The Gamer

Edit

What would you like to edit?

SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureChapters/VolumesPublishing DatesRelationsTypeExternal Links  

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!

Do you like games, are you a "gamer," well this guy gets video game power in real life, gets introduced and thrown into a side of the world he did not know, and proceeds to use his "gamer knowledge" to just show off to "non gamers" how generic game mechanics work. Then somehow just any time convenient or for any trivial matter gets new powers.

The concepts of the story are interesting but quickly fall apart as you realize a lot of the story fails to build up to anything.

If I were to explain this as a "gamer." It is as if you are playing ... a broken DLC class, power up your abilities, grind, and get the best gear. Then because you are using op broken skills, claim you are a "pro gamer" because you spammed those op skills in broken gear against a high-level mob. Then skip the rest of the cutscenes after the intro because you decided it was taking too long. Maybe fun to play as a player, if that is your playstyle, but not fun to spectate.

The story suffers from its follow-through, anything interesting fails to get followed up on or further explained, and the story gets quickly overwhelmed by new convient powers or enemies of the MC without any purpose but to get to some fighting. It is not the worst read, but it had the potential to be much more.

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.