Sentences with phrase «than playing as»

Rather than playing as a single hero, in Ultima III you commanded a party of four, each with their own talents (determined by your choice of 11 character «classes»).

Will you have more choices than playing as Mario or rescuing Peach?

Nothing is better than playing as the bosses in video games.

This first installment, «Realm of Shadows» is the focus of this week's new episode of the Power Button podcast in which Blake Grundman and I discuss the events of the game, our favorite moments, trying to live up to the characterizations of our respective favorite Batman incarnations, why shaking hands with a notorious mobster at a party is a bad idea, how playing as Bruce Wayne is remarkably different than playing as the Dark Knight, and so much more.

For Honor will release on the 14th of February, because what's not more romantic than playing as an enormous viking cutting his way through a horde of samurai?

Maybe even more than playing as Shovel Knight.

It wasn't on my radar at all, but I bought into the hype and tried it out and it ended up being one of the best new IPs I've played since Uncharted... and of special note was that it may be the only game where I've found playing as a good guy even MORE rewarding than playing as a bad guy.

Ox is getting better at going past people, he still needs to learn the defensive side and being out on the wing rather than playing as a CM allows for that development.

Rather than play as Nathan Drake alongside Sully, this time you'll play as Chloe Frazer alongside Nadine Ross.

Admittedly I don't know where Welbeck stands in this Arsenal side given Alexis» rise to prominence up front, because I reckon that Welbeck may now be reduced to a role of the wing rather than play as a striker.

Standing at five - foot - nine, he isn't the tallest player and is instead at his best when deployed behind a larger, stronger strike partner to hold up the ball for him to run onto and find space around rather than play as the sort of target man or «nine - and - a-half» that can play as a lone forward in the heart of a front three.

It may look different than your play as a big kid, but when they are not sleeping or eating or being cuddled, babies are mostly playing!

Rather than play as an archaeologist however, you play the ancient horror living in the cave whose job it is to clear them out.

Rather than play as some generic soldier dude, you get to choose a Specialist — a premade character with a name and everything, each one accessing unique weapons that activate after filling a meter.

Okay, I kid, but only by half; truth is, I'd probably rather watch it as a movie than play it as a game.

This often went hand - in - hand with cards like «Violet Teacher» to flood the board with as many «token» minions (generated by a card effect rather than played as a card) as possible, maximizing the value of Savage Roar.

Not exact matches

«So folks just aren't making individual decisions as much and advisors are more making longer - term sector and strategic investments than saying let's make a play for this one name or the others» earnings,» Tabb Group's Larry Tabb told CNBC.

«Inspiring children through play and creativity is crucial to early development and no company has done more in that space over many generations than Mattel,» said Georgiadis in a statement «As a parent, I have seen this first hand and am honored to be joining the Company at this exciting time of renewed focus.»

The company plans to follow its customers as they move back to cities, with new urban locations that are smaller than its 1,800 big boxes, and stop playing catch - up when it comes to digital.

The study's authors found that peckish participants in a card game known as the «Iowa Gambling Task» played more shrewdly and made better decisions than those who had eaten.

Every month, more than 100 million gamers play LoL, as its fans call it.

«Write to Play» heralded Playworld's first - ever social media giveaway, and the results are impressive: Not only did its Facebook fan base increase from 600 to more than 9,000 during the two months the contest ran, but as finalists rallied to gain community support for their campaigns, many local news outlets reported on their efforts, earning Playworld significant free publicity in the process.

Lisa Kramer, an associate professor of finance at the University of Toronto, worries that if people think of investing as a game, rather than as a way to save for retirement, then portfolio construction could become just another table to play.

I spent time acclimating to how different it felt to play the game as this frog rather than as Mario.

There are undoubtedly better - sounding speakers than the SONOS PLAY: 5, but I doubt they're as versatile or convenient.

But that wasn't all that depressed Clinton's vote: Hansen said a far lower number of provisional ballots than typical for a presidential election played a role, as did a recent strict voter - ID law that was in effect for its first presidential election in the state.

Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal play a pair of teens who head on a road trip with an older woman, but come to learn that there's more in store than getting lucky as they learn about themselves and the realities of life.

As chief executive of Roblox — a San Mateo, California, user - generated gaming platform on which more than 4.5 million people a month spend more than 70 million hours playing cloud - based 3D multiplayer games — he mostly hires through referrals.

Apple, hard to characterise as an out and out manufacturer or pure technology play, currently trades at 13.5 times its estimated earnings for the next twelve months, higher than its five - year average of close to 13.

It is important that diversity be interpreted as more than gender and Wynne's background may have had a part to play in favoring the Australian model.

Especially, as the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services makes its push to value - based, rather than fee - based care, it's likely that telemedicine, which saves costs and improves outcomes, has a role to play, said Lee.

«When you do outdoor events,» says Russell, who went to high school across the river on 98th Street and played sports on Governors Island's athletic fields as a kid, «you are expected, both contractually and on a personal level, to return the park in the same condition, if not better than, it was in when you first took it over.

It might be bold to suggest that Andrew Forrest consider a career change, but as his fortune shrinks and as his iron ore business struggles in a flooded market, there is a nickel deal to be done that could be a lot more fun than playing the role of fading star.

But when it comes to the mobile gaming front, the company has been less successful, as less than 5 % of users tend to play a game for more than a month with the frequency of updated games released.

Seattle's defense played heroically as they helped the Seahawks win last week despite having more penalty yards than total yards on offense.

As I stepped out into the business world I knew I had to compete, and the fear of looking stupid or failing immobilized me — causing me to play much smaller than I really was.

It shows Nintendo, which started life in the late 20th century as a playing - card manufacturer, staying true to its ethos of focusing on fun, rather than just flashy technology.

His citations go back as far as Plato («You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation») and as recently as «Stranger Things» teen star Millie Bobby Brown («I was bored one day, so my dad took me to this acting school.

We started playing them as kids, so it's understandable that everyone older than us may indeed view them as kids stuff.

Given the still - typical gender roles than men and women play, this doesn't come as much of a surprise.

As well, compounding plays a much bigger role in savings growth than how much you can make in the market in any given year.

Apple and Exxon Mobil frequently compete for rank as the largest public company globally — though Exxon, with a market cap of $ 400 billion, is currently playing second fiddle, in more ways than one.

Games like «Mario Kart 8 Deluxe» can easily be expanded out for more than two players, and even buying just one extra controller enables three players to play against one another because the Joy - Con can act as two separate gamepads.

So, as someone who's been branded a contrarian, someone who's been known to rock more than a few boats when it comes to the way we think about money and the role it plays in our daily lives, I propose an alternate course... a financial road less traveled.

Immigrant founders play a vital role as connectors to global markets — both abroad and here in the U.S. Immigrant businesses are 60 percent more likely to export than native - owned companies, and more than 2.5 times as likely to rely on exports for a large part of their sales, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy.

The private, Kirkland, Wash. - based company last week announced a new video game console, operating system and game controller that, other than a pure commercial play, could be interpreted as the PC - focused company's effort to arrest ongoing declines in PC gaming generally.

Each Friday and Saturday some 5,000 customers queue to get into this 4,000 - square - foot space and play the selection of more than 40 arcade games and pinball machines such as Donkey Kong, Ms. Pac - Man and a rare Missile Command cockpit.

NOTE: If you compliment one person more than another, keep in mind you could be seen as playing favorites.

Within the coalition are two factions: those pushing to play hardball on Capitol Hill by threatening to force uncooperative lawmakers from office in November, and those who'd rather see the debate settled at the congressional negotiating table sooner rather than later, even if it means making policy concessions to companies such as Verizon and Comcast.

«Replay will take on new meaning... as fans watch the games» best players hit towering home runs, make gravity - defying catches or turn acrobatic double plays — all from every conceivable angle, and in more detail than ever before,» Intel Corporation senior vice president Wendell Brooks said in an announcement.