[Slog Bait]

It didn't start that way. It gradually became that over time from our point of view.

At no point did I say I hated it. There are a lot of things about the series I don't like. I think the slapstick is incredibly inappropriate at times and that's what makes it so cringe worthy. The actual story itself at it's core makes me roll my eyes. Major retcons piss me off no matter which series I'm following. Etc etc. But hey, I actually like the over exaggerated cartooniness of the characters in NNT's intro because it gives them so much life. even if it's a false sense of life. my initially impression was "wow they sure are lively" but i already bitched about how i realized that overexaggeration doesnt necessarily mean better portrayal

What this whole discussion has been about and everything I've been saying is "I'm disappointed by the decision to change how the story was told in the remake of the game that established the series because I don't think it does the story justice." I'd like to see these character portrayals in a remake of AE. It's much more suiting for that game, and I wouldn't mind seeing them continue to be portrayed like that in later installments. For AO and NNT, I don't think it works, and it actually takes away from the experience.

I think that last bit might be more valid if NNT wasn't a remake of an already existing game. It's more like creative differences between the team then and now and me just whining because my expectations for NNT were different. TBH I don't think I'd be so disappointed if I weren't assured the tone wasn't different when I expressed concern in the past.