Same story but great presentation
I am not writing a review. I am shearing my thoughts. When I heared, Ding Yuxi and Yu Shu Xin reunited for a new drama, I was happy. I visited this page so many time to check update. Now finally it is here. It is really very interesting. The main cast and supporting cast doing a great job. Looking forward to see what is going to happen next.Was this review helpful to you?
Overused Trope Isekai, Transmigration Done Right.
I've watched many transmigration and isekai tropes for the past 10 years and I have to say, Love Game in Eastern Fantasy does a phenomenonal job in executing the storyline and main characters. This series reminded me of Chinese Paladin with Hu Ge and Liu Yi Fei of how I fell in love with cdrama series all over again, with their OST, storyline and casting, character, dialogues, action and wardrobe. It's like anticipating if Esther Yu were to transmigrate into Chinese Paladin.....wait she already did. Not that she isekaied but play a role in Chinese Paladin. LMAOThe cast is good but not the greatest. Our two main leads deserves a standing ovation in their roles. They make you believe they are the characters as well as the famous cameo actors and actresses that come along that make you care for the characters. I haven't seen Gillian Chung play a villian since The Twins Effect/King of Blades. She hasn't aged and still beautiful, pretty and gorgeous as always. I haven't seen her character in this series yet, but I'm excited. However, I'm not enjoying the secondary main leads mainly due to their acting who seems like their reading the script rather becoming their character. I do have to give it to Zhu Xudan, who has improved. I watched her in Ten Miles of Peach Blossom and her acting isn't natural and she's quite stiff making it seem like she's playing the same roles or rather herself. But in this role, I see improvements where she's more relaxed and acts like she is her character, Mu Yao, at least sometimes.
The music doesn't stand out. I tried to like the OST, but none of them stood out except, when the characters are fighting in action. I like that music best. You can hear the Qin/Guzheng playing in the background with the beat of drums and remix which sounds like Naruto fighting his enemies.
A lot of series that was adapted from manhua's and novel medias have been disappointing. But here, Conquering the Black Lotus/Guide to Capturing the Black Lotus and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy have been great so far, and no complaints. I'm happy they took inspiration from the manhua where the clothing in the manhua comes to life in Esther Yu and Ding Yuxi. They kept their color green for the female lead and yellow for the male lead. The costume designs doesn't look cheap and lazily made as if they're cosplaying. I never read the novel, so I wouldn't how good it is, but I'm sure the manhua follows the novel. I'm satisfied in what the director and crew has done in this series. They definitely deserve an award for producing such an amazing show. Lastly, their CGI isn't the best but tolerable to watch.
Overall, I'm excited to finish this drama and finally get to enjoy a show worth watching. I just hope the ending isn't disappointing like all the other ones I've come across who had a great storyline like My Journey to You and My Journey to Love with terrible endings. My rating may change if the ending is done right. Fingers cross.
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Watch it!
I've been waiting for this drama for a very long time and so far I like everything about it. In many chinese dramas, even small doses of humor can be cringe-worthy, and I laughed heartily at this one. The drama even mocks certain stereotypes in Chinese fantasy dramas in his own way. This year many dramas failed expectations, but I feel that will not be the case with this one.Was this review helpful to you?
Great all around
first things first the casting is spot on dyx and ysx is such a joy to watch previously in moonlight and their reunion here was very much a pleasent bonus. The fast paced plot and humor is really well done not too fast that things are getting glossed over but fast enough that my little adhd brain is not bored. Ding yuxis acting performance as per usual is spot on, he encapsulates the character mu sheng very well. esther as miao miao is also very endearing I love watching her and can feel the character well. The plot itself is very interesting as iam a seasoned villainess manhwa reader so i was very excited for this drama and boy sure did they not disappoint!! Thank you for readinggWas this review helpful to you?
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Super Fun
I ended up really enjoying this show! It balanced romance, comedy, and demon catching well throughout its 32 episodes. While the acting was a bit stiff at times, the actors grew into their roles and eventually became quite endearing to me. The show grabbed me with its innovative plot and hilarious exchanges between the characters, but I grew quite attached to everyone and was very invested in the plot by the end of the show.**SPOILERS**
Shoutout to Ziqi's parents' storyline for being extra heart wrenching. The ending was slightly more open-ended that I expected, but I don't mind it. I wish there was a bit more closure for Mu Yao and Liu Fu Yi in the aftermath, though (at least for the viewers). I loved the layering of different characters in the show with Mu Sheng and Miao Miao and the messaging about needing to fully love and accept yourself to love someone else 100%. It was very sweet.
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An open end ending
Enjoy, the journey every episode is filled with comedy while in the later end some romance can be seen. The relationship between mu sheng and lu yi (miaomiao) is cute but cuicui will be the cutest of all time. Mu yao and fu yi are the mature characters of the show that shows desperation and passion.The story of demon queen was rather sad. And the end is good but the evitable elements could've been diverted as the beginning of the drama was something that was fun.
An amazing drama!!!!hope to see this cast together again.
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A story about turning darkness into light.
Incredible drama! 9.5/10, or maybe even higher (I certainly plan to watch again, and it's the kind of story that gets even better watching it again knowing the context that is revealed at the end)What I loved:
--Fun premise (modern girl gets sucked into the game version of a novel by her favorite author)
--Enemies to lovers romance
--Love, love, and more love! this was just such a joyful story from beginning to end. The main character is a source of light and hope for everyone she meets, and it has an enormous inpact--she literally rewrites a dark, depressing novel about secrecy and animosity into a story full of friendship, adventure, and redemption for literally every character.
--broody hero to make anyone swoon. Seriously, his smolder is 10/10
What maybe could have been better, in my opinion (WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW):
--no real kiss for the main couple. Seriously! They are even engaged and have only hugged and held hands. Even at the very end, when they are reunited in the real world, NO KISS. I can respect this narrative choice on the one hand (it does make sense that Ziqi, being at some level hiding his real identity from Miaomiao, would want to wait to kiss her until she knows who he really is and they have a chance to develop a relationship in the real world), but still, I as the viewer DESERVE A KISS, I deserve that closure. There is a sort-of kiss at the end of the credits...but they are clearly working the angles (not an actual kiss), and it was in no way built into the story.
--I would have liked to see more hints about Ziqi's real identity built into the story from the beginning, and I would have liked Miaomiao herself to figure it out. Her character started out with a lot of agency, but by the end I felt like she was turning into kind of just a stand in for "happy character that the male character has to experience character growth in order to earn". This was pretty disappointing to me. It wasn't really egregious--she still is the reason that the world was saved, everyone is brought back to life, and even that Ziqi makes it to the top of that stairway to heaven in order to confront his true self. In other words, still quite a strong FMC...I would just have liked her to be the one who figured out who Ziqi really was.
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THE BEST C-DRAMA OF 2024
This is the c-drama I have first watched since I stopped watching way back 2020, and I can say that this c-drama didn't dissapoint!! I was a fan of Yu Shuxin so I give it a go and from what I can say this is just AMAZING!! Although I was quite a bit sad about the ending being an open one but still it was a good for us to imagine what will happen next, it like not an ending but a beginning!!. First time watching Ding Yuxi act and I instantly became a fan HAHHAAHAHA. Zhu Xudan and Yang Shi Ze are also excellent actors!! I did cry a lot in this drama so get ready your tissues if you are gonna watch it T^T .IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED IT YET, GO WATCH NOW!!
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Cast: Yu Shuxin played as the cute, bubbly girl which I think she nailed it. I personally preferred her other character in My Journey to you, but she did good. Ding Yuxi is a really good actor, I've seen him in other dramas and I'm happy that he's getting more recognition. He can act and I think this character is probably the character that fits him the most as someone who is somewhat evil but also holds a kind heart.
Costuming/Props/Makeup: The costuming of this drama is really different from other shows I've watched. It's not super ugly but it's a little excessive. There's lots of threads, beads, pompoms, and it's everywhere espeaically with You Shuxin's outfit. Watching it kind of gave me a headache because so much was going on with her hair. The other characters were fine.
OST: The ost's are catchy and good. I love dramas with good ost's, it adds a bit of sadness but also happiness into their songs. The singing for it also was really well done by the main leads.
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IT WAS ACTUALLY GREAT and i typically don't like reborn into book "isekai" dramas
Definitely do not pass this one up! The ending managed to be wholesome, even though everyone wished for more.Story: FL is a mega fan of the author who wrote this fictional book Love game in eastern fantasy. She dreams of it one night and experiences an epic adventure as the main character of the book.
To be honest, i watched the first few episodes and thought it would be really cringe. But i kept going. And i'm so glad i did.
At the end, i was sure they would botch it up. How could they tie up the historical love story with real life ? Basically, you will find out the reason the author wrote the book this way and why FL dreamt of it. As well as why Male lead felt like he never had a mother.
In summary, the soundtrack was great, special effects were high quality, acting was great on all parts, and the story had lots of good themes.
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I CRIED AND SOBBED
i loved every part of the drama, it was a mix of modern life at the beginning and then made a jump back in time. The story was cute, romantic and had ways to make you laugh. The ML and FL were sort of enemy to lovers which made it more interesting so if you are looking for something to watch but crave romance, friendships and adventures please WATCH IT. Overall i'm really happy i watched this, i would never know what i was missing out on. I do wish they had one more episode at the end where the author and his fan meet to realise and lived happily ever after but nevertheless it's great either way!Was this review helpful to you?
