But seriously, I believe it was a deliberate choice back in the day. Set it in the real(ish) world, give it more emotional impact., make it more relatable.
Liked it a lot.
A tight plot and a solid theme running through it. Great on screen chemistry between the characters. I especially loved Pugh & Harbour together.
And yes, they kept the CGI fight fest to a minimum. Very restrained.
Hi @goldfish5432. Welcome to the boards. :)
My thoughts on what you've asked about: there is a lot of potential for railroading to happen. Railroading isn't always bad. But it doesn't take much railroading for the players to feel left out of the game they are meant to be playing.
So the...
The following is a big pile of free association. I hope some of it helps.
Are your players going to treat this as a dungeon crawl, or as a more roleplay heavy adventure? Three way battles in which the villains change targets every action could be funny.
Are the lovers (and their retinues)...
So I had to google "thought leadership." A new term to me.
I shouldn't be, yet still am, surprised by the continuing ability of management schools to come up with total wank.
I've never seen Deliverance. I don't know how, it's a cultural touchstone for the time period, but I've never seen it.
I am worried that you know so much about the human hunting movie genre.