Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

Lovely Fantasy CDrama 2024

I always see Chinese period drama.
Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (2024) is the best for this year. I'm very satisfied.

There are good twist and turns. But will not stress the viewer and interesting and entertaining.
Normally, I could easily get seeing a childish FL. But, strangely, this drama did not make me annoyed seeing such a FL. She was just OK for me. Yes, her acting is good. Nobody in this drama disturbed my happiness/ enjoyment of the drama. BGM is also very good.

The ML, Ding Yu Xi is so handsome and super good acting. He is my favourite actor, now. A few episodes left to finish this drama. I'm looking forward to seeing his upcoming dramas. Hmmmm, this is crazy.

If you haven't watched this drama, I highly recommend this. You won't be disappointed.

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Such a strong start, such a disappointing finish

The concept of being reincarnated into a character in a story is nothing new, but the gamified aspect of the reincarnation interested me enough to start this drama. The first half of the drama delivered on this aspect; the game was constantly referenced either with Mu Sheng's likability rating, the game giving Ling Miao Miao quests from the original novel, or Miao Miao being killed several times while trying to figure out why Mu Yao was reacting to the 'medicine.' It seemed like the game aspect was lost in the second half, besides the way-too-convenient power that Miao Miao gets to save the day at the cost of her memories.

There were some things about this drama that I found delightful. I absolutely adored the found family trope of the main cast, especially once Cui Cui joined. I think that all of them travelling together allowed for a great deal of character development for the characters and it was just really enjoyable to watch the characters interact. There were several times where I genuinely laughed at something they did or said, and as disappointing as I found the plot to be, I was genuinely invested in the wellbeing of most of the characters. I also absolutely adored the costuming of this drama; each character had a distinct style and color palette that fit them.
As far as plot goes, the story of 'defeating the big bad (in this case the Resentful Woman, Queen of Demons) in order to save the world' is also a common trope. I believe it can absolutely be done well and in the first half, it seemed right on track to be one of the good ones. The plot moved forward in a way that made sense for the characters and any side plots were resolved fairly quickly so that focus could be brought back to the main point of their travels: finding the Resentful Woman.

However, in the second half, this suffers greatly. Side plots were introduced that didn't feel like they added anything to the main story and took up far too much time (I personally wasn't a fan of the side plot with the phantom demon/Liu Fu Yi/the village nor the one with the Marquis and the bracelet) so that the main focus took a backseat. In the end, this character that had been built up to be a truly horrific and powerful enemy capable of causing the catastrophe of heaven is done away with fairly easily. I liked the idea that the demon was there all along, but the conclusion of that storyline was incredibly disappointing for all the effort that had been put into finding her.
I also found the modern world aspect of the final episode to be a strange choice overall. Miao Miao has only fuzzy memories of what happened in her 'dream' (the game), but Sheng (or rather Fu Zhou) seems to remember everything, since he rewrote the book with a happier ending? Throughout the whole drama, it was Miao Miao making choices and changing the world of the novel, but it was only Fu Zhou that could change the actual ending? It was confusing and we didn't even get to see them reunite in the modern world at the end, nor do we know what happened to the characters in the novel, which left the ending feeling more like a collection of loose ends than a neatly concluded story.

Overall, I'm glad I watched for the first half of the drama, but I could've gone without the last 10-12 episodes.

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Definitely a must watch, enjoyed it more than i expected

I thought this drama will be the usual cliche plot and did not plan on watching it as I had high hope for the other airing drama but my friends continuous persistence won me over and watched it and I enjoyed it more and liked it more than i expected it to be.
No boring episode and the ending is a perfect ending for me. I liked it how everything was on point and had no loose plots. Episodes 7,28,29,30,31 and 32 are my fav everything was so well elaborated and Well explained that it had a perfect closure.And iam so happy it had a Happy Ending !
EstherYu definitely slayed this role,I loved her expressions how it made it more funny and also sad at the same time and the fact she played 4 different characters perfectly not making all the characters look the same was literally perfection to me,will definitely be watching more of her dramas.
DYX I have no words for him, everything about him is perfection slayed his role straight out of the manhua/manga or novel itself.

And the second CP as well iam happy they didn't make it look like they are hoarding the screen all the time but their onscreen everytime was worth it and iam happy they got 2kisses❤️and all the side characters and specially cuicui and his yeye were too cute to handle and was happy to see them being happy in the modern world❤️
Overall no boring episodes, everything on point with a perfect closure ending.I will definitely be rewatching this drama.

This drama definitely exceeded my expectations and will be on my Top list of the dramas I have watched since forever.

This might be the best Cdrama of 2024 yet.

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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. LMAO

The 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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This is really the best fantasy romance drama that i've ever watch this year. Ding Yuxi's acting is sooo gooodddd! His micro expression is really great and we can feel how he felt when we saw him thru it, his gaze just soo dayumm. I can feel that he's really into Mu Sheng's character. god he's so handsome and youthful here. Yu Shuxin, god i don't even know what to write about her! She's just soo cutee and funny like she always does. But, more importantly she played 4 characters in here! And each of them she potrayed them differently thru her eyes! 🫠I already like them in moonlight before, now god it's like they brought another level to their chemistry! Even without kissing scene, they can bring this drama be this amazing brilliant popularity 😭🫠

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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 readingg

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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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