He says this despite encountering "appalling" dialogue, despite hearing actors give line readings of "autistic miscalculation," despite despairing over the sense that gamers and game designers have embraced "an unnecessary hostility between the greatness of a game and the sophistication of things such as narrative, dialogue, dramatic motivation and characterization".
Despite this despair, two critical studies were published and well received, both discussing contemporary fiction.
It is also a book which, despite the despair in it, is genuinely life-enhancing.
But despite his despair, Mr. Lowe, 62, is not admitting defeat.
But despite their despair over prices, most households expect them to continue to rise this year.
Prince does not present himself as anyone's moral better; he even pauses to mention that, despite her despair, "she was looking all right".
Despite the despair surrounding the shares, Tesco remains the UK's largest supermarket by some considerable margin, the actual profit number is significant and, from an investment perspective, the dividend yield of 5% is attractive.
Experience and research had revealed to Levin and the other authors that, "despite the despair that many progressives may be feeling right now, there really actually is a model for success".
Carrie and Enoch, reunited by the crisis, attempt to console Julie; Nettie arrives and gives Julie the resolve to keep going despite her despair ("You'll Never Walk Alone").
When Parker sent the signal to withdraw, Nelson ignored it and Riou felt he had no choice but to obey his commanding officer, despite his despair at what Nelson would think of retreat.
