I honestly really admire how new canon content like Rogue One and The Mandalorian is trying to bridge the massive divide between the originals and the prequel era. Both are totally “old-school Star Wars”, aesthetically and otherwise, but there are things that connect to other parts of the timeline and small things for prequel fans too.
I’m still so happy we saw weathered, realistic CGI pit droids existing on Tatooine, and it was a particular pleasure to see super battle droids existing in a realistic environment in Season 1. Other than the awful dialogue, my least favourite thing about the prequels is how clinical and plastic everything feels, so having Prequel-era designs displayed with 2020 CGI in real grungy sets is great.