I'm not really into CDramas a lot but I was having withdrawal from King's Avatar LA and I think I saw this from an ad somewhere on social media and I started watching it. I'm really glad I picked it up! My thoughts and feelings are outlined below.

STORY
The main premise of the story revolves around a couple trying to reach their dreams together in a MOBA game setting which includes tournaments, commenting and daily lives of esports gamers. There weren't as many gaming scenes as that of KA and it wasn't that detailed but as a gamer, I fully understood a lot of the terminologies they used in the drama. The tournaments especially the final one really captured the emotions of the players and the audience which I really like. With regards to the romance between the protagonists, I wish it happened a bit earlier and I wish they had more loving scenes together. The ending was okay but I wish there was some kind of finality and closure, like for example, Ji Xiang Kong confessing his true feelings to Que Ying and vice versa. Since there was this subplot nearing the end that threw them off and basically they just didn't interact much at the final episodes. There were also so many (as in a lot of) negative stuff thrown their way and it felt like the drama has these 'them against the world' theme. As the game name implies IConquer, they conquered them all but I did wish their romance scenes were more and a bit longer. Overall though I enjoyed the story and every episode kept me on the edge of my seat thus the reason I binge watched it for a week.

CAST
I don't know much about the cast but I feel like they portrayed characters really well and the acting was really good by my standards. My favorite character would be Lu Yi Yi because she's really cute and I love how she always bickers with Xuan. I really love Xiao Yu's portrayal of her (Like I'm crushing on her real hard!) and I'm looking forward to more of her in the future. The other character that stuck to me was Pei Xi because I'm quite similar to his demeanor. The portrayal of Jerry Yan is topnotch and one could say you don't really need a female counterpart to stand out. Wang Zi Xuan is so beautiful and she's really sweet and she's like the dream girlfriend anyone would want to have. The antagonists I hated so much (In a good way) and I applaud the cast who portrayed each of them. Overall, a very solid cast and would definitely follow their works in the future.

SOUNDTRACK
OST is nice and fits the mood of the scenes, whether it be in the tournament setting or during romance scenes. I would definitely look for them when they become available to add them to my playlist.

REWATCH VALUE
I probably rewatched some romance scenes over and over because it gave me goosebumps. One of the best would be the last tournament where he remembered her and used that to make a new tactic. From that point on where they broke the crystal until everyone gathers in the end and to that ending hug was one of the best scenes and made my heart jump with so many emotions. I made copies of the drama and would definitely rewatch it but I'll probably skip some scenes.

OVERALL
As I said I wasn't into Cdramas much but this drama made me feel like checking out more. I definitely would recommend watching it because it made me feel so many emotions like joy, sadness, love, anger and hope. I was laughing a lot at times but also feeling tingly during the romance scenes. I was crazy mad at some points due to some plots but isn't that what the drama wants? To convey different feelings to the viewers. Overall, an excellent drama with a enjoyable plot and an amazing and beautiful cast.

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