Downton Abbey lacks surprise and is stretched precariously thin, a house full of fascinating people with not nearly enough to do, all caught in a loop
of weak storylines that circle round but never fully propel.
Not exact matches
With The Secret World, Funcom reveals a good exponent
of a MMO genre, thanks to a solid
storyline and fun gameplay, but severely lacking in PvP and with a
weak and poorly optimized game engine.
The
weakest season so far as most
of the side characters don't really enjoy any new
storylines with the only saving grace really being the Trinity Killer played by John Lithgow who is show stealing this season.
It's not his fault, though, as this film would have been
weak regardless
of the star, with a predictable
storyline and events that will have you recalling bits and pieces
of plenty
of other comedies
of humiliation featuring a meek man finding the cojones to finally take on the bully in his life, only to make an utter ass
of himself.
The plot begins near the latter years
of the Han period, and each character has their own
storylines which often intersect, but the writing is pretty
weak and the plot isn't much more than just an excuse to funnel players into various battles with various bosses.
Yet for a character - driven
storyline, Kuklinski still feels a little shallow and two dimensional; sometimes he even feels like a
weaker version
of Travis Bickle from Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
As brilliant as I find the film in its parts, as a whole I can't completely rave, as the film does falter a bit due to a lack
of focus and there are some
weak scenes, especially as the film nears the ending, which should have been edited out
of the rather long film to make sure the
storyline stays tight.
Cons: - Development
of the kids individually, and their «unique» personalities, was poor -
Weak storyline between the feuding fathers - The second half
of the movie turns into Cloverfield 2.
The
storyline is one farfetched contrivance after another, starting off with the mix up at one
of the better hotels in Vegas, whose staff are too incompetent and easily swayed by the
weakest of arguments to believe that they could ever find a job, much less retain one.
Because the FDR / Daisy
storyline is so inherently
weak, the film shifts its focus to the preposterous notion that a visit to Hyde Park by the King and Queen
of Britain in 1939 secured the freedom
of the world by making firm allies
of the USA and Great Britain.
While the
storyline feels
weak at times, Rio couples that all - important kids» message about believing in yourself with a handful
of one - liners that help liven things up.
Even my most successful author - clients who hit best - seller lists who send me their drafts to critique get hundreds
of comments and suggestions on how to fix plot holes, tighten dialog, pick up the pacing, restructure
weak storylines and subplots.
Another strong argument can be made that the story in most MMOs is
weak due to the sandbox nature
of the game; although many gamers are perfectly content with their own day - to - day experiences in the game serving as a unique, non-contrived
storyline of sorts.
Nor is there any
storyline to speak
of, although for some this may be a small blessing given how
weak the narrative is in many other strategy games.
However, the
storylines for both sides
of the ear are quite
weak, with neither
of them offering particularly likeable goals and aspirations.
Instead, the game has middle -
of - the - pack graphics,
weak storyline, emotionless driving and a poor upgrade system.
It is also, however, a case
of great
storyline ideas, and
weak execution.
I do have a soft spot for dungeon crawlers, yes the genre has many flaws; they tend to have repetitive gameplay, the dungeons can be ugly to look at, and the
storylines in a lot
of them can be pretty
weak.
The planet
of Mira is spectacular, just as it is treacherous, the gameplay is engaging and sometimes a little frustrating, the
storyline is forgivably
weak and the soundtrack simply does not fit.
While the late 2015 title was a complete mess on all platforms, and had a
weaker storyline than most episodes
of Peppa Pig, it was primal fun.
I've always felt one
of the
weakest elements
of the Metal Gear franchise has been in the flow
of the
storyline and Rising is certainly an improvement over MGS4, although not massively.