Sentences with phrase «overused plot»

He doesn't remember who he is or why he is there... Yes, amnesia is used as a plot point in Galerians, and yes this is an overused plot device... In fact, bar a few specific games that use it brilliantly (like Amnesia: The Dark Descent), I usually hate it being used to set up a story.

Generally this would be an overused plot device to deliver inane exposition, but here it's used exceptionally well.

Geralt therefore goes from place to place with the incredibly overused plot device of having to do jobs for numerous people in return for information about Ciri's whereabouts, which in turn has the nasty side - effect of making the player feel like a leaf simply being blown about by the whims of whomever you meet.

It could also be rants like «10 overused plot - developments in YA Paranormal Romance» or commentaries on related themes (reviews of movies based on books?

(Honestly, this must be the most overused plot on the planet.)

Muppets Most Wanted's overused plot is the typical heist film, which is too familiar to be thrilled by, and worse, it means the final half hour is going to deal with whether or not Constantine is able to pull of his scheme.

As clichéd as it may be, it is also an entertaining enough film if seen as one aimed at children, who may not really be overly familiar with overused plot devices and themes.

While amnesiac characters are an often overused plot device, Kat is an endearing protagonist who grows on the player quickly with her charisma and earnest nature — not to mention her quick recovery.

Dungeons are tiny, its characters paper - thin, and the story far too predictable in its overuse of already overused plot elements.

Not exact matches

Writer - director Alexandre Aja (Break of Dawn, Furia) probably hopes they all can't think or see through ridiculous gaping plot holes either, because High Tension is nothing more than scene after scene of sensationalism, followed by a completely needless (and vastly overused) twist that makes an already moronic, highly derivative movie abysmally absurd.

Critics have noted that director Zack Snyder has used a lighter tone than the morose clash between «Batman v Superman,» but criticized the film's plot and overuse of CGI in action scenes.

When P.I. Doc Sportello's ex-old lady shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a looney bin... Well, easy for her to say... It's the tail end of the «60s, paranoia is running the day and Doc knows that «love» is one of those words going around, like «trip» or «groovy,» that's way too overused - except this one usually leads to trouble.

She breaks a lot of writing «rules» that sometimes takes me out of the stories (like changing world facts to cover up plot holes, or overusing the same three adverbs with every dialogue tag), but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy her stories!

They used some of the most generic overused cliches as plot points (such as time travel) without even using them right.