But now? I don't think I'd ever play it again. As you said, it's too rooted into the 90s zeitgeist, which has no appeal whatsoever to me.
I’ve gotten pretty good non-90’s zeitgeist mileage out of my V20 campaign by reframing everything in explicitly Catholic themes.
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The result largely throws out the dated Punk aspects in favor of a greater focus on the more timeless themes of Gothic literature.
Very interesting stuff, Chris. That friend of mine I mentioned also used Christian themes in his Changeling campaign (which I don't think it would work with Werewolf, because that game has a very particular worldview). And it was great.
As for my Werewolf campaigns I excised all of the punk, nihilistic and tree-hugging aspects of the game. It was pretty much heroic urban "superversive" fantasy. And my players loved.
Totally unironically I think D&D movie would be best made in 3d animation like more mature pixar version
Agreed. However, in the West (unlike Japan, for instance) animations are still seen by and large as "kids' stuff" for the most part and thus do not reach an audience as broad as a live-action movie.
laughs in Pixar
Point taken, but Pixar is its own thing and it makes "family friendly" movies. Sure, many Pixar movies have adult themes (Up and Soul come to mind), but they're still kid friendly and even small children can - and do - enjoy it.
I was thinking about animated movies and series directed specifically at a mature audience. Stuff like "Tokyo Ghul", "Bubblegun Crisis", "Akira", "Ghost in the Shell", "Goblin Slayer", "Vinland Saga", "Parasite", "Attack on Titan", and so on. Things that are too mature and or violent for kids.
I can remember from the top of my mind very few western animated movies aimed that adults that have been as successful as some of the examples above. Ralph Bakshi's Wizards was one of those.
But Titan AE was a flop, as were some attempts by Disney to produce stuff to older kids (Treasure Island, for instance, which had Mike Mignola as one of its designers).
Direct to video DC Animated movies are great and very successful, but they are aimed at a a niche market.
Unfortunately the stigma that "animation is only for kids” is all very real, to the point that "adult animation" has become either anti-establishment (Rick & Morty, South Park) or over-the-top violent, with very few exceptions.