Sentences with phrase «rather than the combat»

Rather than combat these tendencies, too many politicians have sought to pander to them or cynically sought to manipulate them to their own advantage.

The fact is, though, that these puzzles are the actual focus of Sticker Star, rather than the combat.

Unlike the console release, the 3DS version of Swap Force has a strong emphasis on platforming rather than combat, leaving long stretches of stages without much action at all.

I absolutely loved it, and despite the fact it felt like a keen focus was placed on boss fights rather than the combat between each level, the game was one that I went back to multiple times simply due to how enjoyable it was.

I absolutely loved it, and despite the fact it felt like a keen focus was placed on boss fights rather than the combat between each level, the game was one that I went back to multiple times simply due to how enjoyable it...

And since you level up from social interactions rather than combat, it's extremely easy to become overpowered.

The one problem, of course, is the R33L GA3MARS lobby: we should not forget what happened when a six - year old interview given by BioWare writer Jennifer Hepler was unearthed in which she suggested combat should be skippable for those who want story rather than combat.

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It's similar to the U.S. government's quantitative easing, but rather than trying to buy government bonds to push interest rates lower — rates are already at zero — the goal is to push the yen down and combat chronic deflation.

Additionally, advisors were embedded at lower echelons of Iraqi security forces at the brigade and battalion level, rather than division — meaning that US forces are increasingly getting closer to direct combat.

Rather than making it a witch hunt, it's important to explain that the potential for bias is common but there are ways that companies are helping their workforces to identify and combat it.

To combat a tightening talent market, companies must focus on improving productivity and operational efficiencies, rather than relying on cheap and plentiful labor, as some have in the past.

At the end, you exhort your professional colleagues to come up with some new ideas to combat secular stagnation — an excess desire to save rather than invest, with consequent drag on the world economy.

We put soldiers into combat rather than unleash terrorists.

The whole effect is that of a man prepared for combat rather than basketball.

WOODBURY, N.Y. (AP)-- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says New York communities girding for a jump in tick - borne diseases as the weather warms up need federal funding to combat the problem now rather than later.

Virtually all other evidence for human warfare — skeletons with projectile points embedded in them, weapons designed for combat (rather than hunting), paintings and rock drawings of skirmishes, fortifications — is 10,000 years old or less.

That suggests that the size difference between spiders — rather than body size alone — may be the best predictor of whether two males end up in combat.

Closing costs are «money that would have been better used to support research that ultimately could have continued to combat diseases like AIDS and Parkinson's, rather than shutting down a productive research enterprise, mothballing a valuable research campus, and walking away from» millions in federal funding, said R. Paul Johnson, a former director of the primate center who now leads the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University.

I talked about my personal experience with remineralizing my teeth here, and I did use oil pulling as part of this protocol, but I suspect that the benefit may be from the ability of certain oils to combat the bacteria that causes tooth decay, rather than actual mineral support for the tooth.

From a practical standpoint, it appears that it's much easier, and equally healthy, to combat the negative effects of phytic acid, as suggested above, rather than take these heroic measures to eliminate it.

To combat the bulkiness, I went with a tissue turtleneck and a thinner quilted vest (rather than a puffer).

You are in a better position to be creative and problem - solve when you are feeling upbeat, rather than if you wait until you're in the throes of depression to combat struggles.

We saw some story stuff hinting at the relationship between Kratos and son, and also some combat gameplay — although it was all in a montage rather than a proper walkthrough.

That said, Wesley Snipes» return as slayer of the undead still is fairly anemic, relying on blood, glossy effects, high - kicking combat and a head - banging soundtrack rather than authentic chills and scares.

Overall, the combat system allows for fluid combos, a well - designed flow that makes every fight a real pleasure rather than a torture.

Combat isn't as deep as it could be, relying on special skills rather than combos, like most RPGs, but still does more to make you feel involved in combat rather than sitting there watching the action unfold without much input from youCombat isn't as deep as it could be, relying on special skills rather than combos, like most RPGs, but still does more to make you feel involved in combat rather than sitting there watching the action unfold without much input from youcombat rather than sitting there watching the action unfold without much input from yourself.

Rather than simply relying on the classic Dynasty Warriors approach — kill a whole lot of dudes with flashy combat until they're all super dead — Dynasty Warriors 9 will offer new abilities like stealthily picking off enemies from a distance and scaling castle walls with a grappling hook to launch surprise attacks.

But things aren't quite as fans had been anticipating, with a shift in the combat mechanics turning Bloodborne into an all out offensive attacking romp rather than the plodding experience of hiding behind a shield and patiently waiting for a window of opportunity to strike before quickly going back on the offensive.

Of course, this is a «spiritual successor» rather than a new installment, thanks to Konami's vice grip on the series» copyright, but one glance at the side - scrolling RPG action, full of overwrought anime horror and laser - tight combat, makes clear that Bloodstained is obsessively recreating the glory days of Game Boy Advance vampire hunting.

HZD has a variety of enemies that act differently both in and out of combat, upgradeable armor and weapons, dialogue trees, sidequests that reward you and have variety (rather than collect Korok Seeds nine hundred times), and skill trees that grow with you, rather than hand you everything at the quest's onset.

Disney Infinity has always offered a variety of themed adventure levels, but despite bringing on some respected outside developers to work on aspects like combat or driving, these adventures have always felt somewhat limited, extensions of its creativity - focused Toy Box construction mode rather than their own thing.

Rather than presenting combat as a simple numbers game, here you actually place your troops on the field, position your champion, and let slip the dogs of war.

Unusually for a role - playing game it was released in Europe the first time round, and it no doubt owes that fact to its emphasis on real - time, rather than turn - based, combat.

Summary: Torment: Tides of Numenera is a fantastically written and incredibly deep role - playing game with most of its strengths firmly in the narrative department rather than its turn - based combat gameplay systems.

Of course the King of Red Lions will also be making an appearance in the game, so hopefully we'll see more of his boat - based combat sooner rather than later.

Rather than engaging with enemies through a specified battle screen and turn - based combat, the combat in Builders involves real - time hack and slash type elements.

Rather than picking a character class from a number of pre-set classes, you're instead given a character who is a jack of all trades, with your skill set, abilities and approach to combat instead defined by what equipment you take into battle, including weapons.

Combat feels like it's actually reacting rather than just waiting for an animation to play out.

I know it would take massive amounts of memory, but how cool would it be if every character had a mini arc (going out to collect food, actually engaging the zombies in combat), and you had to find them again, rather than going back to a fixed point.

Rather than generic «experience points» paying for everything, Dying Light classifies the player's achievements in three different ways: Survivor, Agility, and Combat.

Fun fact: due to the game's emphasis of exploration over combat, Nintendo was careful to classify Metroid Prime as a first - person adventure rather than a first - person shooter — an accurate description that's easily understood by anyone who's ever played it.

Rather than opting for jump scares or combat, Little Nightmares evokes the feeling of trying to not wake your parents as you sneak downstairs to play Super Nintendo.

However, Red Goddess is quite an irritating adventure with tedious platforming and combat and many difficulty spikes that make progression feel more like a chore rather than satisfying.

It's a good port of a pretty good game that relies too heavily on combat rather than platforming and should only be experienced by those that can't get enough Rayman.

Rather than just bundling DLC or a few extra missions the developers have tackled the mechanics of the title, and the improvements to the combat make a huge difference to the way it plays.

You're thrust into combat with very little explanation beyond your own understanding that you should probably attack the hideous creature in front of you rather than frolic along beside it, and if you hadn't played the original game, which suffered from the same problem, you may well wonder precisely why you're bothering.

The two most controversial initiatives have come under Title IX: The office's seven - year effort to combat what it described as an «epidemic» of sexual violence on campus, and its 2016 directive on the right of transgender students to choose restrooms, locker rooms, overnight accommodations and sports teams on the basis of their subjective sense of «gender identity» rather than their biological sex.

Rather than paying the fine, ECOT is filing lawsuit after lawsuit to avoid payment, thus not only delaying the inevitable, but further wasting taxpayer treasure to combat the lawsuits.

The eagerly engaged voices assembled here present an action plan to combat the increase in high - stakes standardized testing currently plaguing K — 12 education... the focus is on doing rather than shouting, and each essay in this anthology is a blueprint for civic action....

In order to combat economic and, in turn, school inequality, the federal government could mandate that school funding be linked to individual children rather than schools, such that a child could apply to multiple public schools in his or her area (Whitehurst).