Sentences with phrase «quality series such»

6) Single product strategy, lack of brand and need for local content: Netflix's business to date has been largely built on American movies and its own top - quality series such as «House of Cards» and «Marco Polo.»

Not exact matches

The survey asked CMIT Solutions» franchise owners to rate their franchisor through a series of questions in categories such as overall quality, growth potential, support, and communication.

He says «watch more TV,» as a way to highlight his case that the long - form series, such as with GIRLS, MAD MEN, BIG LOVE, and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, has risen to level where its quality and contemporary cultural importance has eclipsed that of cinema.

In a press conference with Nassau and Suffolk officials at Stony Brook University Thursday, the governor announced a series of steps that will address water quality issues that have lingered for decades on Long Island, such as an enormous plume at the former Northrup Grumman site in Nassau and smaller composting facilities that have largely gone unregulated, mostly in Suffolk County, that have recently been found to have increased levels of harmful materials.

Using time series and correlation analyses, she studies how factors such as the glass quality, the age of the tools and their coatings, and the oxygen partial pressure in the machine affect the quality of the finished lens.

The Blu - ray itself offers the same audio / video quality as the DVD, and most of the goodies in the tin (such as an Elf stocking and a series of Christmas stickers) are utterly disposable.

It is conceived as the first of a trilogy (though it is reported that the second and third parts may be merged), and if future entries can uphold the quality of this production, it would prove to be a series befitting of such a complex and grandiose historical figure.

Hans Zimmer's all electronic score is also something quite beautiful, enhancing the endearing quality of a film peppered with a series of grueling sequences, such as Chappie's being abused by a group of callous youth before he's physically butchered by Jackman's cruel antagonist.

Then think about the varying quality of other recent trilogies and series» such as The Matrix or the recent Star Wars films, and The Lord of the Rings stands alone.

Still, the Massachusetts senator has outlined a series of education proposals, putting flesh on the reform bones in some areas, such as his plans for improving teacher quality and...

In addition to the regional workshops, the Quality Support Center offers web - based resources on national performance assessments such as edTPA and PPAT, downloadable materials to support the secure use of classroom video, a series of 4 — week online seminars, and more.

A DLN Smart Series paper that highlights the potential of boosting learning through incentives such as prizes and how targeted incentives for innovation can mobilize talent and resources to improve access and quality.

I owned an older 1 series and this car is such a leap forward from the older car in both looks and quality, it really is night and day and that coupled with the deals BMW are giving then for me its a no brainer, I mean everyone has a ford focus and while the focus is a good car this is just a little bit more special.

At this rate we're going to be sticking up a couple of Top Gear videos every week from Top Gear — such is the quality this series.

The 2 Series Gran Tourer looks expensive, especially in this guise, but the fact that it's so well equipped, of such high quality inside and features engines that are clean and frugal is compensation.

The car gains some electronic systems from the Range Rover lineup, such as the optional «Surround Camera System» — a series of cameras located in the front bumper, door mirrors, and rear tailgate handle which can display their images on the centre console screen to improve visibility (although the image quality of this system was downgraded by Land Rover around 2014).

Inside, the new BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo creates a fine impression with features such as superior quality materials, the Navigation system Professional's new user interface that comes straight from the luxury class and even better smartphone connectivity.

Added comfort with contemporary style is the leather interior to heighten the quality and craftsmanship for the Hyundai Genesis More information about the 2015 Hyundai Genesis: In terms of size and features, the Genesis competes with midsized luxury sedans such as the BMW 5 - Series and the Mercedes E-Class.

You'll find out how the C - Class compares against the 3 Series in areas such as performance, fuel economy, interior quality, safety and after - sales support, as well as whether equipment levels are up to snuff against its sworn rival.

The team ranks the stocks in this universe based on a series of growth factors, such as the change in consensus earnings estimates over time, the company's history of meeting earnings targets, earnings quality and improvements on return on equity, as well as a series of value criteria, such as price - to - earnings ratio and free cash flow relative to enterprise value.

Featuring impactful fight noises, such as fists connecting; objects exploding; debris crumbling; metal clanging; and characters grunting, screaming, and growling, Injustice 2's audio reflects the high - quality NetherRealm Studios has put into their Mortal Kombat series.

What the hell happened to mark such a sudden and noticeable shift in the style and quality of writing and storytelling for the series?

They consistently delivered quality games throughout the Playstation era with games such as NFL Gameday» 98, NBA Shootout, NBA 08, MLB series etc..

Games based on anime can vary in quality — while some can make good use of their existing characters and ideas — such as Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage and Dragonball Z: Budokai 3, others fall short in re-creating the magic of the original material and have little appeal aside from the popularity of the series.

To please long term fans of the series who have been waiting for 17 years since the last — King's Quest: Mask of Eternity — a 3D game of such poor quality that some do not count it as part of the series — and who were initially sceptical when it was announced that the new game would also be in 3D.

Whilst Sonic has languished in the videogame wilderness, Sega has still been producing quality titles in the intervening years (albeit intermittently) including games such as Football Manager and Total War: Warhammer from their subsidiaries (one of which is the superb Atlus), and from Sega themselves, Super Monkey Ball, Valkyria Chronicles, and most significantly the Yakuza series itself.

Developed by M2, the Japanese developer known for high - quality ports of classic games such as the popular Sega 3D Classics series on the Nintendo 3DS, Sega Ages aims to bring prominent titles from Sega's legacy catalog to fans around the world.

- the game's shading mechanism has changed, which allows for increased gear texture quality - all graphical aspects and programming mechanisms have been built up from scratch for this sequel - maximum resolution is 1080p in TV mode - a bigger focus for Nintendo was the 60 frames per second - occasionally the resolution will be scaled down when there is too much ink displaying on the screen - Nintendo reduced the CPU load and refined the way to use CPU power effectively to maintain 60 fps in all matches - weapons were tweaked to let players be more creative by thinking about unique weapon characteristics and their best uses - weapons are designed to be effective when they are used during the right occasion - Special weapons are stronger than the original ones when used in the right situation, but weaker otherwise - the damage and effect of slowing down your movement when you step in the opponent's ink are reduced from original - you can jump up in rank if you're good enough, but only up until S - you can't jump up from C, B or A to S + - when you win battles in Ranked mode, the Ranked meter fills and your rank goes up when its fully filled - when you lose a battle, the gauge does not decrease, but the meter starts to crack - once the meter reaches its limit, it breaks - when the meter breaks, you have to start over again from the beginning or from a lower rank - highest rank is still S +, but if you fill up the Ranked meter, you get numbers after the alphabet such as «S +1», «S +2» and so on - maximum number is «S +50», but this number will not be displayed to your opponent - you are the only one to see it, and you can check it on your own status screen - Ranked Power is calculated by an algorithm to measure how strong each player is with minuteness - this will determine if a player's rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from «C» to «A»)- Ranked Power has no relation to your splat rate, and is more tied into to how well you lead your team to victory - you won't drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly - stage rotation time was changed to two hours - this was done because the devs expected people to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer - with Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player - versus - player type of game - the devs will monitor how users are playing this mode to see if there's some tweaks they can throw in - more Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn't comment on adding more enemy types to the mode - rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played - you can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear - originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc. - Inoue suggested that it should be salmon - themed - when Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started - the devs had already decided to have the result reflected in the sequel - they even had an idea to announce the Splatfest with a phrase «Your choice will change the next Splatoon» - the timing to announce a sequel wasn't right, so they decided against this - they eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel's story - Nintendo wouldn't say if Marina is an Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention to this too much - Inklings don't care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh - the Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves - Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn't find a right partner because she's a bit too edgy - she eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now - Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2 - when finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original - some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the first game - not all original stages will return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them to be improved - Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer - it can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks - you can shoot ink, but you can't use the shield feature when it breaks - the shield won't prevent your allies ink - there are more new weapon categories which haven't been revealed yet - there are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options - the future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn't get specific about adding more content like that - for the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects

^ ^ i agree... i also damn totally agree with Halo 2... if it wasnt the huge fanbase behind the first one and the huge potential of the franchise would be a dead IP... HALO CE for me is still an unsurpassed FPS but HALO 2 completely trashed the series to below mediocrity quality levels... i also partly agree with MGS2... it had ridiculously convoluted and gibberishy plot considering what masterpiece MGS1 was... but it narrowly escaped... also RE 4 could be considered such type of game... RE was doomed after that

Overall, MXGP 3 is a positive progression in the series due to the introduction of its enhanced graphics engine and much requested features such as 2 - stroke bikes and weather conditions, although the removal of the Real Events mode, video footage from real - life Motocross races and voice - overs detracts some of the quality from previous games.

The quality of the story experience goes without saying, but I feel that the PlayStation 4 version has such a wonderfully unique color and visual style that just could not be done in games from any other series or made in any other country.»

With such a low price to play this new addition to the Ratchet and Clank series, it really speaks volumes when you find out how low the quality is in this game on most levels.

2016 also brought in a new entry to my favourite Xbox exclusive series, Gears of War 4 — a by the numbers sequel that simply radiates delight, serving as a polite reminder to the qualities that made the original trilogy such an innovating experience.

I felt that the game maintains the enjoyable aspects of the series such as the turn - based battles, giant battles, silly story and a quality soundtrack.

But what Uncharted has that Tomb Raider never has is that humour, and interestingly that's the quality above all else that makes the series such a pleasure to replay.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is so full of invention and exudes such quality in its execution that it puts up a strong argument to being the best game in the illustrious series.

Fans of the series looking to complete their collection need not fear any loss of quality in Final Fantasy Tactics for the iOS (although third - gen users will have some performance issues) and fans of tactical RPGs should relish the opportunity to absorb such a challenging title.

Then again, considering the extremely high quality of Donkey Kong Country Returns, a game made by a team quite different from the one behind the Metroid Prime series, would all these employees leaving have to be such a bad thing?

Such photorealistic quality is evident in all his series, which include Wet Paint, Waterworld, Simply Flowers, Pop Culture Icons and Paper Beauties.

At one point a regular on the soap opera The Edge of Night, she has recently had recurring roles in such television series as Empire and Prison Break, and played the role of Dinah in the Den Theater's acclaimed production of The Quality of Life.

In Tim Davis's «Permanent Collection» series he takes photographs of classic paintings ranging from still lifes to religious, using the light of the camera's flash to obscure bits of the composition and / or bring surface qualities, such as brush strokes and crackling, of the physical object to light.

Hints of of his pursuit of these qualities were already present in crude form in his early paintings, such as Untitled, 1959, and have become the principal assets of his mesmerising CS series from 2014.

The sand breasts, delicate as sandcastles, are often exhibited with their moulds, such as in the «Milkdrunk» series (2017), in which various coloured casts are hung on the wall, bound with rubber bands, conferring a sadomasochistic quality.

And it always was — she seems to have a knack for choosing quality projects, such as her series, with author Mary Pope Osborne, of feminist retellings of fairy tales, which includes «Kate and the Beanstalk» and «Sleeping Bobby.»

The problem with the historical data (besides accuracy and repeatability and quality control questions,...) is that many of the series or single measurements were done at such places like Diekirch, which introduces a strong positive bias.

While the quality - controlled raw data collected from the individual instruments is commonly submitted to data repositories such as OceanSites or the World Ocean Data Base, there is no collection site for AMOC time series products.

If the very first data series that Steve checked had such a fatal error, what does that say about the general quality of both the data and the analysis that was built on top of it?

It should be mentioned that the Galaxy Alpha maintains the high quality performance of the Galaxy series, such as Super AMOLED display, advanced camera, dedicated fitness features with HRM, Ultra Power Saving and a fingerprint scanner.

Moderate - income families are typically ineligible for these publicly funded programs, but at the same time, such families struggle to afford the high cost of care in the private sector.19 This leaves parents facing a series of difficult choices, including prioritizing child care expenses over other household necessities; settling for low - quality child care that fits their budget; patching together multiple informal care options; or leaving the workforce altogether.20 To ensure that all children can realize the gains that come from attending high - quality early childhood programs, policy solutions need to focus on improving program supports and creating funding strategies that will increase access to high - quality programs for children from all backgrounds.