Loved OG Trigun and want to watch this but not sure

EXMIL said:
I can't recommend watching Stampede, even as someone whose favorite anime is the original Trigun. The biggest issue is the characters. Vash lacks the confidence and charisma that made his character enjoyable. From the start of original Trigun, it's made clear that Vash is willing to fight (within the boundaries of his principles) to protect others, and his skills are demomstrated throughout the first few episodes. In Stampede, Vash has a much more timid attitude that is difficult to get behind. The first two episode give brief glimpses of what he is capable of, but fail to convey the same strength and attitude of the original. Meryl and Milly had a strong dynamic; Meryl was more commanding and skeptical, while Milly was more upbeat and willing to listen. Milly was also great at playing off of Vash, since she found his antics and personality amusing where Meryl found it grating. In Stampede, Meryl has a new partner instead. Robert is a horrible replacement for Milly. His character is a stereotypical cynical drunk, which is uninteresting on its own, but he makes things worse by constantly stopping Meryl from taking action and weakening her character. I can't say I remember him having any interesting interactions with Vash either.

There are plenty of other things that could be criticized about Stampede: the CGI environment that lacks shading and often looks too bright, the redesign of Vash that further dimishes his ability to appear menacing as the Humanoid Typhoon should, and a mediocre soundtrack that abandons the distinct desert rock style of the original. Some of these things would be forgivable on their own, but all of this combined with character assassination and broken dynamics makes it unenjoyable and barely feel like a Trigun adaptation.