pluckaduck's manga / #Game-Like(8)

ch 76. damn demon of lust is hottt. also, didnt realize long-haired girl was a yandere ch 85. hot damn author ended just like that? there wasn't enough buildup for the climax. and the only significant event that happened was the appearance of yisoo's bro, but it was just so sudden? it wasn't like "holy shit this is exciting" but more like "whattt...?" ch 91. there's no way i could've predicted that, but not in a good way. buildup was lacking. like, the bro was built up to seem strong, but he died so anti-climatically. like i think some more explanation of her family circumstances, and some hint of bro's craziness before the reveal, and some foreboding on the jisoo and sehan's part, different paneling+cutting out some unnecessary parts would enhance quality.

loser gains a system. not my cup of tea. catered to male audience, i guess.

ch 28. good art. great team name. "carpe diem"- is such a fitting name of resolve. a pretty unique combo of common tropes in action/fantasy manhwas. system + tower climbing + harvesting products to sell + vr game-like (all devastation and deaths weren't real; fake reality) + greater beings beyond human imagination in control + aloof and lonely fleshed out mc who alone understands the essence of the world.

ch 27. meh... it was pretty good, until the...you know. we all know. it's an above-average system manhwa, bc of the unique system. instead of really helping him, it's cold, impersonal, even seems to try to kill him at times by forcing those options... mc is also pretty quickwitted and cautious but that's pretty much his only personality traits. he's bland. the art is really nice, the progress is solid but gradual, but's that pretty much why it's better than its manhwa peers. Other than that, it's a pretty typical manwha where everyone is an asshole to him, and conveniently, the only one who isn't is a powerful beautiful lady who takes an interest in him for no reason. doesn't help that the system is forcing romance either all of a sudden, without any established rapport between them. srsly tho, the stakes for him are so high, I feel the tension for him sometimes; he doesn't have the need or time to be romancing rn. also some plot holes i found: why dont the lord of supreme court just kill him since it's said he doesnt like the mc? he went thru the trouble of sending him and his team to be killed by his ally, reducing his manpower, when he could've just send his secret guard to kill him. and when he found that top-tier martial arts book in earth demon's room it was really really REALLY lucky for him that earth demon, for some reason, despite his high martial arts, couldn't sense him rummaging thru his stuff. and why is that book hidden there without a trap/defense measure to alert him? he's surely not that careless to believe that the hiding place was really gonna be effective? the fact that mc found that book without any sort of mechanism against thieves or actual trouble is SO convenient.

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