Sentences with phrase «plenty of nods»

Though Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is under the umbrella of Capcom, the game is already shaping up to be no slouch when it comes to skimping out on Nintendo, with the game already carrying plenty of nods to other franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Animal Crossing, and now Capcom's own Mega Man.

There are plenty of nods to various Christmas classics and various rhymes to go along with the season.

Game Dev Story is filled with plenty of nods to real video game companies and industry figures with its fake consoles (e.g. Senga's Exodus, Mixrox SX) and employees (e.g. Jon Gameson).

The game is said to be designed as an entry point into the Killzone universe for newcomers, a reboot if you will, but also includes plenty of nods to previous entries to satisfy long - time fans.

It features past Dead Rising protagonists fighting side - by - side, with plenty of nods to other past and present Capcom franchises.

«There are plenty of nods to classic gaming throughout.

The stage appears in a remixed form that has a different layout to the original, but has plenty of nods and gimmicks that call back to the original stage.

There are plenty of nods and inspirations from other games in the series scattered through the levels, but many of the design choices are cleverly original for this game.

And thrown in to the mix is plenty of nods to the comics like Robin's constant seeking of approval, Batman's jealousy of Superman and even a reference to how often the Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum.

Each game has an excellent story with plenty of voice talent (including, as with Vengeance, the returning talents of Conroy & Hamill in all of the games except Origins), and plenty of nods to a huge pool of Batman lore.

And there are plenty of nods to Jeeps of decades past, with the X-shape design of the taillights meant to evoke the stampings of gasoline jerrycans, while the visage of vintage Jeeps pops up in the designs of door cards.

For fans of their previous works, there are also plenty of nods and a few familiar faces.

Also, based on what we saw, this is going to be a movie that will be amazing on repeat viewings as the production has put in plenty of nods to other realities in each one.

The stage appears in a remixed form that has a different layout to the original, but has plenty of nods and gimmicks that call back to the original stage.

It succeeds with plenty of nods and returning elements, but as far as gameplay goes, it is what it is.

The Golden Globe nominations are in and, as far as the movie side is concerned, there are plenty of nods for La La Land and Moonlight, as expected.

With a pretty epic geometric wedding ceremony backdrop and plenty of nods to ancient Egyptian glamour, today's wedding inspiration shoot from Courtney Paige Photography and Missy Fine, Inc. is different in all the right ways!

Not exact matches

«Filled with classic English recipes inspired by the series, tidbits about the denizens of Downton Abbey, and plenty of asides guaranteed to make a true fan smile and nod knowingly.»

That meant a dry beer heavy on oats and hard red winter wheat, plenty of funky microbes, and, as a nod to the style's celestial name, melon - like Galaxy hops.

While DeVeon Smith is expected to get the starting nod, redshirt junior RB Ty Isaac will likely see plenty of playing time this fall.

There may be plenty of competition for places on the wings at Arsenal with Alexis, Walcott and the Ox also all fit, but for me Iwobi gets the nod over the English pair at the moment.

Walcott has provided us with plenty of goals this term, and I expect him to get the nod should Alexis be left out, although Lucas Perez may be in with a shout also.

Enter Fulop, with a performance that had it taken place at the end of an Italian season, would have had plenty of heads nodding in a knowing fashion.

Petr Cech still has plenty of time to establish himself as number one but, at this moment, and with the Czech Republic shot - stopper showing signs of decline, Big Jens gets the nod.

There was plenty left for Rashford to do, a jab of the head to nod the ball down into his path and originally he went from a promising position goal - side of Alexander - Arnold before having to come back around the young defender onto his right foot.

Although Holding is arguably a better defender than Gabriel Paulista, a man who is getting plenty of playing time of late — Arsene Wenger seems to give the Brazilian the nod ahead of Holding due to his seniority.

Showgoers opted for signature British fashion pieces, specifically the trench coat, and plenty of plaid, perhaps as a sartorial nod to Christopher Bailey's final collection for Burberry.

At a brisk 93 minutes, this merely reheats the franchise's old familiar elements (plenty of poo and bum jokes for the kids and cine - literate nods for the adults, including The Exorcist via Rosemary's Baby and The Brood) to give us more - or, rather, less - of the same.

Even though the queer community is represented pretty well, there are plenty of great gay films that didn't get the nod.

Beyond the brilliant animation and sharp stereoscopic 3D cinematography, the script is smartly written, offering plenty of loving jabs to the horror genre with winks and nods to its fans.

That said, Will Smith is given plenty of opportunities here to stretch his acting muscles and wow his way to a Best Actor nod, as are any number of his co-stars — Keira Knightley, Edward Norton, Michael Peña, Kate Winslet — in Supporting.

There are plenty of other strong candidates for sure, but Allen remains a serious possibility for a Best Director nod for the excellent and affecting Blue Jasmine.

With two Golden Globes wins and a raft of BAFTA nominations on its plate — plus SAG award nominations for Sally Hawkins and supporting actor Richard Jenkins — it's all but guaranteed to get plenty of Oscar nods, if not wins.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 75th annual awards show during a live broadcast on Monday morning, which included plenty of familiar faces, including Issa Rae, who landing a nod for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series for Season 2 of her HBO comedy Insecure.

He gets plenty of help from composers Lorne Balfe (The LEGO Batman Movie) and Clint Mansell (Moon), whose music provides a bit of propulsion to an opening featuring some story exposition, sleek production design, and some vibrant images, some of which are nods to the anime film.

Too quickly to generate proper suspense (yet causing plenty of giddy disbelief), The Winter Soldier nods to»70s classics Three Days of the Condor and The Parallax View.

It's more of a nod to the French brand of noir though with a slow, ponderous pace and plenty of musing over situations.

Southpaw borrows plenty from other, better films, especially Rocky and Raging Bull, so it's not likely to be considered in the upper echelon of a subgenre that has produced movies worthy of Best Picture nods, as with Million Dollar Baby and The Fighter in more recent years.

However, there are plenty of little snippets and nods to the Star Trek universe to make it still feel inclusive to the history.

-- The Crow It technically takes place on the night before Halloween («Devil's Night»), but the ill - fated marriage of Eric Draven and his fiance was to be on Halloween day, and this tale of righteous revenge features plenty of visual nods the season of the dead, when one's soul could walk among the living one last time, if only to right a terrible wrong.

Tabloids aside there were plenty of people who thought the premise for Lars and the Real Girl was ludicrous and then Ryan Gosling came inches close to an Oscar nod for that film.

There are plenty of geeky nods to the games (few minutes pass before the screams of «For the Horde!»

There are also plenty of little nods to the action genre, especially the body of work of one Mr. Reeves.

And anyone with even a moderate level of knowledge of superhero movies of the last decade will spot plenty of winking nods, from references to Marvel's rival to an Airplane!

James: There's actually plenty of precedent for foreign contenders scoring technical nods while falling short in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

With elements drawn from Taylor's 103EX concept and a passing nod to the James Young - era Silver Cloud, there's plenty to keep students of design hooked in but, undoubtedly, the new car's most potent aesthetic is the one most people will see first.

There were plenty nods of approval as well from motorists and pedestrians alike.

Plenty of power, four - wheel - drive, huge beds, as boxy as possible while still giving a nod to the constraints imposed by rising fuel economy standards.

Wicker sofas, stools and side tables have relaxed natural texture, throw pillows add lively pattern and color and plenty of polished wood is a nod to the rainforests of Belize.

Replay value isn't strong due to the linear nature of the story, but there is plenty of references and little nods to dig up, for anyone inclined to hunt for them.