Something I’m not seeing any Prequel fanedit talk about are the designs of the PT ships compared to what you see in the OT.
I think the reason the PT ships look so much different is because the Republic was in it’s prime, everything was squeaky-clean like Star Trek
From an aesthetic level, I don’t get how you go from this
http://imgur.com/a/nTq1sTo this
http://imgur.com/a/KwY7mThe heart of what made the OT what it is were Ralph McQuarrie’s industrial designs.
This.