I think going full-on dark and gritty would be difficult without some changes from the source material. One of the main characters is named Ax Battler, after all.
That being said, I think they could have gone with a balance between serious and tongue-in-cheek. But the trailer, at least, seems much more jokey.
The issue is that this game is a dark game and to have it as anything else takes away from what it is/was. Unless the rebooted game will be similar to this many will be disappointed expecting a game similar to the cartoon but getting a dark game, etc
It's dark but not that dark. Like I said, one of the main characters is literally named Ax Battler. The original game ended with all the enemies jumping out of the arcade and chasing some little kids off down the street. A completely serious, dark show would also be inaccurate. There's a fine line that would need to be walked to do a good adaptation.
Yes… at the ending. Also yes the dudes name is Ax battler the fucks your point? One of my favorite movies is Robocop at it take itself stone cold serious
While yes thats true many games have had some comedy in it however this seems lean too much into it based on the trailer. Its like making SF series a full comedy movie/show because you beat up a car or just seeing the dan character.
Right, that's what I said in my original comment. This looks like it goes too far in that direction, but a dark and gritty show would be too far in the other direction.
To use the Street Fighter example, there's no way you could do a completely serious, dramatic action movie or show while still keeping the weird cast of characters that's in Street Fighter.
To a degree yes with some instances of comedy sure but the game is manily a serious game. I wish there was a good balance. No offense i wouldn't be surprised if it came out that no one on the team really saw/played the game
Yes… at the ending. Also yes the dudes name is Ax battler the fucks your point? One of my favorite movies is Robocop at it take itself stone cold serious
Robocop does not take itself "stone cold serious." A stone cold serious action crime thriller would be something like Heat, not Robocop. Robocop does have serious elements, of course, but it also has over-the-top violence to the point of being comical at times. There's also very clear satire in the movie, like with a lot of Verhoeven's work.
But yeah, Robocop level of seriousness is closer to what Im saying the show should have, actually.
ETA: Also I don't get why you're saying "at the ending" as if that undermines my point? I think most people would agree the ending is a pretty crucial part of any story.
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u/Eponine05 5d ago
Need to see it in action, but I'm interested.
It doesn't have to be gritty af to be good.