Sentences with phrase «too gimmicky»

@Chris Armstrong Maybe, but you run the risk of making it look too gimmicky.
Does the stovetop - turned - meteorologist offer a strong marketing hook or seem too gimmicky?
One must be careful not to get too gimmicky or cute with a creative resume because the point is still to have all of your information listed in a format that is easy to read, will keep the attention of the reader, and will help you land an interview.
The resume header instantly pops; the fuchsia entry titles are eye - catchy but not too gimmicky.
Suffice it to say that Bose didn't actually create anything new or groundbreaking here, but by making audio the focus of its unique augmented reality glasses, it was able to create an experience uncluttered by unnecessary visual overlays and a level of immersion that's ordinary in a way that doesn't push past being too gimmicky.
This may sound too gimmicky, but handwriting recognition works very well on this phone.
Standalone devices that used to do this in the past seemed too gimmicky and pieced together to have a place in our daily lives.
And finally, the slide - out camera shown off by Vivo at MWC 2018 last month is just too new and too gimmicky to be reliable.
Roberta Smith wrote in the New York Times that it might be too gimmicky, but it sounds just right to me.
Navigating with the bionic arm provides a spin on a regular formula that works without being too gimmicky, though it's not without its faults.
The controls were fluid and never too gimmicky unless the moment itself was gimmicky (quicktime events).
Ubisoft takes full advantage of the GamePad controller, without making the experience feel too gimmicky.
While some of these spin - off games were a little too gimmicky that maybe they shouldn't have been as popular as they was, the fact is, they did something different.
The Wii motion control system certainly was too gimmicky for me to ever enjoy.
as well, not so much a game which is too gimmicky since we haven't seen logias move while tanking yet.
I'm all in for an anime based game using peculiarities of the original series, but at this point I'm afraid that a game revolving around Haki and Devil Fruits so closely will become too gimmicky and may limit the roster greatly, GB2 did it right (the best case scenario was spike and ganbarion doing a collab), the first scan of Burning Blood puts so much emphasis on this that I'm getting a bit worried.
Personally, I find that night vision is a bit too gimmicky to be useful — I'd rather be looking out of the windshield when driving at night than staring at the infrared video feed in the digital instrument cluster — but it somehow seems like a good fit for the Maybach's kitchen sink approach to gee - whiz features.
I'm less fond of the recycled 5.1 remix, here given a DTS - HD MA platform: it's too gimmicky and literalminded in retrospect, bouncing voices around the room based on where they are in relation to the camera even in simple shot - reverse - shot scenarios.
Otherwise, the characters are too thinly drawn, and the story too gimmicky.
The shot that stuck out to me when first watching the film might be considered too gimmicky to some, but I couldn't help a crooked smile at the playfulness on display.
If this sounds too gimmicky, like a Brit version of «Groundhog Day,» then you'll be happy to know that Curtis cuts the antics off just before it becomes tedious.
While some of these spin - off games were a little too gimmicky that maybe they shouldn't have been as popular as they was, the fact is, they did something different.
Even worse is the sudden drop - off in the main storyline — which has Don exploring the dirty rumors behind the Cody plant one minute, and then completely MIA the next — as well as the random cameos by big name talents like Ethan Hawke, Bruce Willis and Kris Kristofferson, whose presences feel far too gimmicky to be taken seriously.
The 3D does not appear too gimmicky, and there are some fantastic shots of San Francisco.
If these gags don't seem funny to you and if they seem too gimmicky and silly for a cast of this caliber, you're absolutely right.
Unfortunately, for Gangster Squad the script is flat, the direction uninspired, and the special effects are too gimmicky for the time its takes place in.
The new aeon abilities also help mix up the traditional formula a bit without feeling too gimmicky.
I just hope it isnt too gimmicky.
The Wii motion control system certainly was too gimmicky for me to ever enjoy.
Bezos oversaw one of Amazon's few major missteps when the company launched the Fire Phone in 2014; criticized for being too gimmicky, it was discontinued the following year.

Not exact matches

Most of all, I'm afraid of the gimmicky; I think we've been bombarded with too much of that.
But, there are too many unnecessary and gimmicky items out there.
Not only are there a lot of gimmicky and flashy exercises and products on the market, trainers and martial arts coaches are cashing in on it, too.
It's great too see the movie's characters like Mumble and Gloria but the Wii controls are used in a gimmicky way that adds very little substance to a game that could have been really fun.
For all the energy that Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, and their castmates pour into their gimmicky comedy, there's too often a feeling that they're straining to pump up flat material.
Its got an obvious prince influence too which comes off as gimmicky to me even if prince worked on it with her.
- reality of «The Game» and «The Man Who Knew Too Little») and bad (the frantic suburbanites of «Sex Tape»), but it never feels gimmicky or contrived or dully familiar.
The sequel, by comparison, is too noisy and gimmicky and lacks the human element which is odd considering that the feline antagonists and canine protagonists are once again battling over the fate of mankind.
It's telling, too, that the scene is no more nor less gimmicky than any other scene in the picture, and even more telling that the only memorable visual in a piece filthy with visuals sees failed reality - show model Jasmine Lennard desecrating a lollipop.
It also gets a gesture - controlled infotainment unit but that feels more gimmicky and a feature that you may not end up using too often.
Mini can relate to that because in addition to being labelled as gimmicky in the past, it has also had to deal with its cars being labeled a «chick» car, a «gay» car, «too small», and «not a performance car».
These are a whole lot more likely to get your career going than Tweeting 24/7, paying to boost Facebook posts, buying followers and reviews, spamming online author groups, or any of the other gimmicky things way too many authors are doing.
Our somewhat unifying manifesto is that, while excited by the possibility of technology, we generally find enhanced ebooks, or whatever, to be disappointing, to be gimmicky, and to generally be too disconnected from proven storytelling methods.»
Sure, if the screen was the bigger, but the dpi and the resolution would have been the same, then no way, but all that was upgraded too, so this not just a gimmicky screen size increase, it's the real deal!
Takeaway: Curves are cool but they're gimmicky too.
It's good to see posts that are not gimmicky or too self - indulgent as with some more well known «experts» and their acronyms, isms, and «I call it my...» phrases which are usually just a rehash on an old idea.
Make sure to carefully understand the terms and conditions and avoid gimmicky settlement companies that seem too good to be true.
That's the problem, even with the casual - catering of Nintendo's Wii — developers aren't taking enough risks with the technology, using it in gimmicky ways that too often don't feel natural or needed.
While it may sound gimmicky to some of you, the execution is such that for the most part these tools add to the intensity of the descent, and if you fail too many times you are at least given the chance to skip it.
The improvements are too subtle and gimmicky for me to recommend that experienced Tomb Raiders — people who have already finished the game on PS3 or Xbox 360 — drop $ 50 / # 40 on the next - gen version.
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