The Telegraph's Robbie Collins observed: "Set against many intellectually bloodless teenage fantasies, this is as juicy as a cut of sirloin... Is it too soon to say I can't wait for the next one?" The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy called it "a safe, serviceable, carefully crafted action drama".
Of the sequel, it said, "This is possibly the most exquisitely crafted action game of all time.
But this rigorously crafted action film still provides a helpful analogy for what happens when those with power affect the machinations of public spaces.
"Nothing on PC has quite managed to repeat the fine melody with which Half-Life was orchestrated," Edge enthused about the seminal original in its Half-Life 2 review from 2004, before adding about the sequel itself: "This is possibly the most exquisitely crafted action game of all time.
There will also be a number next to the icon that tells you how many crystals will be consumed to complete the crafting action in question.
iPhone / iPad Transistor (£7.99) Originally released in 2014 for PC and PS4, Transistor is a beautifully crafted action-RPG with a science fiction theme, as you battle your way through a futuristic city.
Obviously it's different from sitting down and crafting an action plan to solve a problem.
But as important as all these are in crafting an action plan, they completely obscure the fact that the planet works as a biological as well as a physical system.
But Carsen and his production team got roundly booed on Thursday, probably for their handling of Act III more than anything else; until then, the director's minute crafting of action, gesture, and mood was a vivid tapestry that corresponded intimately with the opera's music and words, even if it took those elements into risky territory.
In all, the company has conducted "thousands of test flights" by its counts, in the four years or so it has been in existence — but this footage represents some of the first clear evidence of the craft in action.
The director's commitment to these children -- both on-screen and off -- is evident, both in his craft and action: proceeds from the film will be used to help the child soldier actors rehabilitate themselves.
