Sentences with phrase «with endearing characters»

The Darkside Detective is a short but worthy addition to your adventure game library, with endearing characters and references, wrapped up in an appealing art style and score.

While not breaking the TellTale formula for better or worse, TellTale's take on Guardians of the Galaxy is fun, engaging and smartly comic with endearing characters.

Apart from that and the somewhat generic setup, the game features some beautiful environments, memorable boss fights, and a story that clips along at a decent pace with endearing characters and excellent voice acting (especially for the time).

This may just be a guess, but around the point Pokemon became this huge hit in the late 90's and pretty much owned the turn based strategy genre, spawning dozens of hashed out clones, that could be contributed to why turn - based RPG's started to lose their muster a bit in the last generation and why Square Enix has been so fixated on trying to develop new and interesting combat systems with their latest installments, rather than focusing on what they used to do so well, which was create unique, yet cohesive, quest based stories with endearing characters and gameplay that favors using your mind over your thumbs.

A delightful journey filled with endearing characters.

«Michels» fresh and funny debut will delight readers with its endearing characters and infectious mix of sweet yet sexy romance and realistic yet wry wit.»

Brackston's spellbinding language is the driving force along with endearing characters and a well balanced narrative with the perfect amounts of witchcraft, mystery, suspense and thrills, even a little romance appears.

Six deleted scenes, presented without subtitles and clocking in a little over nine minutes in total, round out the DVD extras; these are nice little beats with the endearing characters but hardly anything essential.

The Longest Five Minutes is a promising JRPG with endearing characters that'll make you happy to experience their tale yet it simply doesn't offer enough fruitful gameplay to satisfy genre fans» gaming sensibilities.

Along with its endearing characters, well - paced plot, and excellent climax, it makes for a worthy creature feature offering.

The finale isn't nearly as satisfying as Hosking's overall vision, but the path is strewn with endearing characters.

Not exact matches

3.28 — with rather less endearing texts culled from a narrow range of pagan and Jewish sources, and maintain that one has uncovered the causal factor: the essential character of the new religion.

Brimming with spectacular animation and endearing characters, this internationally acclaimed motion picture delivers a fun and highly entertaining movie experience for the entire family.

Paul Newman as a cantankerous old man steals this movie with his character's endearing forthrightness.

But it does come at the cost of spending time with characters that have endeared themselves to us (like those played by Woody Harrelson and Elizabeth Banks, both of whom hardly feature here).

Continuing Falcone's bizarre penchant for making films that don't acknowledge any flaws in his wife's characters, Deanna is continually portrayed as endearing for her clumsy attempts to reintegrate into youth culture, with nearly every character constantly reminding her of just how loveable she is.

While the characters are endearing in their own ways, the overall conceit is odd, as children would have no frame of reference to things like the Carrie reference in the frat party, with paint and glitter instead of pig's blood.

While amnesiac characters are an often overused plot device, Kat is an endearing protagonist who grows on the player quickly with her charisma and earnest nature — not to mention her quick recovery.

Ioan Gruffudd makes a yeoman's effort as Wilberforce in a challenging role which calls for him to portray, empathetically, a determined character somehow simultaneously imbued with an endearing humility offset by a God - ordained self - righteousness.

Belushi deftly portrays the complexities of his character; a menacing alcoholic with an endearing, albeit imperfect love for his family.

 Trinity: Souls of Zill Oâ $ ™ ll is an action role playing game with an endearing cast of characters and a unique art style that is best compared to a living oil painting.

Future BOOGIE NIGHTS and MAGNOLIA director Paul Thomas Anderson shows his many gifts with a subtle and endearing touch, giving his characters believability and depth.

But for the most part, it's accessible all - round, with characters that are endearing, awkward and often funny.

For those that aren't up to speed, Animal Crossing traditionally puts the player in the shoes of a villager who has to earn their keep in a new town, all while making friends with an endearing bunch of cutesy characters.

Nothing ever really works out as planned in Lovely & Amazing but characters beat on anyway with endearing laissez faire.

To this day, Breath of Fire II remains one of the most enjoyable old - school 2D tales ever told with its beautifully rendered world, endearing cast of characters, newfangled «Monster Meter», and satisfying battles that allow you to use more strategy than before.

Stiller fortunately wrings out just enough entertaining interaction with supporting characters in some gorgeous locations to tip the scales in favor of Walter Mitty «s decidedly more conventional, but equally endearing latter half.

Everyone who ever tried to play Churchill has failed, and I do mean failed, as in bombed, as in cringe - inducing, as in not worth watching: Brian Cox, Albert Finney, Richard Burton, Timothy Spall, John Lithgow, Bob Hoskins... Oldman took time to look at the actual man, and what he saw was someone with humor and energy, who was endearing and full of fun and also such a character that some people didn't take him seriously.

This is as light and grounded as Toy Story gets, but these characters are too endearing (especially with all the voice actors returning from the film) not to enjoy every moment spent with them.

Combining film noire with nursery rhyme characters and some clever use of the WonderBook, Diggs looked like an endearing game.

Wally (Peter Jacobson) is the breakout character who endears himself to all of us with his neurotic mannerisms and love of using his object to send people that annoy him to «hell».

And still, as the characters increasingly humiliate and degrade themselves and each other, they are completely endearing and a joy to spend time with.

Two supporting characters played by Hannibal Buress and Thomas Haden Church are consistently funny, with Buress playing a strangely endearing unwanted house guest and Church mixing things up as Brad's endlessly crass boss.

While George — ever his father's son — withdraws into a cocoon of reticence during the trip (perhaps the result of neither MacLachan nor Morrison knowing what to do with his character), Madeleine endears herself to the extremely friendly Ashley, and she deeply to her.

As mentioned, it doesn't spend a ton of time with secondary characters or civilians, but it develops them sufficiently to endear them to us.

Fates is a war epic that spans not just dozens of maps but several campaigns, with a battle system that feels refined and focused, and characters that are as endearing as they are varied.

While the first Pie made its name on outrageous gags, at its heart it was really a warm and endearing piece that treated most of its characters with warmth and tenderness.

Sophie is one of the most endearing game characters ever and her adventure is full of wonder, addictive quest - based gameplay, and a memorable cast that'll make any fan fall in love with the series all over again.

The problem with «Mistress America,» however, is that its main characters are just like the people Baumbach so effectively mocked in his previous outing; they're great comic fodder, but they don't make for very endearing company.

Giannoli continues a quiet fascination with downtrodden or accidental celebrities, as Frot's endearing chanteuse shares a common thread with characters featured in 2012's reality star examination Superstar, and the faded lounge singer portrayed by Gerard Depardieu in 2006's The Singer (which competed in Cannes).

With Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Kevin Smith has shown that even if a film is spectactularly raunchy, it can still have lovable characters that exhibit endearing qualities.

The character of Arthur is an endearing hero to watch, and is perfectly matched with the voice of McAvoy.

Meanwhile, James Marsden makes a good argument for why he should be doing comedies pretty much all the time, playing his character with the right amount of self - aware parody to make it that much more endearing.

A lovely, endearing comedy with adorable, lovable characters.

With three quirky main characters, view that story was strangely endearing and oddly entertaining.

The Mini Cooper S has become a more mature car with a comfortable everyday road character, which will likely endear it even more to the people who buy it for style, but for handling acumen I would lean towards the latest Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Every one of Stuart's characters is endearing, brought to life with humorous quirks, and a sense of quiet tenderness that warms the heart in even the rainiest of times.

With a diverse cast of characters, Tarpley's story is a warm and endearing portrayal of the ways a community brings people together, and the power of art to endure and inspire.

Her characters, quirky and vivid, are presented with the right mix of vulnerability and spunkiness, which quickly endears them to the reader.

I abandon books if the main characters are a total pain in the arse, usually because they are also Mary Sues but the problem with Mary Sues is that no other characters are allowed to see them as anything but perfect or with slight flaws that many people find endearing anyway, example: «She was beautiful, but her teeth were a little crooked so she covered her mouth when she laughed.