cliche done well! brilliant watch if you want an easy watch with lots is fluffy scenes. brilliant acting (except the FL… found her a bit stiff at times) and mediocre story. i would recommend if you want something smooth.
hmmm i i lost interest half way through and i don’t think i’ll pick it back up. i think it’s a lovely drama and the acting is really good but i don’t think the pacing/plot is my cup of tea. definitely worth a watch if you do enjoy this genre and slow burn!
lol i’ve tried to give this drama a go several times in the last 2 years and yeah i’m dropping it for good this time. it’s such a shame because i like dilraba and DL but her dub voice is so annoying in this. i cannot stand the whiny, babyish voice and takes away from her acting. and seeming as how it’s gonna drag, i’m glad i am not bothering.
‘Chen Xingxu (陳星旭), who had his breakout performance in Goodbye My Princess (东宫), will headline the new drama along with actress Landy Li (李蘭迪)’ are apparently gonna be the leads! i don’t mind this at all tbh hahaha
dropped after 4 eps. just didnt draw me in and didn’t feel like the leads had much chemistry. the acting was meh and i don’t think it’s going to be worth my time...
If that's really true why they don't sue the author? They just harrass the author and the drama for years now…
who knows :( i would much like to see the author punished for this if it is true. i guess it depends on the people who it is allegedly based/ripped from to press action.
How is it petty to want to support the actual creators? If you got robbed out of your ideas you would be petty…
***plagiarism allegations aside:***
“But most people that give good reviews don't know anything about the game and point out that even the drama doesn't bother to explain, positions or the main theme of the game” damn, sorry for watching this drama without knowing all the logistics of gaming. we all came into this drama expecting different things clearly (some wanted game play, some wanted romance) and that’s fine, but no need to try guilt trip people out of having enjoyed it. people can enjoy things even when others don’t.
if you haven’t finished the drama yet then it sounds like you should drop it. it would save you time and anguish. it’s clear you don’t enjoy this drama and i can completely see why if you are an avid gamer. like the esports aspect in FIYS is very much one of the weakest links lol if you have dropped it, then give your rating and let’s keep it moving. there will always be a stark divide on opinions with popular dramas. i’m sure there’ll be an esports drama you’ll enjoy and that doesn’t have plagiarism claims coming along within due time :D
i don’t want to reignite whatever was above but since i was the OP, just gonna weigh in lmao
How is it petty to want to support the actual creators? If you got robbed out of your ideas you would be petty…
i’m more of referring to the bullying people have been giving the cast in the drama over this. hate towards the author is warranted and deserved. but to bully CX and the rest over this is not fair.
also: da bing and xiao cong deserved more screen time. the cutest cats ever. why did they just disappear at the end? i can defo them being the ring bearers in main couple’s wedding hehe
pros: - plot isn’t anything groundbreaking but it was well written and well paced and well rounded. i barely skipped any parts which is rare for when i watch cdramas! - the romance and friendship in this everythinggggg!!!! it’s what made this drama so special imo the cast all had such good chemistry with one another :D - i play MOBAs for fun and i enjoyed the game play and competition aspects of it. the animation of the fights were so inaccurate BUT i loved the more interactive touch it provided for the audience. and it was such a bonus that the FL was also playing and not just an onlooker :) - acting was rly great!!! really aced their roles (excluding CX lol) - kisses were fireeeeeeee <3 - all the characters were such well written. loved every one of them! i like how this drama lacked an ‘enemy’ character (the enemy were the obsessive crazy hateful fans lol) - great cinematography, could tell the budget was pretty high in this and it paid off for sure :) - xu kai is so good looking in modern drama!!!!!!!
cons: - said it before but CX can’t act lol i get that her character is meant to be stoic and whatnot but like... i don’t even think she pulled it off that well. one thing she did pull of well was being shocked bc she looked like that for every scene . not a deal breaker but was a bit jarring. she’s gorgeous though! - FL character was also a bit irking at times. very much negative ‘i’m not like other girls’ vibes at times. and also came off as quite cold and unsympathetic to the rest of the characters. idk if it’s just the script writing, but there would b parts where it’s meant to be a heart to heart and she would just dismiss it or stand there looking shocked and provide no empathetic qualities. i think her character was the most flawed when it came to character writing. - minor but could they not have changed up her hair as well? lol - don’t take the esports part seriously. i wouldn’t personally consider it as hot flaw though. - on the contrary to others, i found the second couple boring. skipped most of their scenes.
overall, a 10. a well rounded drama, gave me butterflies and literally had me on the edge of my seat during the competitions. do i recommend? yes, for sure! well-exceeded my expectations. i don’t think the drama deserves the hate at all! best of luck to all the cast and crew for future projects and i hope theyre proud of this one :) hopefully 明年见? ;)
I really don’t understand why chinese fans are so petty. I understand there are plagiarism allegations towards the AUTHOR so it’s not fair to bring down the cast and drama THIS much. the comments on the official weibo page are so sad and the rating on douban is truly a result of people wanting to be malicious/hopping onto the hate train kind of thing. it’s ironic because this drama criticises those kind of fans and the damage they do. this drama has one of the best written characters of this year. some esports details are distorted however, this is a drama, not a documentary. people need to treat it as a piece of fiction work. and the fact that this has most likely dashed any possibility of a second season (due to high chances itll be boycotted) is so heartbreaking. I hope the cast and crew know how popular this is internationally and how many fans the cast have gained across the world as well.
Xu Kai actually went and played under the ID ‘Chessman’ in a real life OPL match!
so fun lol
“But most people that give good reviews don't know anything about the game and point out that even the drama doesn't bother to explain, positions or the main theme of the game” damn, sorry for watching this drama without knowing all the logistics of gaming. we all came into this drama expecting different things clearly (some wanted game play, some wanted romance) and that’s fine, but no need to try guilt trip people out of having enjoyed it. people can enjoy things even when others don’t.
if you haven’t finished the drama yet then it sounds like you should drop it. it would save you time and anguish. it’s clear you don’t enjoy this drama and i can completely see why if you are an avid gamer. like the esports aspect in FIYS is very much one of the weakest links lol
if you have dropped it, then give your rating and let’s keep it moving. there will always be a stark divide on opinions with popular dramas. i’m sure there’ll be an esports drama you’ll enjoy and that doesn’t have plagiarism claims coming along within due time :D
i don’t want to reignite whatever was above but since i was the OP, just gonna weigh in lmao
- plot isn’t anything groundbreaking but it was well written and well paced and well rounded. i barely skipped any parts which is rare for when i watch cdramas!
- the romance and friendship in this everythinggggg!!!! it’s what made this drama so special imo the cast all had such good chemistry with one another :D
- i play MOBAs for fun and i enjoyed the game play and competition aspects of it. the animation of the fights were so inaccurate BUT i loved the more interactive touch it provided for the audience. and it was such a bonus that the FL was also playing and not just an onlooker :)
- acting was rly great!!! really aced their roles (excluding CX lol)
- kisses were fireeeeeeee <3
- all the characters were such well written. loved every one of them! i like how this drama lacked an ‘enemy’ character (the enemy were the obsessive crazy hateful fans lol)
- great cinematography, could tell the budget was pretty high in this and it paid off for sure :)
- xu kai is so good looking in modern drama!!!!!!!
cons:
- said it before but CX can’t act lol i get that her character is meant to be stoic and whatnot but like... i don’t even think she pulled it off that well. one thing she did pull of well was being shocked bc she looked like that for every scene
. not a deal breaker but was a bit jarring. she’s gorgeous though!
- FL character was also a bit irking at times. very much negative ‘i’m not like other girls’ vibes at times. and also came off as quite cold and unsympathetic to the rest of the characters. idk if it’s just the script writing, but there would b parts where it’s meant to be a heart to heart and she would just dismiss it or stand there looking shocked and provide no empathetic qualities. i think her character was the most flawed when it came to character writing.
- minor but could they not have changed up her hair as well? lol
- don’t take the esports part seriously. i wouldn’t personally consider it as hot flaw though.
- on the contrary to others, i found the second couple boring. skipped most of their scenes.
overall, a 10. a well rounded drama, gave me butterflies and literally had me on the edge of my seat during the competitions. do i recommend? yes, for sure! well-exceeded my expectations.
i don’t think the drama deserves the hate at all!
best of luck to all the cast and crew for future projects and i hope theyre proud of this one :)
hopefully 明年见? ;)