Andrei Zanescu

The storytelling is usually on point for the original continuity (Mobile Suit, Zeta, ZZ, Char’s Counterattack, Unicorn and assorted materials), but it tends to get bogged down by Tomino’s moodiness. Victory Gundam feels almost impossible to watch and his stint with Zeta is downright brutal compared to his other material. He needs to be grounded by a supervising producer. Had he been, G no Reconguista would have benefited greatly. His work is still wonderful though.

Miller’s portrayal for provocative and thought evoking in the 80s, it allowed for a new lens when juxtaposing Batman and Superman, and the superhero vigilante within a state. But Miller’s take is no longer provocative, except insofar as it is blatantly exploitative of the character’s gender and ethnicity. It just feels like he’s echoing the super-exploitative nature of slasher films, except that he expects the reader to live some kind of fantasy through the intermission of a sadistic vigilante. But do we really need that kind of hero to relate to anymore?

Although I agree that structurally Bloodborne is closely related to Souls games, I feel that the regression in the variety of stats/weapons/spells is actually a step back. Do you believe that the variety in those factors is something defining to the Souls franchise? Or is it really the difficulty/world building that is most important?