Tone

Hmm. Getting to the point where this journal is probably emo enough to merge with my anon live journal…

We went on a huge completely deliciously remastered Neon Genesis Evangelion binge this weekend. And I mean pretty huge – episodes 1 to 18. This is the first lazy weekend we have had in a while, and the last we will get until the next school holidays…

Now I’m 100% ‘It’s about the gameplay, not the graphics’. Az remarked ‘my GOD how gorgeous is that colouring! Look at that animation! How beautiful does it look!’ every 10 seconds which was strangely annoying because all I could think about was how affecting the series was to me on SBS on my tiny telly all those years ago, and of our shelves of Eva VHS set videos, plus the DVD set, plus the remastered set, plus the re-birth movies, plus the manga – but eventually I got sick of saying ‘Gameplay! Not Graphics!’ and admitted it is truly gorgeous.

Only because I know Az loves the series as much as I did, could I enjoy someone making comments like that at all without any kicking taking place!

I’m always in it for the gameplay, not the graphics, and I’m always in Media for the angst, not the giant-Mecha-robot fights.

Although they *are* good…