Message from @l3x

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2019-12-30 18:17:39 UTC  

you're probably not into medieval politics

2019-12-30 18:18:05 UTC  

but I can't think of a single reason why would you call it low quality <:thonking:318673885497262091>

2019-12-30 18:18:16 UTC  

i read those first shitty english translations

2019-12-30 18:18:18 UTC  

so thats that

2019-12-30 18:18:30 UTC  

>i think its like 7/10
tfw you were bashing it like crazy and I was glorifying it yet still I'd give it the same grade

2019-12-30 18:18:51 UTC  

i was bashing some elements of it

2019-12-30 18:18:52 UTC  

maybe 7,5 or 8 tops

2019-12-30 18:19:05 UTC  

when I was watching it I knew its not the book witcher

2019-12-30 18:19:16 UTC  

didnt have super high expectations

2019-12-30 18:19:22 UTC  

like many did

2019-12-30 18:19:45 UTC  

neither did I, but a 7 is pretty strong in my book

2019-12-30 18:19:45 UTC  

netflix witcher is fun to watch, its not a masterpiece tho

2019-12-30 18:19:59 UTC  

i saw the first episode just 2 hours ago

2019-12-30 18:20:11 UTC  

i find it cringingly mediocre

2019-12-30 18:20:13 UTC  

I wouldn't give a 7/10 to most series

2019-12-30 18:20:14 UTC  

it feels very cheap

2019-12-30 18:20:38 UTC  

@l3x dont understand me wrong, many, many people say the same, that they liked the short stories but but the saga was somewhat way worse

2019-12-30 18:21:08 UTC  

it's just I don't see a single actual reason why would you argue some, I don't see any lesser quality in writing the saga

2019-12-30 18:21:10 UTC  

like, i'd be ashamed to market such a let-down as hard as netflix is doing right now

2019-12-30 18:21:13 UTC  

it's just a different form

2019-12-30 18:21:22 UTC  

i dislike the destiny/bloodlines aspects alot, they feel so forced

2019-12-30 18:21:25 UTC  

and boring

2019-12-30 18:21:31 UTC  

muh destiny

2019-12-30 18:21:43 UTC  

the magic does look cheap, but I can enjoy watching television theater whey thay have props cut out of cardboard and painted lightbulbs to produce special effects

2019-12-30 18:21:47 UTC  

when people argue that short stories are good and the saga I just don't see them raising any valid point at all <:thonking:318673885497262091>

2019-12-30 18:21:50 UTC  

(like old dr who)

2019-12-30 18:22:10 UTC  

it feels super cheap, and the vfx are often direct-to-video movie tier

2019-12-30 18:22:46 UTC  

>it feels very cheap
the budget is rather high the thing is they went straight into the magic and the big magic, its a big drain on the budget PLUS witcher is a high fantasy universe and you need that cgi practically everywhere

2019-12-30 18:22:54 UTC  

my only gripes with saga: ciri is an OP OC fanfic tier(donut steel), and the whole destiny crap

2019-12-30 18:23:20 UTC  

and the dialogue is awful

2019-12-30 18:23:38 UTC  

super naive and/or fake

2019-12-30 18:24:31 UTC  

the fight scenes were good, with infrequent cuts

2019-12-30 18:24:46 UTC  

netflix 2/10, books 8/10, gaems 7/10

2019-12-30 18:25:00 UTC  

>books 8/10

2019-12-30 18:25:01 UTC  

but the "destiny" in saga is well founded and not really forced it doesn't appear that often, it's well founded because there's a neatly done historical background to it(the elvish prophecy) and also the "scientific" aspect of the bloodline

2019-12-30 18:25:01 UTC  

lol

2019-12-30 18:25:42 UTC  

the author goes quite in depth into that and the pieces are revealed step by step over the saga

2019-12-30 18:26:17 UTC  

so yeah i dont see writing mistakes as such

2019-12-30 18:26:42 UTC  

thing is, i mean to read it again

2019-12-30 18:27:08 UTC  

has someone finally translated into english, but professionally

2019-12-30 18:27:16 UTC  

i love all the neat details in witcher books with the songs, prophecy, "encyclopedic" definitions