The Gamer

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I am honored to be able to leave a review for "The Gamer" after reading the very last chapter a few hours ago.
As many may know, this is one of the very first Manhwa's people were exposed too a long time ago. Manhwa's were a relatively new concept years ago, and "The Gamer" took the genre by storm.
It set the example of having:

long fully colored panels
detailed speech bubbles
drawings that span impressive lengths
an ever-evolving story
and so on

... This is the series that pulled purely Japanese Manga readers like me into the world of Korean Manhwa. Now let's address the series itself.

"The Gamer" had a genius concept for integrating real life into the world. While it may have seemed generic at first, it was heavily reinforced with impressive backings of gaming logic. The first many chapters of this series will pull you in, you will get hooked and enjoy every chapter.

That being said, the flaw with "the Gamer" started to become more visible within the past few years. If anyone has read any other Korean Manhwa series, a huge majority of them are just overwhelmingly better than this series. By better, I am just talking about everything from the art to the storyline. It's much more addicting to read fairly recent Manhwa's like the many other headliners that gained massive popularity within a matter of chapters.

10 years of keeping a series running is truly worth a handshake, however, "The Gamer" has fallen pale in comparison to numerous other Manhwa competitors. This manhwa became bland, and it started to feel like a chore to read. Where was the many others were easy to understand and you would feel compelled to read every chapter.

To conclude, "The Gamer" set the standard for Korean Manhwa and it's not an exaggeration to say that. This series has not failed in any way, even if it is to the wishes of the Author's health. It just hasn't been able to keep up and remain relevant for a while now.

So if you are seeking to get into the world of Korean Manhwa, give "The Gamer" a try!
It's a classic masterpiece!

It's hard to say how weird it was to read this manhwa for years.
It had a rather disappointing ending, and it's weird, given how long it is, that the ending felt rushed.
And the show felt weird from the beginning. By the last third, I could barely read what the characters were saying.
The story was never predictable; it felt like a ton of systems and upgrades were created out of nowhere, which was fun for about 250 chapters.
The creators did a very good job of keeping a certain audience awake, gasping at the sight of the protagonist's next power-up. Truly epic.
It's surprising how far the story ... came with such a simple idea. This shows that you can create long (and very interesting) stories from "any" creative idea.
This work is truly a creative expression at its finest. xd
plot 4/10
characters 5/10
creativity 7/10
power scaling 10/10

First reader here, I lost interest around chapter 237 (season 4, episode 42). I really tried to read through it as, like others, I was one of the first readers along with Tower of God, Noblesse and God of Highschool (Also Girls of The Wild!). The nostalgia is the only reason I kept reading, but I really couldn't bring myself to do it anymore as the plot was non-existent, the MC is super lazy and it just wasn't The Gamer anymore. I might download the next 10 episodes to see if it gets good but my hopes are low. Surprised it's still going.