A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life

A series centered around a 38-year-old guy diving into the gaming world? As someone close to the protagonist's age, I was hoping for a gaming show I could finally relate to. Well, not quite. The age of the main character doesn't seem to matter much, as he goes for a typical teenage boy avatar. The only hint of his real age? He's a dull boomer. He starts playing an MMO game, where his claim to fame is simply not being a complete idiot like most players. He takes up crafting, which, yeah, is crucial in MMORPGs, but apparently not common knowledge among other gamers in this world. And this show won't let you forget it, with endless crafting sequences and the hero's "game-changing" items, like skates with side blades to give extra damage. It sounds ridiculous because it is. When crafting isn't hogging the spotlight, we're treated to basic game mechanics, a bland world, and events I wouldn't want to play just like I wouldn't want to have "Fairy-playah" written above my head. Oh, and the hero's other "superpower"? Everyone around him acts like an idiot. Honestly, this show is the epitome of boredom and stupidity. The main hero? Bland. The story? Predictable. It feels like it's aimed at kindergarteners, not seasoned gamers. Animation and music? Nothing to write home about. Compared to Shangri-La Frontier, which nails the gaming world, this one falls flat. I bailed after the fourth episode, and honestly, I should've quit sooner. Maybe it gets better, but I'm not sticking around to find out. Watching the hero collect girls such as the Fairy Queen and turn them into a generic harem admiring Earth (even his nickname is terrible) and his skates? No thanks. It's a hard pass from me, with a 3/10 rating, though I can't remember what for and I don't feel like remembering. (12/18/2023)