system.