Sentences with phrase «slick visuals»

by Walter Chaw Completed about a year after John Boorman's infinitely superior The General, Thaddeus O'Sullivan's Ordinary Decent Criminal is a sporadic «fictionalizing» of the life of Irish crime boss Martin Cahill that dresses up Cahill's exploits with slick visuals while attempting the unsavory task of doing exactly what The General was accused of doing: making urban terrorism and torture whimsical caper fare.

Scott's widescreen compositions capture the expansiveness of the heat - soaked Southwest plains; however, with the exception of a stunning Joan of Arc - inspired ending, Scott's gift for slick visual splendor is wasted on a run - of - the - mill Bonnie and Clyde - ish tale posing as profound social statement.

Without a step - up in resolution, however, we suspect that some will happily take a smaller device that's cheaper and almost as powerful, or opt for a rival device offering greater resolution for even slicker visuals.

With huge, living worlds and gorgeously slick visuals, Capcom's cult co-op game looks like it will finally live up to its full potential on modern consoles, while bringing in newbies like me who found previous installments impenetrable.

The writers, producers, and director, fail to give anything outside slick visuals, bruising action sequences, and a disquieting environment for its characters.

Unfortunately, Stein appears so singularly focused on the film's slick visual look that he forgets to make his audience care about (or even understand) the characters.

For those who missed out the first time around, The World Ends with You is set in Japan's real - life fashion and shopping district, Shibuya, and features slick visuals and music and a unique touch - screen - aided battle system.

Trading slick visuals for grimy immediacy and raw, unflinching honesty, its lack of action set pieces makes the heartbreaking, socially conscious film hit that much harder.

It is a happy fusion of a truly brilliant cast relishing a crisp screenplay, slick visual effects and a cleverly selective director with a vision us Potter fans can not fault.

Slick visuals meshed with fast paced combat in a 2D side - scrolling environment.

Very slick visuals and narration, even bringing to the table a little fact I wasn't aware of (Nasir's Visa woes).

The trailer shows off one - on - one battles with intimidating monsters called Aragami and slick visuals resembling Bandai's n...

It's not a serious murder mystery game, but the lightheartedness, combined with the varied characters and slick visuals creates a welcoming experience for most players.

Internally there are lenses to split the display between your eyes and with Samsung's latest devices offering very high resolution displays, this translates into slick visuals.

But beyond the enjoyable gameplay and slick visual style, Severed's story is the real highlight, as you experience the tale of a one - armed warrior named Sasha.

Battlezone: Combat Commander is back, and looking better than ever with slicker visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and more!

Based on the 2002 GameCube remake of the original Resident Evil, this Xbox port adds even slicker visuals and an optional, more - intuitive control scheme that lets you ditch those janky tank controls.

With huge, living worlds and gorgeously slick visuals, Capcom's cult co-op game looks like it will finally live up to its full potential on modern consoles, while bringing in newbies like me who found previous installments impenetrable.

This new third - person action - brawler rolls into battle with Hasbro's classic Generations designs and developer PlatinumGames» renowned flair for slick visuals and free - flowing, high - speed combat.

It's at least a few folds away from the gameplay living up to the slick visual designs, however, and there are clearly some kinks to work out with the online modes.

Clean, simple interface, and a slick visual style made this one of the most visually pleasing games of 2009.

Notwithstanding the flash and slick visuals, director Rian Johnson always keeps the storyline to the fore.

This cooperative adventure seems to promise all the fun action you yearn for from the «golden» age of gaming, but perhaps minus the frustration, with some slick visuals to boot.

Deliberately unstructured, this likeable romantic comedy holds the audience's interest with its strikingly engaging cast and a slick visual style, but the plot is both contrived and underdeveloped.

Judging by these new images from Priest (see below), Stewart's followup effort with his Legion star Bettany will have slick visuals and explosions aplenty.

The slicker visuals and boosted frame rate lead to an even cleaner and more satisfying experience, though its portable roots are glaringly obvious the more you play.

While there some great character work and some some Bradbury-esque ruminations on whether robots can have souls, the slick visuals can't save squalid pacing and the sense that all three would have been better served in a different format.

Writer - director Jessica Bendinger compliments her slick visuals with a screenplay of sassy one - liners.

I adored the slick visuals and visceral combat, but the difficulty really tested my old man gaming skills.

Perhaps Judas Kiss would have played for effectively on the big screen, for what does distinguish the film somewhat is the slick visual style of co - writer / director Sebastian Gutierrez — a virtue that is severely compromised when panned and scanned for the small screen.

Channelling plenty of Arkham Asylum, as well as the spirit of Treyarch's and Beenox's webslinger offerings, here is a game that is really making the most of its host console's power, with some incredible environmental interactions tied to some of the slickest visuals we've seen this generation.

I guess the filmmakers thought that the production's slick visuals and the presence of attractive A-list stars wouldn't leave any viewer the wiser; while it is diverting and watchable on the most superficial of levels, it doesn't convince.

Besides the clever title, Lovers simply oozes style and is sure to impress with its slick visuals and funky music.

We find ourselves reluctantly reminded of Geometry Wars again, the trance beats and responsive sonic backing of Resogun compound the slick visual presence of the title, working together to deliver an experience that is as hypnotic as it is engaging.

It's a visceral twinstick shooter set in the quirky Mistbound universe, and in our recent hands - on preview, I was quick to praise its hectic action, slick visuals and innovative drop in online multiplayer.

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Not so much for its slick visuals or competent and engaging gameplay, as no media has yet been released and no one has had a chance to sit down with a build, but for the claims being made by Mendaces» founder and CEO Bill Penn regarding the remarkable breadth and scope of EC: FD «s game world and mechanics.

While the game may lack some depth, it makes up for its shortcomings with some enjoyable co-op gameplay, slick visuals and lovable characters.

By blending effective horror scares with slick visuals, system - defining multiplayer and an impressive amount of content, Capcom's latest horror game is one of the most proficient games to grace portable consoles in recent years.

Having just completed BETA and Early Access, the game offers an action - packed Sci - Fi journey in glorious VR, promising to push the boundaries of first - person shooters with its improved levels, slick visuals, rich narrative, and RPG elements.

While PGR and Forza offer up slick visuals, DiRT will truly blow you away with its amazing graphics, and the damage modeling is something all racing titles should strive for.

It isn't just the slick visuals and ease - of - use combat system which makes ARR enjoyable.

While we're a little disappointed that only the first instalment will be given the remaster treatment (the rest are available via Backwards Compatibility) the slick visual makeover and smooth multiplayer makes the Ultimate Edition excellent remake of what we'd consider to be the best game in the series (mainly because of the Cole Train's rap.)

The announcement came in the form of a world premier gameplay trailer, showcasing off the slick visuals that fans... Read more

Now add to that a sick soundtrack, slick visuals, and the tightest physics in VR gaming!