06-18-2022, 10:33 PM
Finished e5. One more to go.
It pales by comparison to the original. A total miss. There’s a few twists to this version, but none have any impact. The biggest twist is the north commies v south capitalists. The original made some commentary about class and capitalism, which is why it became globally associated with the revolution while this new version seems to just give the controversy lip service only to add another element of rivalry.
The characters are all off. None of the new cast have any of the charisma of the old cast. And there’s no humor to it. The romances come out of nowhere and the partners have no chemistry. The lgbtq themes have been completely expunged. I could pick apart the failing of each character, which might be how I write this up for Den. I must discuss this with my editor.
The Easter eggs only serve to remind how great the original was and how this fails to get anywhere close to the magic it had.
E3 had some amusing action, but it didn’t sustain.
It pales by comparison to the original. A total miss. There’s a few twists to this version, but none have any impact. The biggest twist is the north commies v south capitalists. The original made some commentary about class and capitalism, which is why it became globally associated with the revolution while this new version seems to just give the controversy lip service only to add another element of rivalry.
The characters are all off. None of the new cast have any of the charisma of the old cast. And there’s no humor to it. The romances come out of nowhere and the partners have no chemistry. The lgbtq themes have been completely expunged. I could pick apart the failing of each character, which might be how I write this up for Den. I must discuss this with my editor.
The Easter eggs only serve to remind how great the original was and how this fails to get anywhere close to the magic it had.
E3 had some amusing action, but it didn’t sustain.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse