Sentences with phrase «overall narrative»

But this is only one of several plots that get woven into the games overall narrative.

They also offer up small snippets of storyline that add to the quests overall narrative, and thus the descriptions are kept small and fairly vague.

«The study also found that leftwing policies — such as the energy price freeze, and greater potential to bring railways back into public ownership — were some of the most popular put forward by Miliband, but that there was a lack of a coherent overall narrative.»

Even Freddy's backstory ends up being changed, resulting in a weaker overall narrative.

It's no secret that the theatrical cut wasn't received well by a lot of fans and critics, but the Ultimate Edition aims to improve the story's reputation by providing a better overall narrative.

Channeling «La femme Nikita,» «Kill Bill,» Nikkatsu's»70s female exploitation films and a gazillion Hong Kong martial arts heroines, «The Villainess» nonetheless succeeds in being one - of - a-kind for its delirious action choreography and overall narrative dementia.

It also provides Gordon - Levitt with a strong overall narrative that gives this film a strong heartbeat.

That narrative is still around in the background, but overall the narrative seems to be shifting that Apple is doing pretty good, and it's competition is having trouble competing.

It's amazing how much difference well written dialog makes in a games overall narrative, and when combined with the Witcher 2's superb story it takes it to new heights.

This tripartite organization makes the overall narrative disjointed, with Beecher fading to the background as ever more characters crowd onstage and the work becomes a survey of 19th - century history.

As with all lengthy biographies this one has some points of discontinuity where the description seems to get in the way of the overall narrative flow.

The Bible's account is a complex story that is critical to the New Testament's overall narrative, according to biblical scholars.

The individual actions caught up in the Trinity story were each irregular or apparently spontaneous, but the overall narrative form of the story is a pattern of meaning so regular that we term the pattern a myth.

It's small little things like this that drive the overall narrative.

The overall narrative and all of the policy ideas announced or floated must help Theresa May to look good on the conference stage.

The showing may impact Cuomo's overall narrative — particularly if he ever indulges any national ambitions — and sets up a new challenge of bringing dissenters into the fold to supercharge his expected victory over Westchester County executive Rob Astorino, the Republican nominee, in November.

We have so much yet so many of us are left feeling unfulfilled because the overall narrative is «more, more, more».

Nicholson seems crazy from the start, which weakens the overall narrative.

This was a lightweight fun issue, subsequently there was nothing here moving forward the overall narrative.

The soul of the film concerns not horcruxes or Harry's showdown with Voldemort, but a character whose significance to the overall narrative was thought to be secondary.

Many of the scenes throughout the film contribute little to the overall narrative, but were obviously kept in for a reason, and a commentary or two could well have been a fascinating supplement to the movie proper.

While there are a couple of white faces that pop up in supporting roles, they are really of no consequence to the overall narrative arc that director Coogler is telling.

The tracks and the overall narrative are succinct, though I wished the trip was longer.

As a result, there is a slight disconnect — at least in the beginning, buying into the overall narrative and Matt's plight.

Even if those series throw in a random hardcore fans only Easter Egg, it doesn't complicate the overall narrative.

The production design gleams, fusing sophisticated, gentrified wealth with agricultural peasantry and penury, aesthetically rooting the audience in late 19th century England, undoubtedly spectacular but not imposing enough to salvage the film from its overall narrative shortcomings.

This ambitious film weaves three plot elements into an overall narrative about colonialism and greed...

Her flatly written character contributes little to the overall narrative, and yet the romance crowds a story that has more interesting things to say.

That it intends to be a thriller and doesn't quite hit its mark is unfortunate, but as a drama it works, while clever interaction between component pieces at script level means each weaves into an overall narrative that may surprise.

Some of the minor characters don't work as well for the film as they do for the book due to the pacing of the film and overall narrative.

The strong characterizations are aided by the overall narrative featured in Tales of Hearts — which, true to its name, tells a bit more of a personal, emotional tale than you'd expect from the series.

The first title in the series could have easily slotted in as part of the overall narrative of the sequel and, conversely, each story in HM2 could support a game of its own.

These would - be deal breaking elements earn forgiveness due to the context of the overall narrative setting, which involves the unbridled joy of recreational filmmaking.

The inclusion of a child (although it makes sense in the overall narrative) feels like a ploy to pull at the heart strings.

Instead, it just assumes that the overall narrative could work with the zombies as a mere afterthought on many situations.

I watched this movie with the impression he had a much bigger role to play but this particular character simply does not bear much weight on the overall narrative.

This is the second film I remember in recent years starring Sarah Jessica Parker (Failure to Launch being the other) where the supporting characters prove more interesting than the main players, to the point that the audience, as well as the filmmakers, would rather follow them to the detriment of the overall narrative.

The main character has no definite gender, appearance, or backstory, so it's easy for small changes to have little effect on the overall narrative.

In eloquent vignettes, Karnit Goldwasser and her family and acquaintances describe the effect of living with such unknowns, forming an overall narrative that demonstrates significant insight.

Sure, but I can't find much that I would deem gratuitous; the material blends with the overall narrative in a satisfying way, so even when Journey becomes vaguely indulgent, it remains enjoyable.

The bosses too, although still whimsical in the most admissible sense, are less important to the overall narrative than what's gone before.

I'm obsessed with this character and this story right now, and I think it's going to be very unique and still fit into the overall narrative that they're establishing.»

That The Prophet may encourage habit - based viewers to broaden their tastes even a little bit after watching the film more than makes up for the occasional kinks in its overall narrative design.

Though all of the stories eventually intertwine, this method of plot progression somewhat stunts the overall narrative.

On the whole, the overall narrative is very overstuffed.

A lot of the dialogue comes across as standard RPG fare and doesn't add much to the overall narrative.

It's also a movie that has serious daddy issues, featuring parallel father / daughter stories — from Scott's attempt to regain visitation rights with Cassie (the adorable Abby Ryder Fortston), to Hank's fractured relationship with his estranged daughter, Hope (Evangeline Lilly), who blames him for the mysterious death of her mother — that drive the overall narrative.