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Okay if you’re a game lover
I’m from UK and watching a lot of Asian dramas I can see online gaming is big business so it was a bit challenging to write a review. Didn’t like the way it came over that men seem smarter than women, so that was a mark down for me to start with. Found it confusing at times as the online characters seemed the same as the gamers, and having watched my son play online games he seems to pick online characters that he would like to be in real life, so following this story it seemed that the romance was online as well as in reality. Hmm! Confused yeah. The ML I’ve watched before, funnily enough in another gaming story The King’s Avatar and for me the actor Yang Yang has come across to me as one dimensional in both series as cold and arrogant, a trait I hate. No, this wasn’t for me and as some of the characters, especially male, weren’t that likeable so sorry can’t be objective about this, hence my low ratingWas this review helpful to you?
I watched it in less than a week because I kept watching compulsively.
Episodes have just the right length, it does not drag.
The main couple was adorable, their friends were fun and the game sequences so much fun.
Also... I loved how much Nai and WeiWei trusted each other. Once they got together there was no room for doubts between them and they always had each other's back
The background of the game business was different. And I loved how they wrapped pretty much all the characters.
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Life is too short for stressful drama.
Life is too short for stressful drama. Why spend all that time watching and be stressed? Don’t our lives already provide enough of that?Summary of the series:
- Light hearted rom/com; series had great flow
- simpatico characters
- villains are kept at bay easily, no long struggles, calamity or miscommunications to cause more drama and stress
- a bit outrageous on how the ML gets so much attention, but I get its fiction
- ending was not done succinctly, but wanted to extend it a bit more to enjoy the ML/FL together more after getting officially together
Very enjoyable, stressless series: recommended to watch for sure
If you are looking for gratuitous stress/drama, frequent miscommunications, abrupt ending, insipid side stories, then this is not for you.
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This Is a Great Drama
Some people have problems with the ML's behavior. they try to analyze his every move putting bad motives with it. That in my opinion is plain stupid, yes I said stupid. the ones commenting couldn't have written or produce a better drama. so get over yourselves & your negativity. watch the drama for it's entertaining values. You don't have to watch it if you don't like it, but don't sit there and try to nit pick. To me this was a really great drama. One of those gems you keep on list of favorites do you can rewatch at you leisure. Some people just don't have anything better to do. So they sit criticize, analyzes and try to pontificate. Please stop. Watch. Enjoy. Don't take dramas so seriously. This particular drama is quite enjoyable to watch. So chill. Again relax & enjoy😘😘Was this review helpful to you?
My. Favourite. Drama.
I have been watching k/c/jdramas for 14ish years now, but I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan. I have issues finishing shows, so the number of dramas I have finished are small considering how long I've been watching.But I adore Love 020. I have rewatched this start to finish, and have rewatched my fav episodes as a mood booster in the past.
What I loved:
1. Capable Female Lead: not only is she book smart, she has a high EQ so I never feared for second hand embarrassment. Cute and dumb characters are fine but I hate watching avoidable, stupid scenes. You may be asking yourself, but if the FL is so perfect how can there be any drama? You would be partially right.
2. No Melodrama: Because the FL is capable, the show keeping crazys to a minimum, and no ridiculous miscommunications, there was no melodrama. NO hateful in-laws, jealous evil suitors, disapproving friends. There is drama - lots of problems and goals pop up that the main leads work together or alone to solve. These scenes give the relationship and the characters ways to mature that all seems natural and realistic. But overall this is a lighter, fluffier show.
3. The FL has a girl squad: How many shows have a female lead with MULTIPLE friends. All distinct and likeable so they don't just fade into the background. I have always found FL's with real friends (not lackeys) soo likeable. The ML has his own guy squad too but thats more normal in dramas. The ML friends are all secondary leads so they're in every episode and really cute and supportive.
4. Smoking hot ML: Yang Yang is perfect. nuff said
5. Gaming life: I don't play video games, but this read like a fantasy to me - ie interesting world building with in game social life and etiquette. I love fantasy books, but prefer modern dramas to period ones, so this was really cool for me.
Dislikes..? Nothing much, though I will say the latter half has less tension but is still a great watch. Also the secondary couple scenes can get a bit draggy. The show gave the novel a lot of padding (like the secondary couple) to lengthen it to drama length, but I find I like the drama more than the book and most of the scenes added make sense.
If you're an anxious watcher like me, this show will be like a cooling balm for your nerves :D
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A Wholesome Drama I Often Rewatch
There are many things I absolutely love about this drama.The first would be the mature relationship between the Xiao Nai and Bei Wei Wei. It is a relationship filled with trust, communication and just pure adoration for one another, which is a combo I feel is often lacking in many dramas. Furthermore, it felt real and natural, which just made it more effective and enjoyable overall.
The second thing I absolutely love about this drama is the friendships. Literally all the friendships depicted with the main cast is really wholesome. It is supportive, fun, lighthearted and just a depiction of genuine friends.
The third thing I love about this drama is the way it depicts emotions such as sadness, pain and anger. There was a really natural and realistic depiction of it throughout the drama in various contexts (at least within the main cast). Considering many drama have this tendency to make such scenes over dramatic or lacking a realistic feel, I really appreciated it.
The final point, which has less to do with what was in the drama, than what was not in it. There was no over jealous reactions from the main leads, no parents who didn't agree with the couple being together or were constantly intervening, no suspected cheating drama, no "breakup and makeup" between the couple. These are some things that gets on my nerves fairly quickly when watching dramas, and it is something you find a lot in Chinese romance dramas.
Which is one of the reasons why I love this drama and keep coming back to it time and time again. Its such qualities which make it unique.
Now I have seen some poor reviews (someone else has given this a three out of ten), so I don't know if this is something everyone will love. But personally it was exactly what I needed from a romance drama.
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Review is based on my opinon so it may feel different for you
the overall story is good from the starting it will make an exctiment and also make you to watch it continuosly.weiwei is actually active she perform her character very ewll when it comes to playng game and hanging out with friends but when it comes to romance she seems to be newbie she never feelos the passion behind the romance with xiao na she always seems to be stuck in betweek him and the wall and only acts like a victim who is forfully been kissed or having a romance i dont know why the director didnt notice this or all this was their actually plan but she is really not good in romance so when will you watch you will seems to be dispointed in that but overall whole story is good an also interesting and also i like to ask the cast of this drama which girl in 2016 is going to live without a smartphone for a whole semester . i will refer to watch this drama it will surely make you fall in love for c drama.
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Light and sweet romcom about two gamers who fell in love online and offline
Likes:1. Loved the couple esp Xiao Nai, although getting married a year or two after college seemed too idealistic! Wanted to see Wei Wei be her own person and away from Xiao Nai.
2. I loved the friendship between the guys and the girls.
3. Erxi was so cute and sweet and i felt bad that she gets overshadowed by her prettier friend. I was hoping they show that Erxi is also competent in her own way.
4. I didnt like Cao Guang and didnt want to see him pair up with Erxi!! I wanted Erxi to end up with Xiao Nai's bff who seems funnier and nicer.
5. I liked the growth in Zhen Shaoxiang's character from being a freeloading rich kid to an ambitious career guy. Glad he finally dropped Yaoyao. Yaoyao is not bad but she needs a new set of friends and not the mean girls she keeps hanging out with.
6. Meng Yiran as a character was unnecessary and she was dumb to always listen to Nana and not have her own opinion. I also liked her growth in the show although wanted her to have her showdown with Nana (but i guess she isnt worth it).
7. I also loved the stories and relationships within the game itself, i thought it was unique.
Dislikes:
1. At 30 eps, this drama was a bit long, i think there were several unnecessary characters and scenes that could have cut down the episodes to just 25.
2. The kissing scenes were cringey. Wei wei always looked like she was enduring the kisses. The actress was also awkward in some scenes. Yang Yang also stood straight and stiff like he is posing for a magazine or walking the runway.
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Yang Yang is a kissing master, so sad that he has another Park Shin Hye to deal with... my gosh...she acted terrible at kissing scenes!
Generally i don't like the FL acting at all.. she was so childishly stupid... I have the impression that every women in this drama have been portraied as... dumb and men as higly educated, successful.
I didn't really enjoy that... but it wasn't the worst drama i watched.
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