Kn0cturnal

Game basically works just like League of Legends and tournaments are emulation of esport scene. In this show its downscaled and they use generic chinese mobile game clone which is emulated to pc or has some cross platform client. I asume this is done due to licencing cost and the fact that riot games would prob sue them if they represented game in show.

I would like to point out that actual game footage is when camera is from isometric top down perspective. Any other 3d footage are inserts for drama and do not happen in game. If you wanna understand the game you can google "moba rules" or watch league of legends beginner guide. Moba is genre of these type of games and originates from warcraft 3 mod dota.

I am european and cinematographer by profession so I am prob more critical and cynical person when it comes to this. I am used to western media and there is also lot of mediocre stuff produced here but it's jarring and unexpected from high ranked shows. Now I watch ton of different stuff because I am interested in all sorts of film making and I sometimes study some to better myself. I started watching kdramas as guilty pleasure and have set lower expectations but I must say that many kdramas in recent years improved a lot in all aspects but I can't say the same for cdramas. I am trying to get into cdramas but have hard time with many aspects of it. From what I observed I find many cdramas similar to turkish dramas or telenovelas which I personally find just mindless noise and of little value. Now ofc some are elevated but most just seem like generic stretched out script where they changed character names and they just produce generally the same thing and just shoot stuff like mindless drones. Many cdramas are also dubbed because most actors can't act and learn dialect used by voice actors so basically many cdramas just feel disconected to me when that happens. Every prob starts to sound the same because they reuse same voice actors all the time and then there are some who also dub themselfs because in cdramas they don't sound proof sets. Overall sound design is the most lacking aspect in many cdramas so it all just feels off and amateurish.

I liked what they did with kdramas. They reduced episodes so quality can be higher and some are even pre produced or semi pre produced so it doesn't fall apart in last 1/3 when they adapt script on the go and are rushed by time. Now this won't happen for cdramas because china is big market and doesn't care about outside traffic. They can stretch out ton of episodes for cheap and make ton of profit domestically while kdramas are going more for western market.

Anyway to answer your game questions. Why do they circle on spot when hidding ? Well that's called juking and you do it to reduce the odds of getting hit by skill shots. It's also nice way to keep apm (action per minute) high so your fingers are ready. How do they spin ? I don't know what exactly you mean but if you mean moving around then the answer is right click on spot you wanna go to ingame. If you mean actually standing still and character rotating around then they just click fast around the character to spin, this is pointless to do but fun I guess. Running towards base and is speed limited ? In game you have roster of characters and each one has set speed. Once you click to spot on the map you will move to it at consistant same speed unless that character has some sort of passive ability or item that increases speed like boots. Some characters also have dashes and teleports you can do in-between to reduce the time to get where you want. And no being better gamer and staring in screen intensly and clicking like crazy won't make it go any faster. Also do keep in mind that going solo in base to finish the game won't really happen in pro game. It happens vs low ranked players because they are not organized or they feed you and you got way over lvled and got ton of items. Playing in tournaments where players know what they are doing and are kinda even matched stuff like this won't happen, well games shown in this drama in general are nowhere close to pro esports lvl.

The funny thing even as flawed as it is the games they play and tournament stuff is the best part of the show. Other stuff is just wooden acting and over dramatic bs.

I am surprised at your generous score considering you pointed out all these big issues

this review is based af. I disliked toxic relationships in this drama but what I disliked more is that show presents it as something normal and tries to justify it.

I hated 2d ml. He was so hard to watch being abusive, jealous, overall so toxic but many characters in this show were really awful people for no reason. The worst thing is that its kinda normalized and accepted behavior and in the end they just brush it all up and everyone is together. Thats just crazy to me.

What I am saying is simply that you can like theme and enjoy a show but still see many flaws in production, execution, acting, etc. Just because I liked 1 or 2 aspects I am not like wow that's a 10.

I enjoyed many shows with flaw and gave them like 6 or 7 but here it's like its either a 10 or 1.

That is just my opinion and in cdramas scores seem to be more inflated compared to others and all over the place.

I never wanted to drop kdrama that was scored over 8 on ep 1 but with many cdramas some niche and mediocre stuff is rated higher in comparison.

Basically I am just flustrated looking for very well produced and acted cdrama and it's harder to find when it's so deluted with mediocre stuff even at high ratings.

2nd ml makes this unwatchable

Because plot needed that to happen. Don't give writters too much credit to come up with a reason.

I haven't found cdrama that I didn't drop. This one is barely mid and highly over rated and I dropped it in ep1. I liked Crush the best so far, it started out great but got ruined in last 1/3. I am trying to get into cdramas but I either can't find the good ones or they are not for me. I tried high rated ones and they were not good, like baffling bad and some amateurish. Many productions and dubbing is off-putting and acting in many is stiff or just weird. I didn't have that issue with kdrama and jdrama.

If that is all that it takes to get high score then I understand why so many cdrama are so over rated.

Legit first 5 mins show otherwise. She is tapping keys like crazy randomly yet nothing is on cd, she is swiping mouse as if that makes sword strike in same motion but mouse is used for movement / pointing spot on screen where you attack or last hit, etc. and not for emulated sword movements. Also she uses keys that are not same as keybinds to her skills. They try to hide this in some shots but you can see it not matching. Even if this was bad editing it doesn't excuse most of these things.

I watched some more and dropped it. characters are either toxic or unlikeable or both. Idk why kdrama glorifies or tries to justify some of the awful things or traits.

I only watched ep1 so far but something feels off with this production. Its feels kinda scuffed and amateurish at times. Cuts / editing is weird, camera makes no sense sometimes or borderline causes motion sicknes, color grade is awful for rom com and doesn't fit, audio / dialogue sometimes sounds like its picked from internal camera mic, etc.

I wouldn't worry about kisses in future ep 🤣

What is the american version called ?

Kinda ok at start but ruined after ep 4.

This is one of the worst things I ever watched. It's so unbelievably bad and makes no sense.

People who like gaslighting might enjoy it I guess.

Sure I get what you mean just for future so people are not confused if you use that because it is not what hidden gem means.

It's great show, one of my favs, but it's definitely not a hidden gem.

This comment made me skip this drama.

How do so many cdramas that are so mid get such high ratings. In this one FL can't even act and for show focused on gaming they can't even use mouse and keyboard.