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My major issue with the novel:It lacks believability. Both gameplay and plot-wise. You can't expect the novel to be realistic, but at the very least, it must be believable. And in all honesty, it lacks the believability to me. The gameplay can't convince me that the MC is able to beat a few of the world's top gamers the first year after his debut game. Logically and realistically, yeah, it could've happened. But I'm really disappointed that the MC's OPness is so unbelievable. There's no development. He's OP right from the start. My dude just isekai'd and automatically everything is right for him. He's a Gary Stu, no objections allowed. Yeah sure, his hero pool has increased, but what about his other parts of his gameplay? In terms of his knowledge of the game, his technique, his strategies, his chemistry with the ML, his personality, there's been no in depth development of him, and it makes the plot and gaming lack the believability to me.Gaming:It's not bad, but not the best I've seen. Its a bit lacking in detail, but overall an OK read that you probably won't cringe a lot at. The author accepts good advice too (for example changing the scoring system), so at the very least if there are major problems in the gaming that the viewers in China are able to find and point out, the author will happily correct it as long as it makes sense. So far there aren't places where I'd go "The gaming completely doesn't make sense." (Note: completely. There are parts where gameplay is confusing or just s*upid.) It lacks variation, which is my biggest problem. It's hard to describe, but it's like the author changes things up here and there, but the result is always easy to guess. Although the game details changes, the process and result is always the same (Even the score change is often the same. First round won by MC, second round won by opponents, and the last game goes to MC in a bo3).The romance:Honestly not too terrible, they know how to act appropriately in different situations, ML doesn't push himself onto the MC, it's not the worse I've seen, and it's mostly enjoyable. (After Ch176:) Spoiler
what the heck was that? The confession was honestly really freaking weird to me. It's parts like these that have the more "ABO" parts show and it just seems really awkward to me. Was it terrible? No. But did it seem unnatural? Hell yeah. How the MC and ML acted after the confession felt more natural to me. I guess it might not seem weird to a lot of people, but I feel like it's a weird way to push forward the romance, considering how the MC's has been acting this whole time. But yeah, I guess it could just be me.
[collapse]Plot:It follows the standard MC gets strong with team and win storyline with some minor changes that doesn't deviate from the whole template too much, but also doesn't make the story too boring. Nothing too special. Some plot holes are there, but not too large so ignoring it will probably do the trick.Conclusion: Not one of the best gaming novel nor romance novel I've seen, but it's not a terrible read. Am I being too critical here? I don't know, but it's my honest opinion. Check out the novel if you want to. Goodbye and have a nice day,