The Game That I Came From
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I've been reading this on Asura Scans and it's the first time in a while I've cussed something I'm reading (Chapter 177)The moment this jerk named his Daughter Dumpling I lost my calm Overall this is actually a very entertaining read and you should read it. But it doesn't mean some parts won't anger you. But anyway I just needed to vent a bit
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Why Is there such a big gap in the chapters?!
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I'm biting the bullet and reading the missing chapters elsewhere. There are some good things here but it's overall a mixed bag.
To the surprise of no one, much of this sticks to the usual 'regressor' script of a person going back in time and abusing their memory (which is sometimes perfect and sometimes missing really obvious things) to get ahead. That part isn't particularly notable. If you like standard regressor stories, you'll probably like this fine. If not, well buckle up if you're gonna try this one.
What gets me is how often people just pledge undying loyalty to MC over the smallest of compliments. "I believe I am strong and I believe in your strength" basically gets him the allegiance of the greater portion of the entire population. The bit with setting up
really comes off as a lazy way to say "and MC never has to worry about money ever again" because it stops making any sense after the initial investment to get started.
The other main sticking points for me are in people's assertions that this person is some sort of great leader and/or internally driven genius. Part of it makes sense when you consider using strategies ahead of common knowledge but it's not entirely selling it that he can convince people of his reliability. They outright point out that he not only isn't talented at leading large groups of people, he has no interest in it. The unexpected addition of him gaining a unique sidequest related to his desire to be number one is grating because it's one thing to want it and to use other people's innovation to get ahead, but it's another to truly fight for that spot and I'm just not convinced he can be the latter at the point I've reached. Every time he makes progress in this direction it comes across as a deus ex machina rather than a genuine character development on his own efforts.
There is clearly another plot going on in the background, however, and I'm curious to see how it will interact with the above concerns. If it's played right, it could justify or at least mitigate most of it. Or it could be a huge letdown after so much time invested in getting there.
To the surprise of no one, much of this sticks to the usual 'regressor' script of a person going back in time and abusing their memory (which is sometimes perfect and sometimes missing really obvious things) to get ahead. That part isn't particularly notable. If you like standard regressor stories, you'll probably like this fine. If not, well buckle up if you're gonna try this one.
What gets me is how often people just pledge undying loyalty to MC over the smallest of compliments. "I believe I am strong and I believe in your strength" basically gets him the allegiance of the greater portion of the entire population. The bit with setting up
the game's initial and strongest alchemist
The other main sticking points for me are in people's assertions that this person is some sort of great leader and/or internally driven genius. Part of it makes sense when you consider using strategies ahead of common knowledge but it's not entirely selling it that he can convince people of his reliability. They outright point out that he not only isn't talented at leading large groups of people, he has no interest in it. The unexpected addition of him gaining a unique sidequest related to his desire to be number one is grating because it's one thing to want it and to use other people's innovation to get ahead, but it's another to truly fight for that spot and I'm just not convinced he can be the latter at the point I've reached. Every time he makes progress in this direction it comes across as a deus ex machina rather than a genuine character development on his own efforts.
There is clearly another plot going on in the background, however, and I'm curious to see how it will interact with the above concerns. If it's played right, it could justify or at least mitigate most of it. Or it could be a huge letdown after so much time invested in getting there.
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