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13 year old me would have found this mindblowing, but It's a bit too juvenile to my taste now..
The main romance / fluff is rather fun, which is a surprise considering how bad the Chen Xing Xu dramas I've seen so far had been. Anyway CXX's acting is way above his normal standard & the chemistry with the FL is great. So yes, the main romance is carrying the entire show, despite that even this is formulaic & on the juvenile side.
To elaborate on this more, the dating is adult in the sense that they eventually end up sharing a bed, but everything else about their relationship is like elementary school tier. The competing half brother is a typical cartoon villain character, but with very limited screen time & the entire setting is straight up cartoonish really. I said in the headline that 13 year old me would have loved this & I even suspect that this may have been aimed at younger audiences, it's perfect for someone on that emotional & cognitive level. Of course it's still enjoyable for adults, but there are too many scenes & situations where I could only helplessly roll my eyes and I'm saying this as an avid cdrama watcher, having seen A LOT over the years..
As for the VR game, I feel the whole thing a bit forced & uninteresting. It's not horrible or anything, but there are way better game+real life dramas out there.(such as Love Scenery) I have this suspicion that the production team just wanted to put the leads in fancy costumes & that's the whole point..
The OST has a few bangers, the intro is AMAZING!
To elaborate on this more, the dating is adult in the sense that they eventually end up sharing a bed, but everything else about their relationship is like elementary school tier. The competing half brother is a typical cartoon villain character, but with very limited screen time & the entire setting is straight up cartoonish really. I said in the headline that 13 year old me would have loved this & I even suspect that this may have been aimed at younger audiences, it's perfect for someone on that emotional & cognitive level. Of course it's still enjoyable for adults, but there are too many scenes & situations where I could only helplessly roll my eyes and I'm saying this as an avid cdrama watcher, having seen A LOT over the years..
As for the VR game, I feel the whole thing a bit forced & uninteresting. It's not horrible or anything, but there are way better game+real life dramas out there.(such as Love Scenery) I have this suspicion that the production team just wanted to put the leads in fancy costumes & that's the whole point..
The OST has a few bangers, the intro is AMAZING!
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