As the main character, the majority of the show rests on Yang Yang's acting chops, and as attractive as he is, I just don't find him to have the emotional range and subtleties of expression to carry an entire drama. I simply didn't feel any of the emotion that he was supposed to convey in his scenes, other than thinking, "he's very pretty." (In Love O2O, his character is similarly meant to be this perfect male "god," but the main character in that drama is the female lead and the story is set from her perspective, so it's more understandable that he was a somewhat blank and inscrutable Prince Charming.)
Some of the other performances were ok, some were not great. I loved some of the minor characters (Huang Shaotian and the other team captains) - they had interesting characters/personalities that were more fun to watch and added more life to their scenes. I found the antagonists' acting a bit over-the-top, almost straight-up "mwahahaha" which seems out of place in a modern drama that is meant to be more grounded.
Story-wise, it was a fairly standard sports "group of misfits come together to become a winning team" kind of story, which I love, so all the story beats are familiar, but that's not necessarily a bad thing if you like these tropes. However, storytelling-wise, the tropes are all a bit too generic to be really compelling and each member of the main team has a very predictable character arc and backstory. It kind of drags in places with filler episodes as well, so I fast forwarded through most of the "emotional" and "character" scenes in favor of the team and game/competition scenes, which were more fun to watch. While I had to suspend my disbelief on some of the plot points and how the game worked, the CGI was actually pretty good and I always enjoyed seeing the gameplay and everyone working together.
I quite like the songs in this drama, but it does use the same 2 songs for every "exciting" and "sad" scene, which gets a bit noticeable after a while. To be fair, though, lots of dramas have this same problem.
I'll probably still check out the second season when it comes out if only for the gameplay scenes.
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I like how they deviate to the novel but still make it work. All the minor things that they change are acceptable and within reason. I really like to commend the time they put to make the game character look like the player.
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Having a bad day? The King's Avatar will turn it around.
The King's Avatar was my favourite drama of 2019.Let me start this off by saying I'm not much of a review writer. If you scan through my watchlist, you'll also see that I am a sucker for romance. They're my guilty pleasure. I also have to state that I went into this without having read or watched the anime - so the plot was new to me.
No, The King's Avatar does not focus on romance.
No, it is not like Love O2O.
No it is not like Go Go Squid (disclaimer: I'm still currently watching the latter).
Yet despite all this I fell in love with this show, literally counting down the days until the weekend when I could binge watch the next 6 episodes.
I picked this show up because Yangyang. I followed it to the end because of the gorgeous graphics, the captivating gaming scenes, and the heartwarming plot.
This show was about friendship. It was about teamwork. It was about supporting and caring for the people around us.
It was about facing challenges and following your dreams.
Honestly, I would recommend this show to anyone who wants to come away from a drama feeling uplifted and happy. With Ye Xiu by your side, you get the sense that any challenge, no matter how difficult, will be solved. This drama never leaves you feeling lost or alone. You want to be friends with the characters and be part of their team.
If you're having a bad day, The King's Avatar is the show to push those worries aside and get lost in another's world.
Happy watching! <3
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Relationship (8/10): the drama is about "Gaming". It does not contain elements of male and female romance, but maybe the plot of romance will be developed between the main male lead and three female leads in season -2. Their relationships are funny, entertaining and interesting for me. The friendly relations between the members of the team of "Happy" is great but not needed to epic> I think this is because of too many characters are introduced in a short period of drama.
CGI (10/10): the CGI effects of drama is very remarkable. Compared to "Love O2O", their graphics may be high budget and more using 3D rendering software. Their quality can be compared to western digitals. take a milestone in Chinese drama land. So, I enjoy watching the drama in 1080 dpi at the official "wetv" app.
Music (9/10): the OST music of drama supports drama very much. I like "《全职高手 The King's Avatar》R1SE献唱电视剧《全职高手》片尾曲《荣耀的战场》MV首发 OST" and listened many times. Also, the background music of drama is very realistic and exciting for me.
Acting (9/10): the actors and actresses act in two worlds, the outside realistic world, and the game world. In both worlds, they act their best. The most remarkable character is the male lead "Yang Yang" and his game character. Sometimes, the characters in the drama aren't well not enough to satisfy you. This may be due to over 10 main characters are introduced into drama with their own history. But it is not great destruction points in the drama.
Overall (10/10): the drama is a great drama of 2019. If you finished the drama, you can watch other gaming e-sports drama of 2019: " Go Go Squid". I also highly recommended to watch the drama in Full-HD. Thank you for reading my review.
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The King's Avatar was inspired surely by the novel with the same name yet gives of its very own vibe that can easily connect with the people nowadays. A lot would criticize primarily the in-game fight scenes as when compared to the donghua it clearly stripped a lot of the scenes yet it doesn't mean it ended up becoming mediocre. What the production team intended for the fight scenes, which is a form of in-game action that is can easily be referenced with games released and being played upon. Yet the very foundation of the game is the APM(Actions per minute) was still its core. Gamer's would be able to relate especially a similar concept is the Battle Mode in Ragnarok Online or Dota 2. If there someone who can relate to this, would be truly amaze on how key combinations to release a combo move. Yet there may be inconsistencies yet there is no such thing as a perfect show if so then there wouldn't be any show to be produce then.
Going back, now the characters they took note of behaviour of the characters from the donghua and novel and made it fitting on how they want live action to go which I definitely appreciated and had amaze/fun of their acting. Kudos to Huang Shao Tian! Truly an exact rendition of the character haha it made me cringe and laugh!
Now for the story, they still followed the flow but made a lot of cuts to get more story squeeze on this season but it didn't decrease the value of the show unless you made basis to the donghua and novel which follows a different metric. To the very story itself it made it fit on the setting it was based, and made it more or less feel it as how Chinese eSports industry is being treated which I was glad and was able to appreciate another side of Chinese culture.
All in all, watch this without comparing it to the donghua or novel. Watch it as itself and surely you'll learn to enjoy and even grow with the characters.
"This is not a solo competition but a Team Competition. When someone fails, not only one bears the failure but everyone has to share it."
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i am not familiar in all the cast but at the end its make me realize how nice cast they are in this drama, the edit of story line vs. the novel was not bad in my own opinion, the lightning effect venue the arena the OST, the name of teams the opponents the Characters was so nice, the story line was highly focus on gaming,but its so interesting even you are not a fan of gaming like me but its make you realize how nice it was , all characters are unique , the production team need to be highly praised, the friendship with support courage respect concern and love to each other was so admirable and funny and also YANG YANG did so great her also he is so amazing in this drama he is great the story was great i am sure you will like this awesome drama. Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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As someone that have finished the novel, throughout watching the drama. There was some changes in the plot which is rather nice to see since it can be seen as a way to hype thing to give somewhat a more realistic feel of the novel. The reason why I rate the acting/cast 8/10 is mostly because of a drastic changes of 2 characters and a few other characters. The 2 characters with the drastic changes in the drama without the doubt is Chen Guo and Bao Zi as Bao Zi isn't really a type of person that actually think before doing thing or capable of thinking alot of difficult which make it abit weird for me to see him as Bao Zi. As for Chen Guo, in novel she isn't really exactly the type that is really thoughtful or likable character since in novel, she usually justified all her wrong doings as Ye Xiu's fault and she's quite a really insensitive person as well with a judgemental view of other at times unlike in drama where she portray a person is really thoughtful and all. Overall I have to say that it was a quite nice to see the drama ver of this novel since it was one of my all time favorite. Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
*WATCH THIS DRAMA, YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!*
I usually don't review TV shows but this is not the usual show that I'd watch. There is so much to like about the plot and character development. Absolutely loved each and every character and their respective actors. Everyone slayed their characters; the caste is so good !! I have not read the novel so i cannot cmpare the two but i can surely say that this drama is worth a watch. There are a lot of lessons in this drama; some are outrightly stated (dialogues) while others are hidden; portrayed in a rather easy way to figure out. Not a typical chinese drama either; yes the annoying opposition is there but it's a part of the story. *no spoilers so won't say further*. The team work, passion, determination, healthy competition and environment; hat a complete show.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Chen Guo's character was a bit annoying for me in the beginning. I'm not sure if it's because the way the actress portrayed her or if it's her lines, but I didn't like her very much. She's kinda the reason I had to put this drama on hold for awhile. But I'm glad I came back to it because the rest of the cast was very good in my opinion. Each of the team had an interesting personality I enjoy seeing. Chen Guo does get better after Ep 14 so you can see why I may have stalled on this drama for awhile.
And no there's no romance but honestly I'm glad. It's not needed. From this drama itself, you see the importance of Ye Xiu. He makes an impact on everybody and have some sort of bond with each character, even the rival teams. This was awesome to see. It's a pretty good drama. Give it a go. Heck, I probably will rewatch it again right before The King's Avatar 2 comes out just because I like it so much, though I would probably skip some episodes since I know what happens.
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I love how to story isn't so much focused on romance but more so on valuing ones' principles, dreams and ideals. I don't have any other reference of the story since i haven't watched or read versions but The King's Avatar is so damn good. I can't wait for s2 already.
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Takes on a voyage to game world
• It's my first ever review because this drama deserves big applause in terms of everything. I binge-watched this drama for three sleepless nights because I knew, I can't sleep until its finished. This is a perfect drama for all age groups. You can feel the intensity from the first episode.
•I started watching it because of its graphic content but fell in love with the story, cast, and music. This show has outstanding graphic content. Gaming sections feel that I am inside the game which gives goosebumps, chills, and excitement.
•The story is just WOW, as you have read the plot, based on ye Xiu regaining his success and starting from the beginning is truly inspiring. Every episode end puts you on the edge and wants you to watch the next episode immediately.
•About the cast of course YangYang as Ye Xiu is the best choice, as an ace player acts very impressively. Watched his love o2o but this one made me a fan of him. I can't imagine anybody would pull off this role better than him. All the other cast has also done a very good job.
My personal favorite would be Maggie Jiang playing Chen Guo. the internet cafe owner character, many find her character a bit over but I liked it cause she felt like very strong support for the Team. Many could not take the pressure but she was good and eased her character perfectly.
•OST is amazing especially "light from the dust", which is played during the game, it makes you go on another level when it starts playing. It makes you feel hallucinate.
• It's a perfect binge watch for the weekend and definitely a 10/10 rewatch. If you are looking for a good Chinese drama it's this THE KINGS AVATAR.
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