Sentences with phrase «video game tropes»

But when the movie embraces video game tropes, it genuinely excels as popcorn entertainment and parody.

This is another game that tried to skewer some old video game tropes of reveals and it felt like Capcom has finally become aware of how ridiculous it can be as a company.

A lot of common video game tropes go into constructing the grind and the concept manifests in many different ways, but the simplest definition of it is the process of unlocking content through repetitive behavior.

Satirical Story with Divergent Paths and Multiple Endings Playing off common anime and video game tropes for social satire, the player's choices determine how the story progresses, leading to one of many unique endings.

There is little in the way of nostalgia, or classic video game tropes on display in this Kaiju - infused Japanese key art for Rampage.

There are slow motion sequences, first person sequences, they fly into a dangerous storm with the helicopter doors wide open (a widely mocked video game trope), and bits and piece are taken out of recent popular shooters.

Plunked down in his very own third - person action game, Deadpool acts as a sort - of - parody of third - person action games, with its hero regularly commenting on various video game tropes, his displeasure with High Moon's script, and even you, the player, when you aren't performing to his expectations.

It's been going on for a while to one degree or another, but Edgar Wright's «Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World» was one of the most obvious and conscious examples in recent memory: taking its leaf from Bryan Lee O'Malley's source material, it namechecked energy bars, extra lives and save points, among other video game tropes, in a smart and poppy way.

Up until this point, the Phantasy Star series focused less on generic video game tropes — woman kidnapped, man must rescue — and more on original sci - fi plots.

But they're still broad, overdone video game tropes.

Set in a darkly imagined, underwater Ayn Randian dystopia and rife with deep narrative and philosophical themes, the game went beyond some standard video game tropes.

Splatoon 2 is a game which takes normative video game tropes and turns them on their head.

The game and characters do not take themselves seriously, it broaches serious topics in both society and the game industry, pokes fun at video game tropes, and incorporates a unique style of turn - based gameplay that requires a bit of strategy, planning, and grinding beforehand.

You can't help but appreciate developer Team2Bit's foray into outdated video game tropes, including the 8 - bit graphics.

Vince's early 00's one - liners are intact, and Vince has a bit of self - awareness of his video game status, making cracks at some traditional video game tropes.

The story follows common video game tropes: a young girl with amnesia, a companion with ambiguous intentions, and an adventure to discover her past.

• Satirical Story with Divergent Paths and Multiple Endings Playing off common anime and video game tropes for social satire, the player's choices determine how the story progresses, leading to one of many unique endings.

Jonathan Blow: It's a classic video game trope.

It's growth that feels natural, removed from the video game tropes of «power - ups» or whatever other nonsense that excuses away real character growth in most games.

Boasting a unique combat system in which everyday objects become weapons, multiple story routes, a varied cast of characters based on common anime and video game tropes and a narrative dripping with social satire and subtle nods to Japanese pop culture, AKIBA»S TRIP is a present - day supernatural adventure for the gamer in all of us.

The «end of the world» is a video game trope that is overused.

As fans of the franchise or anyone who's heard about it will know, the Scott Pilgrim comic book, video game, and movie all feature dozens if not hundreds of allusions to specific video games or video game tropes, referencing everything from Dragon Quest to Crash»n The Boys: Street Challenge.

Nippon Ichi Software's Second Novel: Summer Girlfriend 15 Minutes of Memory uses a common video game trope — characters stricken with amnesia — but its prelude and story are certainly unconventional: one of the game's stars, Ayano, jumps off her school's rooftop.

No video game trope alive is safe in this very self - aware parody of every video game cliche.