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(Two episodes watched): So, a Sword Art Online type videogame disaster has occurred, and the hero of that situation finds himself isekai'd to some alternate reality. What is the link here? Why was the prelude necessary? There is a mention that in this new world some episode known as the 'Dusk of Prosperity' 500 years ago caused the last 'high humans' to go extinct, and Shin wonders if there might be a link to what happened in the New Gate game. But for the most part he seems to shrug that off and get to work playing this new game, doing the usual stuff like registering as a starting adventurer. As with almost all isekai series he has amazing powers right off the bat, even if he must start at the lowest level. No doubt he'll be showing off before long. He meets Tiera Lucent, and elf girl who is looking after his home (this world seems to be super realistic--virtually indistinguishable from real life--but otherwise pretty much the same as the New Gate one). Tiera has a curse on her which Shin easily lifts, earning her undying loyalty. Did I mention that the women here have tremendous breasts and aren't afraid to show them off? Tiera says she is a servant of Schnee Raizar, a character Shin remembers. But I never got much of a sign that we'll ever learn why Shin was sent to this new world or what went wrong with the old one. He shows no interest in figuring out what has happened or why, and apparently would rather keep gaming anyhow than return to life in Japan. Is this world also a 'death game'? You'd think that question would occur to Shin, but not so far. So, pretty standard stuff, which makes me wonder why the prelude about what happened in New Gate was included to begin with. Richard Eisenbeis at ANN theorized that 'high humans' were the players who vanished when they were finally able to log out of New Gate, but that somehow the New Gate world continued to exist, and indeed became real; and that NPCs became thinking, feeling people. Based on episode two that seems to be more-or-less correct, and it creates a situation that reminded me of Overlord. But this show still doesn't delve very deeply into such a situation, for the most part episode two was about Shin discovering just how off-the-scales his powers are compared to anyone else. That is, the usual 'what if you were without doubt the most awesome player in a game and therefore could do whatever you pleased while everyone admires you?' scenario. Shin does meet a sinister looking guy who you would assume will be the usual two-dimensional villain, except this person may actually have a heart, which modestly surprised me. But I don't detect any particular plot coming together, just the usual I-can-do-whatever-I-please romp. Last updated Friday, May 03 2024. Created Monday, April 22 2024. | ||||||||
