this was so good i couldn't wait&looked for spoilers

Teeth August 4, 2024 8:05 am

except i couldn't find a concise summary so i had no choice but to start the novel....

and holy shit. the novel is GOOD.

i don't really like reading webnovels; i prefer published, long-form ones. but this one really conveyed the thrills of streaming & competitive gaming. the chats were hilarious & other side characters had interesting back stories.

one thing i am worried about is how the webtoon will depict the female characters. right now @35 there's not much, but [SPOILERS] they're gonna start introducing a fair amount once he peaks at battle large.

in the novel it's fairly negligible because they're interesting and complicated in their own right, with their own narratives not solely dependent on almond's actions. they actually feel like friends and rivals instead of just narrative foil to make almond look desirable.

HOWEVER. some of them do have more than platonic ties to almond and that can easily be depicted as cloyingly harem-like despite no romance actually happening. a little too much fan service when drawing their characters can completely ruin the balance the novel has established.

anw it's still too early to get worried lol. I just needed somewhere to vent how surprisingly good the novel is because i've been staying up late for 3 days bingeing it

edit: just got to chapter 195 and... goosebumps. oh my god.

Responses
    notme August 7, 2024 3:54 pm

    Was wondering how many chapters it got because I really like the story and it has a little! over! 1000!!! And it's still ongoing!!

    So I'm asking: is the novel worth it? Would you recommend it?

    Teeth August 7, 2024 11:27 pm
    Was wondering how many chapters it got because I really like the story and it has a little! over! 1000!!! And it's still ongoing!! So I'm asking: is the novel worth it? Would you recommend it? notme

    yup, i recommend it overall. there was hardly a lull in the story because both in-game and irl plots had pretty good conflicts and climax.

    look, i saw the staggering amount of chapters too and thought, 'damn ok i'm just gonna casually skim through the battle large arc for spoilers and call it a day. i probably won't be able to finish an entire chapter with my short attention span.'

    homie chapter 195 is already way past battle large arc since making this comment i've finished the 264ch first season+ 16ch side story and am now 56 chapters deep into the 2nd season. i failed at the casual part.

    Local simp August 8, 2024 5:59 pm

    Quick question, how many games does the mc play? Like up until your current chapter?

    sikalis August 8, 2024 6:10 pm
    Quick question, how many games does the mc play? Like up until your current chapter? Local simp

    I have read to the latest translated chapter and he plays 4 games in total but participated in several challenges and tournaments. It's really fun!

    Local simp August 8, 2024 7:27 pm
    I have read to the latest translated chapter and he plays 4 games in total but participated in several challenges and tournaments. It's really fun! sikalis

    Ooh thank you

    saisen August 8, 2024 9:35 pm

    is it possible he gets surgery for his arm or maybe he gets over the tremor? i’m wondering if he ever reveals to his viewers he used to do it

    simply absurd August 8, 2024 9:41 pm

    I KNOW, RIGHT!!!!

    I think it's the best novel I've read this year. For me, only one girl that I worry about. Because most of other girl, either platonic, or just a game character.

    But, yes. That one girl is like the 'imaginary gamer girl'. I'm afraid they're gonna sexualized her so much.

    simply absurd August 8, 2024 9:44 pm
    is it possible he gets surgery for his arm or maybe he gets over the tremor? i’m wondering if he ever reveals to his viewers he used to do it saisen

    He's getting treatment, but the problem came from his brain, I don't know the results are because I've just read until the first part over, I haven't started the second part yet

    Yes, he's going to reveal that later.

    minie August 8, 2024 11:03 pm

    link, please?

    Teeth August 9, 2024 1:26 am
    Quick question, how many games does the mc play? Like up until your current chapter? Local simp

    1 Kingdom Age (solo story mode)
    2 Battle large (solo)
    3 Life is Legend (team/story mode+streamer tournament)
    4 Zombie School (openworld survival - beta access)
    5 Civil Kingdom

    Teeth August 9, 2024 1:30 am
    is it possible he gets surgery for his arm or maybe he gets over the tremor? i’m wondering if he ever reveals to his viewers he used to do it saisen

    [spoilers] he does reveal his condition. thankfully he was able to do it on his own terms. us readers are also given the full truth of what happened and the public+media's reaction is so satisfying and also heartbreaking

    regarding the surgery or treatment, from the current chapters i'm in, there's a little tiny bit of hope but it's still not conclusive and needs to be researched further by the doctor handling his case

    Teeth August 9, 2024 1:38 am
    I KNOW, RIGHT!!!!I think it's the best novel I've read this year. For me, only one girl that I worry about. Because most of other girl, either platonic, or just a game character.But, yes. That one girl is like ... simply absurd

    [spoilers] right??? i literally can't put this down and i've been staying up late for days now it's that good i need help escaping from the nutverse lmao

    i've got 2 worries for this with regards to the streamers... (1) i hope miho won't be over sexualized and (2) i actually hope they remove the old fashioned macho character transphobic jokes when it comes to StawberryShooter. it's so unnecessary to keep criticizing his want to be feminine when they're all in virtual reality and everyone is basically cosplaying whatever they want.

    other than that, the fan interactions, the memes... they're all hilarious and A+++ and when it gets deep and heartfelt, man it really goes in for the kill. even the NPC stories has me in tears

    simply absurd August 9, 2024 7:30 am
    [spoilers] right??? i literally can't put this down and i've been staying up late for days now it's that good i need help escaping from the nutverse lmaoi've got 2 worries for this with regards to the streamer... Teeth

    [spoiler]
    YES! I was surprised when the story got deep, and his trauma is shown realistically.

    The flashbacks get me weeping like a child.
    The youth, the tragedy, the healing process. Even when (redacted) appears on his dream (only to be woken up by Junghyuk, lol).

    When I started the novel, I'm really afraid the author going to be chickened up by the reader to write actual romance, but he did. So beautifully, crashing my skeptical mind about how action novel author can't write a good romance.

    I'm gonna take my time before starting the second season.