Ken Levine, partial founder of Irrational Games, has announced that the studio will be dissolving, but he will be working with 15 members of Irrational staff to re-focus
on narrative driven experiences.
I think it's worth a playthrough and even my girlfriend, a diehard PC gamer with a focus
on narrative driven games and Elder Scrolls games, enjoys this game.
Not exact matches
«We conquered Reddit and
drive narrative on social media, conquered the [mainstream media], now it's time to get our most delicious memes in front of Americans whether they like it or not,» one of the group's members posted to Reddit.
Mallaby, a Washington Post columnist and a senior fellow for international economics at the Council
on Foreign Relations, begins in 1900 with the birth of hedge fund inventor Alfred Winslow Jones, and presses forward through a
narrative history of this most inscrutable of financial vehicles, and the men (and they are overwhelmingly men) who have
driven them.
The juicy
narratives driving Kipnis's four archetypal cases — lovelorn astronaut Lisa Nowak is featured, as is disgraced judge Sol Wachtler, memoir fabulist James Frey, and the dynamic duo of Tripp and Lewinsky — keep things
on the zippy side, but the subject matter is worth taking seriously.
But Canadians are being misled
on this one by «pack journalism
narratives»
driven by conservative BS.
In an early negative judgment
on Frei, Carl F. H. Henry summarized the problem:
Narrative theology drives a wedge between biblical narrative (which it plays up) and historical factuality (which it pla
Narrative theology
drives a wedge between biblical
narrative (which it plays up) and historical factuality (which it pla
narrative (which it plays up) and historical factuality (which it plays down).
How Character -
Driven Labels Are
Driving Wine Sales: As the wine aisles swell with an ever - rising sea of brands, wine producers are looking to increasingly rich and imaginative
narratives on which to build their brands...
Most fans are banking
on this
narrative and superstition to have an effect, but one thing I believe will be unique about us is the
drive that will lead guys like Wentz and Peters when they step
on the field, after having their seasons end short.
On the other hand if Sanchez or his agent is
driving that
narrative because of contract issues / he wants out.
The ultimate source of sartorial zeitgeist, brands like Chanel and Dior have been directing the
narrative on body shape since the New Look - defining beauty
on a global scale with aspirational body types the
driving force behind a culture bred
on being thin.
Down a catwalk planted with up - ended mannequin legs, the collection itself continued the kind of character -
driven narrative that Westwood is built
on, as diverse bodies owned a chaos of ruffled prom gowns, buttoned «habit» hoods, floral and flowing hair prints, and wonky tailoring.
The collection itself continued the kind of character -
driven narrative that Westwood is built
on, but front row whispers suggested unsolicited borrowings from much younger London designers too.
Especially when this layering of luxury is depicted via Louis Vuitton
on six young, up - and - coming models as they act out the
narrative of a woman leaving her hotel room and steps — along with her pet pooch — into her chauffeur -
driven limousine.
And, based
on the premiere, V has enough
narrative drive and character definition to pull viewers into the creepy suspense of its dystopian world.
You can tell that it's a game that comes from a studio that has had minimal need to develop
narratives previously, and
on the Nintendo Switch, the game's mobile roots hurt it, but then the Nintendo Switch is also a portable console, and as a game that's best played in short bursts, it's a good one to have sitting
on the hard
drive or memory card.
Based
on R C Sherriff's 1928 play, you can see how the
narrative drives the story as Sheriff himself was
on the front - line in WWI and survived to write about it.
To get the
narrative drive she needed out of her soundtrack Ramsay was desperate to get the unique talents of her «We Need to Talk About Kevin» composer Jonny Greenwood («Phantom Thread») onboard, but the Radiohead guitarist - turned - Oscar nominated composer was
on tour with the band.
The first writer to come
on the project of adapting a six - hour British miniseries into a 127 - minute film was Carnahan, whose 2007 film The Kingdom has the kind of
narrative drive and political awareness that was useful for this film.
Even for Haneke this is astringent stuff, light
on visual flourish or
narrative surprise, but
driving it all are magnificent performances that cut right to the quick.
It's unclear what
drove Danish documentarian Jeppe Ronde to focus
on this phenomenon for his first
narrative film.
The Artful Escape is a
narrative -
driven adventure platformer that will arrive
on Xbox One, PC and Mac.
The film's awkward structure posits Victoria as the pivotal figure in two power triangles, neither one having any discernible bearing
on the other, and both insufficiently powered to
drive the
narrative alone.
Nevertheless, the success of Until Dawn will enable similar
narrative -
driven survival horror, almost totally devoid of direct combat, to thrive
on virtual reality.
Last time
on Life is Strange, XBLA Fans introduced details about this episodic
narrative driven adventure game here.
Most of the stuff I find myself creeped out by no matter how many times I see it (e.g., Cure, the Winkie's scene in Mulholland
Drive) is just
on the border of the irrational, but slasher movies — in which the
narrative is almost always a process of elimination — are really easy to rationalize, which is probably why there's so much academic literature about them.
Since it's based
on true events (from the life of journalist Simon Carr), this story is rather un-cinematic, lacking a
driving narrative.
«Project Diva X is
driven forward through a
narrative which centers
on Miku and her friends undertaking various requests as they explore the five Clouds that make up their world,» SEGA and Atlus PR Manager John Hardin wrote.
Project DIVA X is
driven forward though a
narrative in which centers
on Miku and her friends undertaking various requests as they explore the five Clouds that make up their world.
Patty Jenkins» direction is spot -
on, and whether it's the big action set - pieces or the quieter moments, both the
narrative drive and the passion of the characters really hits home.
DontNod, the team behind Life is Strange, has partnered with Bandai Namco in development
on a new story
driven,
narrative IP.
It's hard to say whether such viewers will be appeased or even further dismayed by Reichardt's subtly muscular and altogether staggering follow - up, «Meek's Cutoff,» which sees the director taking
on a propulsively linear
narrative — an ox - wagon road movie
driven by the most fundamental of human needs — that nonetheless still finds its greatest dramatic significance in minute human exchanges.
His previous film Drinking Buddies didn't have much of a
narrative drive either, yet its rambly quality and ruminations
on love were charming and slyly meaningful.
And yet there's a genuineness to Green's vision, a
drive to avoid the
narrative shortcuts that movies like this usually lean
on.
Without a substantial heroine
driving the
narrative, in a plot that is too light
on fantasy and mystery, The Legend of Longwood fails to make much impact, despite its captivating façade and unfortunately the film becomes just another forgettable adventure quest drama.
Right away you get a sense of what Refn is going for in The Neon Demon, opening with an arresting shot of a girl covered in blood and sprawled out
on a fainting sofa — it's just one of many visual nods that
drives the
narrative forward, hinting at the story to follow.
«One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest» was set in confinement, too, and like that story, the
narrative drive of «The Shawshank Redemption» - based
on a story by the prolific Stephen King - is a journey of freedom, physical and psychological.
The American is a far more
narrative driven film but to an extent it shares with The Limits of Control a focus
on the process, waiting and build - up rather than being a guns blazing action film.
More than half the films of my list share stories that focus
on women or girls: Mad Max: Fury Road, Brooklyn, Inside Out, Room, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Far From the Madding Crowd (Additionally, I would argue that Ava's
narrative in Ex Machina also
drives that film and that Domhnall Gleeson's character primarily functions as a stand - in for the audience).
Alas,
on the big screen, the
narrative loses some of its relentless pace and
drive.
The result is a sensitive and character -
driven examination of life
on the fringes, providing small yet rewarding
narrative surprises instead of settling for cheap emotional payoffs.
Founded in 2008, Bloober's portfolio includes
narrative driven horror titles Observer and Layers of Fear — focusing
on creating a tense atmosphere and mature, visceral subject matter.
Apparently, Ken Levine isn't leaving video games but will be taking
on narrative -
driven stories for Take - Two Interactive and will focus
on digital distribution for future titles.
Rather than
narrative drive or monumental landscapes (DP Roger Deakins favors storybook color and perspective over nature's own beauty and depth), the Coens seem more fixated stylistically
on words than images.
The game is not only one of the best
narrative driven games it is just so different then anything else
on the market today.
I AM LEGEND was unique in its character -
driven narrative as opposed to focusing
on the supernatural monsters hiding in the shadows.
Designed based
on the challenges facing those affected by psychosis and created with the help of medical professionals, Debris explores the interplay between perception and reality in an unconventional,
narrative -
driven co-op format.
Just saw a preview of «Shotgun Stories» in London yesterday, and while I concur
on the immense promise of both Nichols and Shannon, I found the film fatally lacking in
narrative drive.
Bandai Namco has announced a brand new
narrative -
driven story adventure that they are currently developing in collaboration with the Aardman Studios, who are known for their work
on Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep animated shows.
by Bill Chambers The Lucio Fulci apologists like to say that gore and general impropriety are the raisons d'être of his work, not storytelling, but there's a built - in fallacy to that implicitly macho challenge: It presumes that his films are light
on narrative when in fact it's
narrative drive that they lack.