Sentences with phrase «venerable franchise»

Even the most venerable franchise names are mindful of the need for periodic transformation.

Sure, the monsters from two venerable franchises meet and fight, and the film even concludes with a winner of sorts.

Since its debut in 2003, the venerable franchise has posted sales in excess of $ 11 billion and is one of the annual tentpoles of the video game industry.

Even though Nintendo decided not to bring Zelda for Wii U to E3 this year, the venerable franchise will still have a presence at the show.

This is a first - rate entry in the venerable franchise, with the energy and creative dynamic to continue for some time.

, there is no actual Johnny Depp in the trailer, even though the actor remains top billed in the venerable franchise.

The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck was less diplomatic, declaring, «Yet another video game crashes and burns upon its translation to the big screen with this cinematic rendition of the venerable franchise.»

And in keeping with past tradition, we're trotting out some of gaming's most beloved, venerable franchises this week for the sole purpose of picking apart their flaws and upsetting their fans.

Rating: Hoopla Factor: Mired in the mess of editing cliches that betray this most modern version of the venerable franchise as «a Guy Ritchie film», Sherlock Holmes features a confused and incomplete storyline and seems more like a preface to its inevitable sequels than a fully realised feature film in its own right.

What I liked most about Stallone's willingness to take a shot on a fresh idea from a minority perspective — this is the first instalment of one of his two venerable franchises to not spring from a Stallone - written script — is that it feeds into the idea of Stallone as an auteur maybe, a canny cultural anthropologist definitely.

With the lack of fighting game basics such as a proper Arcade Mode, Street Fighter V feels like an appetizer, rather than the main course that it should be as a numbered entry in a venerable franchise.

Here, you'll be granted the opportunity to raise your team and enjoy all the central mechanics of single - player league play, tightly woven around the fabricated lore of this venerable franchise.

I also like that it's classic Maniac Mansion - ish gameplay, or Dizzy - ish gameplay for our British readers who remember that venerable franchise from classic 8 - bit computers, is enjoyable on its own even for those who are not interested in (or even disagree with) the political commentary.

Generations offers a more traditional Monster Hunter experience, so if you thought Monster Hunter: World changed too many things about the venerable franchise, then this game is for you.

Over the course of the last decade — two gaming generations — and ten main series entries, this venerable franchise, once adored by fans for its re-imagining of some of the most tragic and triumphant events of the Second World War, became little more than a frat boy gadget-fest where K / D ratio is king, and to the gulag with everything else.

With the lack of fighting game basics such as a proper Arcade Mode, Street Fighter V feels like an appetizer, rather than the main course that it should be as a numbered entry in a venerable franchise.

Kirby's Triple Deluxe makes an uninspired effort to break new ground in the venerable franchise.

With a timeline - altering story, vastly upgraded graphics, and a new team at the helm, could they recapture the magic that made us fall in love with this venerable franchise?

by Guest Writer Barry «Bahger» Isaacson Introduction Currently in open beta, Ghost Recon Online (GRO) is the less - hyped of the two newGhost Recon games with which Ubisoft hopes to revitalize the venerable franchise this summer.

Both offer deep if sometimes inconsistent lore drawn from the venerable franchises both games are based on.

The venerable franchise also celebrates its 15th anniversary this month — Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (Arma Cold War Assault) was originally -LSB-...]

The venerable franchise also celebrates its 15th anniversary this month — Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (Arma Cold War Assault) was originally released way back on June 22, 2001.

Currently in open beta, Ghost Recon Online (GRO) is the less - hyped of the two newGhost Recon games with which Ubisoft hopes to revitalize the venerable franchise this summer.

With the Castlevania anime series just hitting Netflix and a renewed interest in the venerable franchise perhaps now is the time to dip your toes into the action.

Backed by excellent production values, Alien Isolation brought a new experience to the venerable franchise.