Valnazzar
VIP
3 years ago
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EditedRecommended
***Start of Updated Review***
Once this was officially released, I didn't pick it up till chapter 99 was released so I can provide an impartial review of the first 100 chapters as promised previously.
A few corrections to make about my original review made during the first 5 chapters during VIP sneak peak (which I shall leave untouched)
- There is possibly only 1 True Dragon, but a few dragon-like existences like Drakes, Fairy Dragons and Sea Serpents.
- Kingdom didn't summon them, and can't send them back. They just took advantage of the summoning.
- MC is one of the more realistic we've seen so far in a transmigration novel. He doesn't remember complicated schematics/technology from the modern world and can only come up with rudimentary things like using collected human waste as manure/fertilizer, creating a water mill with the help of a local etc. Its quite refreshing having an MC that isn't suddenly an expert siege engineer or a supreme scheming commander with tactical acumen like Alexander.
- MC suffers from PTSD, and consistently express his distaste and rejection of war and killing. He pukes after killing, have nightmares, goes on drunken rage and cries from the things he had to do to survive. This is a far cry from other novels where they are suddenly ok with killing people, making you wonder if the MC was a psychopath before transmigrating.
Pacing of the novel is a bit slower than typical, but it doesn't take away from the plot and often times was due to the MC self reflecting his situation and mental state (his spirits are all taking the form of women he met, some times stark naked LOL).
Overall, I would maintain my recommendation of Dragon Poor, and am quite happy that the quality doesn't drop drastically after the first 30 chapters. Will look forward to all 300 odd chapters.
***End of Updated Review***
MC's premise is quite interesting though I'm quite sure the unfolding story will be fairly cliché - a guy who gets an awesome sounding class only to be told there are no dragons. Likely there are Dragons, only in hiding with it being a secret known only to a select few and of course MC would have to prove himself worthy of riding a dragon, which he will through tenacity, hard work and compassion. Then of course the Kingdom will be like "Hey, we supported you a little bit when you were growing, so you have to do us favours".
The hook is quite a common trope you can find in other Korean novels like Shield Hero, Memorize, Divine Thrones etc. where people are blatantly kidnapped to another world and force to 'train and fight' for their kidnappers with them being promised they'll be sent home once they have satisfied some impossible criteria. Some of these victims will likely suffer from Stockholm syndrome by the time this novel is done, choosing to stay in this world instead of returning to their old life, assuming it was possible to do so.
Overall, I'll be keeping tabs on this novel, at least for the first 100 chapters or so. We still don't know whether the MC disposition is like Weed, Grid or Cale (Selfish till the end, Greedy at first then character growth makes him awesome or Bad Ass from start to finish respectively), so that will likely drive how popular this novel ends up.
I'll edit this review once I've read 100/306 chapters and give a final verdict, of course based on my humble opinion.
Once this was officially released, I didn't pick it up till chapter 99 was released so I can provide an impartial review of the first 100 chapters as promised previously.
A few corrections to make about my original review made during the first 5 chapters during VIP sneak peak (which I shall leave untouched)
- There is possibly only 1 True Dragon, but a few dragon-like existences like Drakes, Fairy Dragons and Sea Serpents.
- Kingdom didn't summon them, and can't send them back. They just took advantage of the summoning.
- MC is one of the more realistic we've seen so far in a transmigration novel. He doesn't remember complicated schematics/technology from the modern world and can only come up with rudimentary things like using collected human waste as manure/fertilizer, creating a water mill with the help of a local etc. Its quite refreshing having an MC that isn't suddenly an expert siege engineer or a supreme scheming commander with tactical acumen like Alexander.
- MC suffers from PTSD, and consistently express his distaste and rejection of war and killing. He pukes after killing, have nightmares, goes on drunken rage and cries from the things he had to do to survive. This is a far cry from other novels where they are suddenly ok with killing people, making you wonder if the MC was a psychopath before transmigrating.
Pacing of the novel is a bit slower than typical, but it doesn't take away from the plot and often times was due to the MC self reflecting his situation and mental state (his spirits are all taking the form of women he met, some times stark naked LOL).
Overall, I would maintain my recommendation of Dragon Poor, and am quite happy that the quality doesn't drop drastically after the first 30 chapters. Will look forward to all 300 odd chapters.
***End of Updated Review***
MC's premise is quite interesting though I'm quite sure the unfolding story will be fairly cliché - a guy who gets an awesome sounding class only to be told there are no dragons. Likely there are Dragons, only in hiding with it being a secret known only to a select few and of course MC would have to prove himself worthy of riding a dragon, which he will through tenacity, hard work and compassion. Then of course the Kingdom will be like "Hey, we supported you a little bit when you were growing, so you have to do us favours".
The hook is quite a common trope you can find in other Korean novels like Shield Hero, Memorize, Divine Thrones etc. where people are blatantly kidnapped to another world and force to 'train and fight' for their kidnappers with them being promised they'll be sent home once they have satisfied some impossible criteria. Some of these victims will likely suffer from Stockholm syndrome by the time this novel is done, choosing to stay in this world instead of returning to their old life, assuming it was possible to do so.
Overall, I'll be keeping tabs on this novel, at least for the first 100 chapters or so. We still don't know whether the MC disposition is like Weed, Grid or Cale (Selfish till the end, Greedy at first then character growth makes him awesome or Bad Ass from start to finish respectively), so that will likely drive how popular this novel ends up.
I'll edit this review once I've read 100/306 chapters and give a final verdict, of course based on my humble opinion.