it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss , and that 's more or less how it plays out 
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ sounds) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (DT another) (ADJP (JJ clever) (IN if) (JJ pointless)) (NN excursion)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN abyss))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADVP (RBR more) (CC or) (RBR less)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ plays) (PRT (RP out)))))))))
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (JJ ) (IN ) (JJ )) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))))))) (, ) (CC ) (S (NP (DT )) (VP (VBZ ) (ADVP (RBR ) (CC ) (RBR )) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB )) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (PRT (RP )))))))))