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| I was told this series is a power fantasy and I am sure that is where it's headed. But having seen the first 2 episodes, this whole statue thing was itching the survival / puzzle solving part of my brain so damn hard, I fucking LOVED IT. The feeling that the characters were hopeless, dying one by one, just trying to figure out how the hell they can survive, my two favourite genres are mystery and thriller, and this whole event was so damn cool. Now, I know for a fact that this is sadly not what the show is through out the whole thing, but I just have to know, is there any more parts that are anything like this? |
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APolygons2 said: But having seen the first 2 episodes, this whole statue thing was itching the survival / puzzle solving part of my brain so damn hard, I fucking LOVED IT. Yeah, that's exactly what attracted the first few fans of the WebNovel, and what made a few clicks at the start of the Manhwa. Unfortunately, it goes in a complete different direction right after, and you can already see that with Episode 03. There is no survival horror vibe anymore, now it's a straight up power fantasy. |
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APolygons2 said:
But having seen the first 2 episodes, this whole statue thing was itching the survival / puzzle solving part of my brain so damn hard, I fucking LOVED IT.
But having seen the first 2 episodes, this whole statue thing was itching the survival / puzzle solving part of my brain so damn hard, I fucking LOVED IT.
Yeah, that's exactly what attracted the first few fans of the WebNovel, and what made a few clicks at the start of the Manhwa.
Unfortunately, it goes in a complete different direction right after, and you can already see that with Episode 03. There is no survival horror vibe anymore, now it's a straight up power fantasy.
| @Alexioos95 Damn... I'm so sad about that! Not that I can't enjoy a good turn your brain off power fantasy with great visuals and action.... but like, what episode 2 was doing is definitely leagues more interesting to me. oh well, it is what it is I guess. |
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Nkocy said: Then "Omniscient reader view point" is what you are looking for It's not a survival horror tho, but simply a post-apo fantasy. Nkocy said: This manhwa anime is also confirmed to be in production Nothing is confirmed, it's still only a leak. Yes the leaker is extremely reliable, but that's all. |
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| .............For what it's worth....Much later on (and I kind of doubt these first 12 episodes will reach that point considering the pace this is going) but like everyone else has already voiced the survival/puzzle solving feels from ep1-2 don't get so "epic" as far as I can recall.... unless you count....well...never mind It's been too long since I read that far back... |
IkanoJan 21, 2024 7:32 AM
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| Typically there is one more part that I think has quite similar intensity as this one, Ant arc. Well, the intensity exists up until our mc "arises". Rest is just a power fantasy. |
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MathieMK said: The author had everything, including the ending, planned out from the beginning of writing the novel. Do you have a source for that ? It's more than extremely rare for an Author to have everything planned beforehand, and successfully do his story. That's especially the case with published works, hosted by a professional platform. Of course, they have a general direction in head, but that's all, generally. And looking at the comments Chugong made everytime he pushed a chapter, it really does looks like he just kept improvising everyday. MathieMK said: Which means that a lot of things that appear generic on the surface, such as his gamer system and the gates, actually get a proper explanation. Looks like damage control, or at the very least retro-active mystery, but why not. |
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While the series might not keep the puzzle solving aspect that you mention, I feel like it's not fair to say that it turns into a straight-up power fantasy after episode 2. The author had everything, including the ending, planned out from the beginning of writing the novel. Which means that a lot of things that appear generic on the surface, such as his gamer system and the gates, actually get a proper explanation.
The story is packed with mysteries, such as why the gates started to appear, why humans began gaining superhuman powers, why Sung Jinwoo is the only character with a game system, why he specifically got picked to be a player, what the nature of his powers is, why some of the things in the series act weirdly around our main character etc.
The reason I fell in love with this story was because I found it really fun and engaging to spot and pick up on all the different clues that would eventually lead to the big reveal and the climax at the end of the story.
It also helped that the main character actually has a personality, motivations and is able to independently make difficult choices while also sticking to only one girl and not amassing a pointless harem filled with pointless characters. And there is no untasteful fanservice either!! (at least not in the manwha, hope it stays that way)
The story is packed with mysteries, such as why the gates started to appear, why humans began gaining superhuman powers, why Sung Jinwoo is the only character with a game system, why he specifically got picked to be a player, what the nature of his powers is, why some of the things in the series act weirdly around our main character etc.
The reason I fell in love with this story was because I found it really fun and engaging to spot and pick up on all the different clues that would eventually lead to the big reveal and the climax at the end of the story.
It also helped that the main character actually has a personality, motivations and is able to independently make difficult choices while also sticking to only one girl and not amassing a pointless harem filled with pointless characters. And there is no untasteful fanservice either!! (at least not in the manwha, hope it stays that way)
| @MathieMK I read the manhwa, not novel, so if you did read the novel and there's some massive, and I do mean MASSIVE differences, then disregard the following. But I am quite confused by your entire statement here? From having read the entire manhwa it did not feel in the slightest that the author had it all planned out. If he did I, would be more shocked because of how all over the place it is and how many things gets forgotten and glossed over. The ending...Well...Let's just not talk about the ending for the sake of our and everyone in this mortal realm's sanity. It was just a gigantic cop-out. And you're saying the main character actually has a personality. That one made me actually drop my jaw and it's not coming back. The biggest criticism I have towards the series is exactly that the MC doesn't have a personality. Once he turns into edgelord Kirito 2.0, he's as blank as can be. He shows little to no emotion towards anything. have more personality than him. As for motivations, I struggle to see much there. I mean sure he has motivations like any character in any series, but they are extremely barebone and it's more of a way to serve the story than to actually serve the character. For instance: And while it doesn't have fanservice in the sense of explicit imagery. It does essentially have what's adjacent to it. Most female characters in the series serves only as tools. They are there to be saved by him and/or swoon over him. |
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APolygons2 said: I was told this series is a power fantasy and I am sure that is where it's headed. But having seen the first 2 episodes, this whole statue thing was itching the survival / puzzle solving part of my brain so damn hard, I fucking LOVED IT. The feeling that the characters were hopeless, dying one by one, just trying to figure out how the hell they can survive, my two favourite genres are mystery and thriller, and this whole event was so damn cool. Now, I know for a fact that this is sadly not what the show is through out the whole thing, but I just have to know, is there any more parts that are anything like this? The puzzle room was a one time only thing. But the massacre is going to regularly come back in some form. There's also a lot of mysteries throughout the series. For example, what are the gates? Why are they popping up? What's a player? Why is he different from the regular hunters? Where's his dad? Why is his mom in a coma? Also, the fights have a lot of suspense and energy. You're going to regularly say "how's he going to survive this?". You could say that he's in a hopeless tight spot again, because in episode 3 he's locked inside a dungeon without any help, without any healing or a weapon. And the enemies name is red which means its stronger than he is. |
| I'm not hoping for it to be a puzzle survival, just simply fighting with strategy, but nope, it's just another power fantasy. |
| Well, a power fantasy will be more or less about MC being OP. If it doesn't lasts, fans will probably get mad since they would probably watch it for the OP of the MC. |
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
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