Disclaimer...I struggle with most Chinese dramas. There's a cultural mindset gap that I really cannot seem to bridge well, especially when it comes to humor. That being said, I decided to watch this REALLY LONG drama anyhow, because it was about gamers and I like gamers.

The story itself was really fun and engaging and if it had been a 10 episode drama it would have been a much higher rating. This, however, was 40 episodes each like 45 minutes long. That's 30 hours. THIRTY HOURS. I've seen other Chinese dramas and I know that this is actually one of the shorter ones, so I try not to hold the runtime against it. However, 20% of that 30 hours was actually good engaging story and 80% was the lead character giving these weird little-buddah style lectures about life. He was basically like Chinese gamer jesus, telling stories and parables to recruit disciples. It was fun initially but rapidly turned into mindless droning on and on and on.

Even with all the excess boring bits, the theme was still really fun. The whole professional eSports thing was fun to watch and the classic David vs Goliath theme was as stereotypically entertaining as it always it. I'm glad I watched it and I enjoyed it, but it's a lot better in my truncated memory version and the actual act of watching it often felt like work.

Also....can someone please buy this boy a hair brush. I really do not understand at all what they did with his hair to make it look so damaged, frayed, and unappealing. Dude looked like a homeless man who got his hair done for free at the local barber school by a kid who absolutely cooked his hair with chemicals. The lead actor's hair could have stood up and spoken and I wouldn't have been shocked. It was like someone stuck a muppet on top of his head, laughed, and walked away.

Though I will always remember the story fondly, no part of me will ever ever watch this show again willingly. I don't like my entertainment to lecture me.