Sentences with phrase «stale genre»

Headed by Hiroki Kikuta, the music composer for the Secret of Mana series, Sacnoth had an ambitious goal of reinventing RPGs and moving them beyond stale genre conventions.

After playing the beta I came away feeling that Destiny is a mediocre effort in a stale genre.

Screencheat is the perfect example of a game that has taken an almost stale genre and reinvigorated it by blending a new idea and own unique flair into it.

But is a change of perspective enough the breath new life into a stale genre?

Sometimes it just takes one magical mess of a game to bring innovation to a stale genre, laying the groundwork for other developers to build upon.

- it's the first time since that seminal picture that he has found a subject matter to match his visual imagination - and on a relatively slim budget of $ 40 million the director has created a thrilling, beautifully designed picture which genuinely tries to cast a fresh light on an often stale genre.

Creed is one of the best movies in the Rocky series, certainly the best since Rocky II, with a pairing of respect to the past films and a new style to a pretty stale genre.

Semblance takes one of the most saturated and stale genres, the platformer, and makes you think about it in new and fresh ways.

Highlighting KickBeat's originality within a staling genre, he praised the visual styling and addictive gameplay though would have liked more tracks.

Not exact matches

I'm always willing to give a chance to the horror flick that helps keep the genre from getting stale.

Just when you think that there is nothing left in a genre and it has become stale, leave it to the next generation to remind us that it is what you make of it.

For the second straight time, the cable channel has rejuvenated a stale, weary TV format, taking a genre that appeared to be staggering under the debilitating effects of old age and overuse and giving it new life.

The lack of half - naked men aside, it's impossible not to see what a superior, rewarding effort Dragon's Crown turned out to be — it looks great, it feels great, it's smart and deep, and it utterly revitalizes a genre that went stale years ago.

This bloody - minded need to constantly «re-invent» the horror genre with each outing leads less to innovation, and more to easily - staled trends like J - horror remakes, torture porn, or found - footage frights.

This Shrek spin - off continues the theme of mashing up fairy tales with movie genres, and while there's a slightly stale odour lingering through this prequel, it's also witty enough to keep us laughing.Puss (Banderas) is...

Even with the flaws, the fact that we've seen this sort of film already, whether in the Japanese form or in similar American vehicles, makes Dark Water seem stale and boring without something new to add to the genre.

CastleStorm is a welcome evolution of a genre that has quickly become stale.

Both the «ordinary people get superpowers» and found footage genres are getting stale, but Chronicle uses both to good advantage, chiefly by being spot on in how teenagers would react to their new - found powers.

I appreciate when a genre flick can still summon up a few surprises, and this film definitely did, working to be fresh in a venue that can so easily go stale.

Resident Evil has been a mainstay of the horror genre for decades now, and by most accounts had grown a bit stale as it ventured further and further into action game territory and started collapsing under the weight of its own convoluted lore.

Most important of all, though, the film possesses moments and sequences that return a sense of wonder to a genre that, while it hasn't quite reached that point yet, is in serious danger of growing stale.

This movie falls in the category of «romance movies», but even admirers of that genre will find this movie incredibly stale.

But instead it manages to be a shot in the arm for the often stale sports genre (look no further than the often stale Southpaw from earlier this year, a film that is forgotten within twenty minutes of its credits rolling), and a hell of a calling card for Coogler moving forward.

, and he works wonders with the stale zombie genre.

But instead it manages to be a shot in the arm for the often stale sports genre (look no further than the often stale

This podcast review looks at how they did it, and why Horizon feels so fresh for a genre that is getting stale.

Death Road to Canada is an addictive and fresh take on the undeniably stale zombie genre.

I have always loved first person shooters and always will, but lately the genre has been over saturated with cut and paste games like the yearly COD installments and it's starting to get a bit stale.

With the spectacular rise of Fortnite, there's always a chance it will plummet equally as fast, especially given the success comes largely from the sudden popularity of the Battle Royale genre, which is steadily growing staler by the week.

Moduwar is very much unique in that it looks like it blends «god games» with real time strategy to create something unique and fresh in a genre that has mostly become stale.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy games like MW3 and Battlefield 3, but the genre has become a little stale as the big guns compete to be the best at an identical focus.

2011's Anomaly: Warzone Earth was a genuine breath of fresh air, a unique take on the quickly staling tower defense genre.

I really like the ideas these developers are putting forth to improve how advancement has worked in this surprisingly stale 20 - year old genre.

The yarn graphic style is pretty to gaze upon, and the yarn - centered gimmicks add a degree of uniqueness to a genre which has gotten a bit stale.

Games which sit squarely in the TD genre have grown stale for me, and while I enjoyed Starcraft and some of its brethren, I never felt any interest in getting very good at them.

CastleStorm is a welcome evolution of a genre that has quickly become stale.

Bleed was created from the desire to innovate the action - platformer — a genre I love but felt was growing stale and needlessly restricted by the past.

It wasn't gaming that was the problem; it was the «less than fresh» feeling I'd get due to my beloved genre becoming stale.

Coupled with its moody atmosphere and charmingly simplistic visuals, this quirky title may just be the perfect spin on the genre that platforming fans tired of stale and overused gameplay mechanics have been clamoring for.

No, the mech battles and parkour inspired verticality were a breath of fresh air in a genre staled by Call of Duty.

Nowadays, the entire first - person shooter genre — and even my beloved Halo — seems like it's getting stale.

In 2015, I think it was (and still is) safe to say that the slasher horror movie genre is dead, filled with stale ideas and the same baddies we've seen over and over again.

There are no characters tailor - made for profitable demographics, no loud demonstrations of might, no huge philosophical speeches, no outrageous outfits, no impossibly garish weapons, or any other trappings of the genre that have long since grown stale.

This latest iteration of the Legend of Zelda series was not just an outstanding launch title for the Nintendo Switch; it was also a revolution in a genre which had long been stale.

It works pretty well and doesn't get stale as easily as other games of the same genre.

This Kickstarter - assisted, point - and - click adventure game succeeds because of its writing and characters, but doesn't stray very far from the somewhat stale gameplay format of the genre.

The Command and Conquer series was a staple in the real time strategy genre, but after the last few games, the series did become stale and just all around lackluster.

We were actually spoilt for choice... And yet, somehow, the genre felt a bit stale...

Rather than becoming stale, this gaming genre continues to change with the times.

FreeSpace 2 is considered one of the best entries in the space combat genre, breaking the somewhat stale mold that had been set by entries like Wing Commander.