Sentences with phrase «tale of intrigue»

A single - player campaign weaves a tale of intrigue and revenge as you play as a son of a murdered king, or you can play online against rival clans.
In a tale of intrigue and derring - do, the crafty cephalopod slipped out of his enclosure and found his way to freedom.
Art objects have long been the centerpiece of many a tale of intrigue.
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is an action RPG with an epic tale of intrigue, explosive spell effects, and highly deta...
One early quest chain in Balmora has you find a Redoran councilors daughter, to then expand further into a tale of intrigue and political machinations.
The extended gameplay features an enthralling tale of intrigue, danger and dark magic on the island of Gallows End with mysterious characters, a host of new side quests, treacherous battles with new enemies and exciting new challenges.
These are the kinds of questions developer Spike Chunsoft pose in their maniacal - yet - whimsical interactive mystery novel, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc; an eccentric tale of intrigue and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the bitter end.
Like everything else with this game, the story is more homage to the past couple of decades of Sonic rather than a serious tale of intrigue.
As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Plunge into a tale of intrigue and manipulation in the style of a classic murder mystery, living with a cast of alluring characters each hiding their own dark secrets.
A radio message (as always) will lead the Courier into a disturbing standalone tale of intrigue and discovery.
Featuring a mysterious tale of intrigue, danger and dark magic on the island of Gallows End, players will encounter shadowy characters and new enemies, and will experience a host of new side quests, treacherous battles and exciting new challenges.
Part film noir, part Mexican folklore, with a heavy dash of LucasArts wit thrown in for good measure, Grim Fandango's tale of intrigue set in the seedy underbelly of the Land of the Dead feels just as fresh now as it did over 15 years ago.
There's Hello Kitty Must Die, a tale of intrigue with a fascinating cultural subtext — and Heaven Preserve Us: A Home Crafting Mystery.
A chilling tale of intrigue and betrayal in the aftermath of an American nuclear war, and one of the most inventive novels of alternative history since Robert Harris's Fatherland.
Here, DeJean, trustee professor of French at the University of Pennsylvania and author of a number of books on French literature and history, turns her attention to a tale of intrigue and finance in 18th - century France.
The bestselling author of A Hundred Summers brings the Roaring Twenties brilliantly to life in this enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance, and scandal in New York Society, brimming with lush atmosphere, striking characters, and irresistible charm.
One early quest chain in Balmora has you find a Redoran councilors daughter, to then expand further into a tale of intrigue and political machinations.
Survive wants to be a pulpy zombie movie, a gritty tale of intrigue, and a mind - boggling sci - fi spectacle, but it doesn't manage to do any of those things particularly well.
A traditional Hitchcockian tale of intrigue and innocence, turned on its ear.
Based on John le Carré's novel, A MOST WANTED MAN is a contemporary, cerebral tale of intrigue, love, rivalry, and politics that prickles with tension right through to its last heart - stopping scene.
How blest we are that she shrugs it off; if the young woman had a little more common sense, we'd have missed out on this sublimely spooky tale of intrigue; mystery; and yes, high - Gothic romance.
Based on the best - selling novel, The Other Boleyn Girl is a captivating tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Eric Bana.
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine is available now in print and ebook from Penguin Random House.
Here, the Hardys and Knight blend a tale of intrigue set against the supernatural.
Easily deserving of its place among the BioShocks and the Borderlandses, Arkane's aggressive, non-aggressive, unsubtle, sneaky, thoroughly versatile tale of intrigue makes for the kind of game that reminds us this generation isn't all straightforward shooters and «me too» trend - seekers.
With a cast that includes George Sanders, Louis Hayward, Gene Lockhart, and Rhys Williams, cult director Edgar G. Ulmer weaves a tale of intrigue and seduction.
As far as Christianity (another cult) goes, their version is a wild tale of intrigue and betrayal.
His tales of intrigue, bad behaviour and the downfall of Thatcher are a gripping read.
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Walk into your local LifeWay and you will find plenty of Precious Moments statues, specialty Bibles, Veggie Tale movies, and Thomas Kinkade prints... but little trace of art or literature that intrigues, agitates, and inspires — as true art should!
It opened recently in London and is called Phantom of the Opera, a gothic tale which has always intrigued me, and which I felt cried out for scoring.
All this week, Westminster has been gripped by a tale of mystery, intrigue and - potentially - foul play.
The Stevia Story: A Tale of Incredible Sweetness & Intrigue.
I may have heightened about the level of intrigue at the beginning of this tale, but let me just say that when you see the words «Hong Kong» at 8:30 am, that's all the «intrigue» I can handle.
E. Lockhart blew us away in 2014 with We Were Liars, and now she's back with a new tale of deception, intrigue, and international thrills.
George Clooney and Thekla Reuten star in this international espionage tale of suspense and intrigue from director Anton Corbijn.
In theory, the one about the geek picked on by jocks appeals to boys, the expectant - father anxiety plays to adults, and the tale of how Fiona and the princesses (Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel) foil a coup in Shrek's absence intrigues girls.
Critic Consensus: Sharper and wittier than your average period piece, The Lion in Winter is a tale of palace intrigue bolstered by fantastic performances from Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, and Anthony Hopkins in his big - screen debut.
A dazzlingly visual film, one marked by a thoughtful approach to a tale of business and interpersonal intrigue.
Much more might have been made of the intriguing tale of Mary, Queen of Scots (Samantha Morton), the cousin Elizabeth had executed for royal plotting.
At the same time, its characters are often likeable and entertaining, its tale of revenge is intriguing, and its combat system is fast - paced and responsive.
A coming - of - age tale like you've never seen, Julia Ducournau's «Raw» left me intrigued, mildly nauseated and extremely curious about what passes for recreation at French veterinary schools.
An adult tale of political intrigue and occult weave together to create a grand world and story and by the time you finish you will be ready for dishonored 2.
This shape - shifting tale of the perils and pleasures of self - reinvention begins at a dinner party, when Tom's (Michael Shannon) co-worker arrives with an intriguing date named Alice (Rachel Weisz).
Critics Consensus: Sharper and wittier than your average period piece, The Lion in Winter is a tale of palace intrigue bolstered by fantastic performances from Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, and Anthony Hopkins in his big - screen debut.
That's the intriguing element of «Winter's Tale».
Similar to that film, «The Fifth Estate» boasts an intriguing tale about an Internet startup and a fantastic cast led by two of the more exciting rising talents working today.
Amid familiar themes of obsession, psychosis and gender politics, this stylish cautionary tale about foreigners in strange lands manages to generate consistent suspense within an intriguing moral framework while avoiding genre pitfalls.
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