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Moving Esports Drama
After finishing "The King's Avatar," I watched this drama, which I thought was almost perfect. There were a few things in the King’s Avatar that I did not like (behind the scenes stuff) - and I was thrilled that "Gank Your Heart" fixed what really bugged me about that drama.
This drama is about a professional esports gamer, Xiang Kong, a strategist of the team. He’s often viewed as the “cripple” because he does not have high kill rates and often dies. The game iConquer is strategic. Usually, it's all part of the plan - Xiang Kong does not need to be in the limelight and can work in the shadows for the team. This drama is about Xiang Kong trying to win the international tournament for iConquer.
This drama is also about Qiu Ying - who starts as a streamer and tries to find her dream. She begins as a “flower vase” – all looks and no skills. . After she runs into Xiang Kong, she finds a calling in life.
This story is almost perfect, except there’s one person that I really don’t like in this drama – Miya. I find myself fast forwarding all her scenes. She gets on my nerve by the way she manipulates others. For some reason, I did not hate Qiao Xin Xin as much as Miya, even though Xin Xin is also a manipulator.
The older generation esports gamers' story is also very well developed. I think their story is the one that touched me the most and I find myself in tears at the end of the drama.
Acting: Good. The actress Wang Zi Xuan is outstanding. I think she was perfectly cast. I did not get any idol vibes from Wang Yibo and did not figure out he was an idol until I googled it.
The iConquer game itself – wasn’t as exciting as the immersive experience I have from the King’s Avatar. In the esports arena, I just see many people yelling at each other and a bunch of avatars killing each other on the screen. Often I can't really tell what's going on - because there are so many characters on the screen... Haha which I find after watching some real life DOTA documentaries is… realistic.
I like gaming, but I have not played strategic games such as DOTA or League of Legends, so the game's mechanics really confused me. However, and I believe they explained it enough that I got the general gist of the game. As soon as The show mentioned the Tournament held in Vancouver – I instantly thought of DOTA, since I knew they held a tournament there. Now I find myself trying to play the game DOTA to understand Xiang Kong’s strategies more.
Gank Your Heart is now listed as my #2 favourite chinese drama. I plan to rewatch it after understanding DOTA more so I can better understand Xiang Kong’s strategies.
EDIT: I re-rated it. Probably was a bit too high. Lol. I rewatched this a year later. Qiu Ying was very annoying at the beginning. I think give her at least 7 episodes. Haha. Or if she's driving you crazy skip the first 7.
This drama is about a professional esports gamer, Xiang Kong, a strategist of the team. He’s often viewed as the “cripple” because he does not have high kill rates and often dies. The game iConquer is strategic. Usually, it's all part of the plan - Xiang Kong does not need to be in the limelight and can work in the shadows for the team. This drama is about Xiang Kong trying to win the international tournament for iConquer.
This drama is also about Qiu Ying - who starts as a streamer and tries to find her dream. She begins as a “flower vase” – all looks and no skills. . After she runs into Xiang Kong, she finds a calling in life.
This story is almost perfect, except there’s one person that I really don’t like in this drama – Miya. I find myself fast forwarding all her scenes. She gets on my nerve by the way she manipulates others. For some reason, I did not hate Qiao Xin Xin as much as Miya, even though Xin Xin is also a manipulator.
The older generation esports gamers' story is also very well developed. I think their story is the one that touched me the most and I find myself in tears at the end of the drama.
Acting: Good. The actress Wang Zi Xuan is outstanding. I think she was perfectly cast. I did not get any idol vibes from Wang Yibo and did not figure out he was an idol until I googled it.
The iConquer game itself – wasn’t as exciting as the immersive experience I have from the King’s Avatar. In the esports arena, I just see many people yelling at each other and a bunch of avatars killing each other on the screen. Often I can't really tell what's going on - because there are so many characters on the screen... Haha which I find after watching some real life DOTA documentaries is… realistic.
I like gaming, but I have not played strategic games such as DOTA or League of Legends, so the game's mechanics really confused me. However, and I believe they explained it enough that I got the general gist of the game. As soon as The show mentioned the Tournament held in Vancouver – I instantly thought of DOTA, since I knew they held a tournament there. Now I find myself trying to play the game DOTA to understand Xiang Kong’s strategies more.
Gank Your Heart is now listed as my #2 favourite chinese drama. I plan to rewatch it after understanding DOTA more so I can better understand Xiang Kong’s strategies.
EDIT: I re-rated it. Probably was a bit too high. Lol. I rewatched this a year later. Qiu Ying was very annoying at the beginning. I think give her at least 7 episodes. Haha. Or if she's driving you crazy skip the first 7.
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