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traditional action

noun as in do's and don'ts

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There was a standard 4K mod that mimicked traditional action cameras, such as the GoPro Hero 8, a 1-Inch mod that was capable of 5.3K footage, and a dual-lens, 360 camera mod that could film 5.7K spherical video, much like Insta360’s stand-alone 360 camera at that time, the One X. The modular design was perfect for action-camera loving creators who might be curious about 360 filming but not wanting to invest in a dedicated 360 camera.

Image: Square Enix The annoyingly titled Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin made waves for being a weird “cringe but make it camp” game outside of the traditional action RPG format, but it didn’t enjoy widespread success.

Its brand of James Bond-esque spy-fi harks back to some of the more grounded MCU films like Captain America: The Winter Soldier, less focused on superpowered smack-downs in favor of more traditional action movie fare.

Lucky for us, no one is forced to view Grace’s bulging arms, alternative-lifestyle haircut, and rangy androgyny through the straight-guy lens of traditional action movies, in which those qualities don’t often feature in characters coded as sexy.

From Slate

He would know how to use a weapon, but it’s been a while, and we can still have that Everyman thread we’ve had in most of our movies, where he’d be out of his element, and somewhat fumbling when it comes down to traditional action setpieces.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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