Sentences with phrase «takes nods from»

A new battle system has been introduced, which takes nods from the classic Shining Force games.»

In this tale that takes nods from both old school RPGs and modern visual novels, Undead Darlings lands players in the role of Reginald Happenstance, or «Reggie» for short, who awakens from a coma only to find that the world has been overrun with the undead during the time he had been napping.

But what I am doing is dropping more fruit, concentrating things more, taking the nod from some of the finest wineries in the world.

Taking a nod from Mexican p...

Taking a nod from Mexican pastries, it's spiked with ample cinnamon and a touch of spice.

Taking a nod from free - spirited seventies style, this short kaftan from Melissa Odabash goes from beach to brunch effortlessly.

(Taking a nod from LOTR, the three - disc Hellboy is also available in a limited box that includes a bust of Hellboy, for more ardent fans.)

Take a nod from the startup community.

Bottom Line: Facebook for BlackBerry 2.0 takes a nod from the Android and iPhone apps, making for the best Facebook experience on BlackBerry yet.

Facebook for BlackBerry 2.0 takes a nod from the Android and iPhone apps, making for the best Facebook experience on BlackBerry yet.

The latest game to take a nod from P.T. and the genre it sprouted, is Get Even.

Or take a nod from LoZ: Ocarina of Time, and do a Master Quest Mode for a second playthrough (basically, just flip the levels and increase the difficulty).

Taking a nod from other racers of the era, Burnout has done a great job creating an experience that feels good to play.

First of all why did nt they take a nod from Capcom and make HD sprites or use sprites from the genesis era?

Taking a nod from Doc Brown's beloved DeLorean from Back to the Future II, kart wheels can now flip up into a horizontal position to run parallel with the road allowing for travel up vertical surfaces and even upside down.

Not exact matches

The New York Times even referred to it as «the next borough,» a nod to its proximity to the Big Apple and the Amtrak train that gets you from city to city in just over an hour — less than it takes some Brooklynites to make their way to Manhattan.

A Mormon minister's wife told me in 1960 that when Cain «Went to the land of Nod and took a wife», that he married an ape and that's where black people came from.

Bale is no longer a guaranteed starter and it remains to be seen if he will get the nod from Zinedine Zidane, with English clubs likely to be taking an interest in the Frenchman's team selection on the back of this rumour.

Antonio Valencia was the only United player to get the nod from him this time round, and perhaps it will take an attacking trident of Lukaku, Rashford and Martial to get his seal of approval moving forward.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Nketiah given the nod over Welbeck up front, with the England international taking up a wide wole, but I feel that Arsene Wenger will want to see more from Danny in a central role with Lacazette out injured and Aubameyang cup - tied from the Europa League.

Iwobi provided two assists but also gave the ball away at key points so Mesut Ozil gets the nod with a well taken opening goal to cap a good game from the German.

There was a brief period of relief for the visitors but just as they took a breath, Dortmund struck, Marcel Schmelzer digging out a cross from the left for Aubameyang to climb above Ben Davies at the back post and nod home his 33rd goal in 38 games this season.

Also after seeing him deliver a pin point cross from a corner kick for Aminu Umar to nod home against Denmark in the semi-finals, some of the club fans urged the manager to give him the right to take corner kicks and other set piece for the team.

The visitors enjoyed the better of the chances in a tight first half and took the lead when Yevhen Konoplyanka finished from close range — but they were rocked when Yaroslav Rakitskiy headed against his own crossbar, allowing Pohjanpalo to nod in.

Over on Team Turner, campaign spokeswoman Jessica Proud took the opportunity to highlight the congressman's big get from last week — a nod from former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani — saying the poll results continue the «momentum - building» sparked by that endorsement, showing Turner as the favorite among Republican voters.

«Yet the ruling generals seem aloof from this, and more inclined to reassure and take the lead from the conservative monarchies of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the Emirates, while receiving regular nods from Washington.»

Murphy and a host of other Dems aren't letting the fact that AG Andrew Cuomo has taken a pass on the labor - backed party's line pending the outcome of a US attorney's office probe get dissuade them from accepting the WFP nod.

These are some of the Democrats already moving: Mr. Kaminsky, a former prosecutor who is rumored to be eyeing a run for Mr. Skelos» Senate seat; Mr. Kavanagh, the leader of the reform caucus that emerged during the speaker's race; Mr. Perry, the chairman of the powerful Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus; Mr. Mosley, who took on his seat from now - Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and almost got the Caucus nod Mr. Perry did; Marcos Crespo, new Bronx Democratic chairman and close friend of Mr. Heastie; Mr. Blake, a former Obama staffer from the resurgent Bronx; and Ms. Rozic, who at the time of her election was the youngest woman ever elected to the Assembly.

If Cuomo and DOB say the savings from doing something will be some humongous number, the LCA nods their heads and takes that as gospel.

Molinaro, who already has taken flak from those on the right for backing Rep. Michael McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), knows that there will be political fallout from the Cuomo nod.

In the end, its nod went to Cuomo — but not before he took a rhetorical blistering from delegates, even as Teachout received rafteshaking cheers.

For Westchester County, it took 11 tries, but the county administration finally got a nod from federal officials in a long - running dispute over housing policy.

I know from experience that you can't change a system if you make it wrong, so I took a few deep breaths, and nodded to the doctors who expressed appreciation that a «CAM speaker» had been brought in to enlighten them.

Featuring a big influence from Scorsese, nods to Kids and The Basketball Diaries, and a refreshing take on familiarity, Justin Lin's debut Better Luck Tomorrow is an engaging, biting, satirical social commentary that is unforgettable and truly amazing.

In other plaudits from the jury of the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci), Lukas Dhont's «Girl» took the nod for best film in Un Certain Regard; and «One Day,» directed by Zsófa Szilagyi, was chosen by the Fipresci jury as best movie in either Directors» Fortnight or Critics» Week.

In terms of nominations, everyone keeping score at home should take a cue from those Satellite nods, as Zero Dark Thirty will almost certainly repeat all with Oscar.

«Spotlight» took the Ensemble award from SAG and earned two acting nominations including a Best Supporting nod for Rachel McAdams (the significance of which I covered last week).

Along with Prince, Stevie and Michael, Monáe seems to take cues from legendary cosmic - jazz pioneer Sun Ra, the legendary cosmic - jazz pioneer whose lush, skronking soundworld nodded to life on other planets.

Rather than try to just make a Sonic game, it crafted an experience that gives some nods to the franchise that mostly inspires it, while taking some other inspirations from other games as well.

Taking its name from the yellow covers of lurid Italian paperbacks, films in this genre split, broadly, into two sub-categories: the ones that give a passing nod to ratiocination; and the ones that don't bother to make any rational sense at all.

Condon wisely takes the choreography to the next level with nods to everything from «West Side Story» and «Les Miserables.»

But in a nod to London's heritage, the film also includes a scene where Thor takes the tube — riding three stops from Charing Cross to Greenwich.

Aesthetically, Hawley's take is pretty indivisible from cinema, and there are many reverent nods to the film throughout.

Tom Hanks got bumped from the Best Actor in a Leading Role category with Christina Bale, Bruce Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Matthew McConaughey taking the nods while Hanks» «Saving Mr. Banks» co-star, Emma Thompson, lost the Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination to Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep.

Kojima, who enjoys a good bit of showmanship as much as the next legendary developer, arrived for the information session with his head wrapped in plaster — a nod to the tutorial that he played through a section of for the audience, which takes place in a hospital where we find Solid Snake recovering from a nine - year coma.

It left that festival with no major prizes from the main competition but recently took five European Film Awards and the NY Film Critics» Circle's nod in Foreign Language.

The main thrust of the interview was about plans to ensure all pupils take a times table test at the end of primary schools - and an indication, by nodding when it was suggested, that the Conservatives would pledge to protect the schools budget - from age five to 16 - if the party wins the next election.

While impressive, it should be noted that this sort of thing is EASY and second nature to Uruguayan engineers, who took a few hours off from their routine to give the nod to Hyundai.

When he drove, he never waved or nodded at folks, and this was, my mother said, because he was afraid to take his hands from the wheel.

The old man nodded slowly, not taking his eyes from the steam rising off the tea in front of him.