There's much more of an emphasis on
atmosphere over narrative, levelling is ability - based instead of experience - based, and even the graphics and music is an obvious homage to that series.
Not exact matches
Yet an actor in a Cameron Crowe film must be prepared to do things that fly in the face of conventional
narrative: his characters are forever addressing the camera and declaiming their innermost thoughts in voice -
over, the cumulative effect of which is an anything - can - happen
atmosphere and characters of substance etched in lightning - quick vignettes.
With world - building and character introductions happening in fits and starts, the manga tends to favor mood and style
over an obvious, logical
narrative, but the melancholic
atmosphere that Ichikawa has created with the manga is a compelling one.