Very pleased with this remake so far

Oh_Rusty_Nail said:
There are two ways stories can be written/adapted: details-first or drama-first.
In the most popular review of the original OVA, user santetjan writes this:

"And this show never, ever tries to evoke an emotional response. The whole series is based on having the viewer have an intellectual understanding of what happens, not an emotional one. There are, thus, no cheap tricks to elicit emotional response, nothing overly dramatic (barring a few strokes of bombast), and no characteristics that make a main protagonist or villain.
I can only applaud this, considering it a feat to produce such a good series without relying on drama. Legend of the Galactic Heroes is, in this sense, the absolute antithesis of my other personal favourite, Le Portrait de Petit Cossette, appealing to the rational side of the viewer, even when the protagonists act with all their vaunted 'foppery and whim'."

From the first three episodes I think the new series is taking the drama-first approach more. As you described, it feels to you like it elicits much more emotion. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. I am enjoying it so far. I especially like some of the little details like how ships repair themselves and such they spring in-between scenes.

If you played Mass Effect games, its the same thing. ME 1 was the details- first story with emphasis on world-building and atmosphere over drama and action while ME 2 was much more action-oriented and bombastic.

As someone who prefers what santetjan described, I definitely prefer the OVA but Iam also enjoying the new series so far.