Sentences with phrase «spectacle over depth»

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For all of his obvious skills and uncommon talent as a visual storyteller, Kosinski's first two films were short on character depth and emotional engagement, but whether a function of Kosinski's innate preferences for spectacle over substance or simply script - related issues, Kosinski's feature - film output made him an odd, left - of - field choice to direct a film about American firefighters and the Yarnell Hill Fire of 2013 that resulted in the greatest loss of firefighters since 9 - 11 more than a decade earlier.

Namco Bandai's weapon - based brawler has always prioritised the spectacle of combat over the art of fighting — something far better demonstrated in its Tekken franchise — and while few would deny that this approach has led to some of the most explosive and colourful rucks of the last decade or so, such showmanship has tended to come at the expense of gameplay depth.