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This episode sets the risky tonal foundation on which every subsequent one is built.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Cutting from a moment of extreme violence to Kiryu at the Kamurocho batting cages, while a totally authentic representation of the games, would have created a tonal whiplash that would have taken even the most diehard Yakuza fan out of the show.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
George Heaton said the leather motorbike jacket with a matte finish and minimal tonal branding was his favorite item in the lineup, while his brother Mike Heaton likes the canvas set, which was based on the classic trialmaster jacket and matching pants.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
There are even huge tonal shifts such as a mission that dives head first into the horror genre with shades of Doom (2016) and another that is clearly lifting inspiration from Inception.
—Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Cutting from a moment of extreme violence to Kiryu at the Kamurocho batting cages, while a totally authentic representation of the games, would have created a tonal whiplash that would have taken even the most diehard Yakuza fan out of the show.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
George Heaton said the leather motorbike jacket with a matte finish and minimal tonal branding was his favorite item in the lineup, while his brother Mike Heaton likes the canvas set, which was based on the classic trialmaster jacket and matching pants.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
There are even huge tonal shifts such as a mission that dives head first into the horror genre with shades of Doom (2016) and another that is clearly lifting inspiration from Inception.
—Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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