Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows Review – 2 Ups And 3 Downs
2. Story Told Very Straight And Blandly
Being a product, theres very little that could be called adventurous in Out Of The Shadows, especially when it comes to the story.
Like the original were consistently told whats going to happen before the characters figure out - either through scenes where the villains plans laid out like its a video game cutscene or the heroes perfectly guessing exactly what the baddies are up to. This seems to be so that we can more efficiently get into the action, but the real upshot is that the storys told in an incredibly straightforward fashion. And, because theres so many characters to set-up, its already a very basic narrative when you break it down.
To cap it all off, the Turtles' internal conflict theres two character subplots, one about the potential of being human, the other of them working as a team is rather rote and develops almost unrelated to the main story.