pluckaduck's manga / #Action(184)

i kinda like dojun. his means are bad, but the intent is there. he trying to pay back the debt of his family, but he's stealing the money from students. i kinda feel bad for him, however, if he was involved with hajin's torture,

i was a bit disappointed with how his relationship with elago and darien was portrayed. it made it seem that elago was just a plot device rather than a guardian, a parental figure. i mean, elago definitely did his part, but mc's response made their connection seem lackluster and downplayed. made me feel nothing. i mean, elago taught him how to hunt, speak, interacted with him when he didn't have to, and watched over him for all those years... and, mc, whom i have no idea of his age, just wanted to leave just like that without any strong reason for it

ch 14. it seemed to follow the generic route of exploding with the power of rage once the enemy killed and even degraded a nice support cannon fodder that could've become his friend but whatever. mc's a bit quick-tempered and fiesty. ch42. creepy and sad... but storytelling is fantastic. ch62. goddamn...my heart dropped when it's revealed it's just a hallucination

ch. 6 hrmm other than his love for his noona, mc doesnt have any noteworthy traits. he bland. like it was dumb and arrogant of him to just straight up confront the burly man without assessing his strength first (he's only e-class after all) so he lucky he was stronger. also, when he said "how dare you try to kill me?" that was dumb. get off your high horse, of course he would want to. he really doesn't have any critical thinking skills, doesnt he... kiril said so before that jin is her partner, but he still at some point thought jin betrayed kiril bc of the poison gas and blood. even the readers could see that only kiril could enter the underground(cuz she's poison-resistant too), and the entrance's location was so obscure that only those deliberately looking for that place could enter it... basically kiril or unwanted outsiders. ch 15. "never lower your head" my ass. if things go south, which logically, it likely would, you and your sister would die bc you couldnt hold your tongue. idiot. there's also no backstory as to why he's such a justice-seeking fool either. annoying how the manhwa try to portray him as cool, but it's honestly annoying cuz it all just came out of nowhere when he awakened. also, not the mc saying cringey-ass phrases LMAO of course there's gonna be that good looking but trashy scum who is a moron and asshole who absolutely hates mc's guts. ch37.

ch. 34 woah that was interesting. so the robot just gave a prediction, not specifically for him, but targeted towards the lady ch 50. woahhh that was an interesting, albeit realistic twist if the world is ruled by ai that has independence.

3

erm it's ok. the art carried hard. the premise is a bit special, but execution is meh. mc is typical edgy guy who seems callous

it's entertaining and the art is nice, but like so many other manhwas, it suffers from a lack of depth and intricacy- like the concepts of magic, skill, and alchemy: what are the core differences that make combining two cause "estrangements" and "unnecessities"? the concept of "ignition" which is a combination of science and magic is barely explained and then suddenly mc is able to use it... fr looks like an asspull. even if we the readers vaguely get it, u really have to clearly explain the limitations so that whatever u come up with doesn't look like an ass-pull. anyway, im also astonished and disappointed that despite being 4th in ranking the magician is not as smart as i thought. it's the typical case of making mc seem like a genius by making everyone else an idiot (but it's not like he's that smart either). for example, the concept of reverting objects back to their original form is not really that original, so i imagine that anyone who is an alchemist saw that would understand vaguely his power at least. and he also said that if he uses "magic" uses up less mana instead of "skill", but isn't "alchemy" a category of "skill"? can u just create skills (like what mc did)? why does everybody assume a player can only use one concept? like no one has any creativity...

ch4. it's pretty generic as of now but there are a couple of plot points that pique my curiosity, and if explored later in the story, could make for an interesting manhwa. first one is the "rune of regression". does the effects only exist within the confines of Earth and other realms? i don't think so, since it seems angels, and possibly by extension, the administrators of the simulation, are also affected. however if we consider the simulation akin to a computer, then the regression rune was "programmed" in on purpose. probably by the creator, who is likely at a much higher level of existence than the angel. is this gonna pull off a wannabe ORV plot? the second point is also related- assuming the video-game-like simulation is all programmed by the creator, that meant the death of an angel was anticipated, hence the rewards for the death. the plot thickens. It seems the game's administrators are also disposable pieces since they do not have any knowledge of the runes the players received, and can just be killed off for player's advancement- like what is the creator trying to accomplish here? is it just looking for entertainment? ch18. sighhhh.... ngl i was excited to see mc's potential rival's first scene and while his chara visuals are great, he's so mehhhh. i thought he'd be cunning, considering he's also a president or soon-to-be president of a huge corporation. but he's not really. and mc refered to him as a psychopath, but this so-called psychopath said himself that he cares for his subordinate, the actress's bodyguard, as family. he's also kinda misogynistic to the actress, referring to her as a business possession, but that's not exactly a psychopathic trait tho...just kinda of egocentric. maybe he'll descend into madness as the story develops...? ok but storywise, it's generic. to compensate for fast pacing, it suffers from lack of complexity and details...like most manhwas like these. despite the whole world suffering from simulation, it seems only s. korea matters. mc does not give vibes of suffering from 99 regressions (in contrast to 3rd regression dude from ORV). why does he keep joking and provoking his opponents- shouldn't he be tired of talking to them now, considering he encountered so many similar scenarios in his past regressions? you'd think he just wouldn't give a damn by now- regarding how many people survive the rounds, esp since those were his bullies. so yep, his chara is just ur generic edgy cynical mc whose regression is just a convenient means to give him cheat knowledge and make him breeze thru the rounds easily, without all the mental exhaustion ofc. ch26. hmmm i thought mc was just needlessly interacting with the representative of the 4th round, but ig it had a purpose, which is to lure in a person that'll agree to his command in return for protection. however, it would better if the narrative also showed how he was able to get the knowledge he currently has and in what regression round, instead of just saying "so this happened". and i also like if he explained what exactly he did differently that led to the butterfly effect- for example, he and his brother met the actress, however, i don't see how it would lead to them meeting in the forest. and it doesn't make sense how mc doesnt know who she is, unless she disappeared and died early in the rounds in all regressions, however, this wasn't pointed out. and second example- mc probably met with julie in previous regressions more than once, however, what made this life different than the previous when they met that led to her giving him that crystal? the narrative made no mention of him doing something different. it also doesnt explain how they met in the previous lives, or how he realize how to manipulate their encounter to make the most of it. like i said, it really lacks complexity. also, kinda random but like im suddenly curious about the so-called monsters like the goblins. it's bc they are wearing clothes. meaning they are some kind of intelligent creatures with their own society and civilization. makes me ponder if instead of just random monsters created for the simulation, the administrators are actually just teleporting civilizations from different realms (like humans) and making them fight it out. like, what if all thses "monsters" also have status windows and could level up as well, but from their POV, we are their targets spawned for EXP