Although each class has a distinct storyline, they are integrated with the game's overall arc.
The overall arc of the tale would emerge only through the telling of multiple such sections.
"What happened to him seemed such an aberration in the overall arc of his life."
The two shorter acts make the overall dramatic arc seem misshapen, and by then our tolerance for such things has worn thin.
I loved some of these waves, but I hankered for a stronger overall arc or through-line.
The music and instruments in each level were chosen to correspond to the game world and the level's placement in the overall emotional arc.
The show doesn't really work as homage; the selections have a random feel, and there is no overall dramatic arc or momentum.
This is the first episode of the series which doesn't deal with the overall mythological arc of the series.
Furman intentionally wanted a larger scale and "took Cybertron out of the equation" to shape the overall arc.
Where the through plot of the series is not yet clear, Delaney exposes the first signs of overall arc.