My unpopular opinion is I don’t want Stormlight adapted at all. Not live action, not animation, just not adapted at all. If they wanna tell a side story or something, sure, but it isn’t even going to be complete for decades, why adapt it? And it’s way too long. I just can’t see anything having the budget to even come close to doing it justice.
Stormlight archive is already being written (by Sanderson) as a MCU-multiverse-story, a show adaptation would lean into that vibe even more and... just no.
The Witcher TV show is such a disappointment for me. I was not on the hate train for season 1 that alot of people were on but season 2 just shit the bed so hard. It's understandable that adaptations would change things but the changes made completely changed one of the main themes of book series. It's such a shame because I actually think the main cast is very good.
It’s alway a bit funny to me how you talk about Fourth Wing. You don’t have to apologize - I literally read it because of your funny review. It sounded like my kind of stupid and I was right - I loved that book, can’t wait for the third. But I get it, it’s not a masterpiece. It just has the best ingredience to mess up my brain chemistry in the best way 😂 and I’m so sorry for everyone who picked it up because the marketing played them.
Well. The popular doesn't have to be the masterpiece. I will read it in January for the first time.. But I like dragons and fantasy books, so. I guess I will like it. Lately I read Battle Mage and it was a great book, but I never saw a video recommanding it.
Fourth Wing turned me off to fantasy romance. I thought it was forced and the characters annoying. Want to give the genre another try if I can find a decent recommendation. Don’t want one bad experience to stop me reading something that is actually good.
It's not about relating. It's about being tired of silly girlbosses and the move towards making women more like men. Corporations want browny points for female rep, and yet they also want to erase femininity.
I'm one of those people, The more a book/movie/show is built up as being just so great and its gonna blow my socks off, This takes the genre/medium to the next level! I end up getting really disappointed because its not the book/movie or show's fault. It's that my expectations have been built up so much that it had no chance of meeting them. So the less hype/praise a series has the more likely I am to enjoy it. Book is really good? Good all I need to know I don't need anymore fluff words.
Piranesi is a genre of literature I call "word salad." If you were to take a single sentence and read it out of context, it would make no sense on it's own. I can't even say it's jargon or a manufactured language or anything like that. It's the kind of book where I understand all the words individually. It's the kind of book where there are no threads to follow except for the ones you mentally fill in and create yourself because the author didn't feel the need to. I think people read and enjoy works like Piranesi because they feel like there is ~*something more*~ there that they need to unearth and figure out when really it's not actually saving anything, and the author is making you create the meaning that they didn't put into it. And when people say they got such-and-such from it, the reader and author get to feel really smart about how they Got the Message.
Susanna Clarke wrote Piranesi when she was depressed. She said something along the lines of, it felt like if people were not being highly productive then, they weren't worthy. I loved Piranesi. For me, it was about being aware of what the universe is trying to communicate when there are no other people about and no other distractions. I thought it was beautiful.
@@bellamin4549 i also absolutely loved piranesi. you have to approach it with an appreciate for the mundane, life... its one of those that i think you have had to experience a lot of darkness and then see the light to truly understand.
I loved Fourth Wing. It was the first book I've read in a looooooooong time, then I read ACOTAR, Cruel Prince, among others. Fourth Wing reintroduced me to reading. Probably that's the reason I loved it so much. Love your videos!
Agreed on Piranesi. Its absolutely fine and well-written overall, but I think it was feted as absolutely mind blowingly original. For me it was simply yet another Myth of The Cave retelling. I experienced it as interesting and proficient, but not the revelation that it was set up as.
I read most of The Name of the WInd a couple years ago because of the hype and it seemed like it would be something I'd like and DNF'd it. Great writing for sure, but totally overrated and couldn't stand Kvothe. Felt like he was so obviously a self-insert.
I’m fine with the end of Attack on Titan. I can totally see why people have strong opinions either way but I fall in the meh range. I think I’ve just read so many manga series that I’m used to being disappointed because so few end the way we as fans may hope they will.
she has explained it in a video before.. was a while ago. well earlier this year anyway I believe. she thought it was doing something else then it went a different way. I was super curious too since I loved Piranesi.. sorry wish I could remember more.. maybe she'll explain here or let you know the specific vid 😊
I think it was something like that she thought it was all in the protagonists head because of an mental illness. But since everything turns out to be real it felt flat for her. Something along those lines :)
I want to know too! I actually walked away from it feeling like it has a lot of parallels to an emotionally abusive relationship, you’ll never be who you were before or during, once you’re out, it stays with you but you did the best you could while you were in it. So whether the author intended that or not it felt like it had a deeper meaning, to me!
Those Aot comments just want to make others upset. They have formed their opinion since the manga ending in 2020. Many people have been defending and explaining the ending. But nothing will convince them to change their opinions. It will only make you very upset. It’s not an unpopular opinion. Most people like the ending. The review are very positive If you want to read positive comment, almost every comment on reaction videos are very positive
I felt like most of the manga ending reactions were negative while most of the anime ending reactions were positive. I think it's because of that ONE LINE. If you know, you know XD
I made it halfway through Name of the Wind before giving up. Kvothe was insufferable and in love with himself to a point where I just couldn't tolerate any more of it.
I read it to the end - it didn't get better, though. To me, Kvothe ("I'm better than anyone, at anything") is the most disagreeable wish fulfillment character imaginable.
One of the best video game adaptations. Only rivaled by possibly Arcane. I’ve never played League of Legends. I love Arcane Season one. Haven’t seen the new season yet.
I appreciate your perspectives and whole heartedly agree. I want books that smart adults appreciate but don't have to be either pure fluff or extremely edgy. I would love to find more video games with the option for female character creation at the minimum (and bonus for giving this option their own customizable character/story/romance options). I don't need pure female leads, just something anyone would appreciate and feel immersed in. Loved seeing your violin snippet!
I believe the whole cosmere would fit better as an animation. I can't see the cringy humor sometimes brandon pulls executed by real people... Something like Legend of Korra animation style would be great
@@August918 Interesting you say Legend of Korra instead of just The Last Airbender. Not that I mind, I am pleased to know if that will be the route he takes with the Cosmere.
@@deskhobbygirl oh I said Legend of Korra because Aang's animation despite being good it is also outdated. I think the style used in Korra fits better the Cosmere
@@mischarowebecause he's made a million promises, followed through on NONE of it, and kinda treated his fans poorly along the way. I didn't love the first book, disliked the second, but have actually grown to like them more upon relistening over the years.
"How can you think Name of the Wind is not worth the hype!" I was raised in a literate household with actual books written by people who knew how to write with *both hands* on the desk, that's how.
That's a wonderfully classy way to convey a reaction eerily similar to the 'well, uh, definitely not the kind of fantasy I'd expected' I had to his writing.
I plan on watching attack on titan this year and I feel like I may feel the same 😅 This was also me 2 years ago with the Berserk manga. I feel like that will forever be the best thing I’ll ever read. Miura is a genius and may he rest in peace 🙏🏻
I agree with you 100% on Fourth Wing! The dragons themselves were cool, but the main character was insufferable. Definitely unrealistic, contrived romance. So glad to hear someone else say it! 🎉 I read The Name of the Wind about 10 years ago and really loved it (it’s sequel a little less perhaps). And I was obsessed with Kvothe. However, I may feel differently if I revisit it now, who knows 🤔
I first found your channel when I was searching for The Witcher Book Editions, but after watching this video I instantly subbed. I agree with a lot of what you said, mainly the things Witcher related. Count me as part of the crew Boss!
I had the same experience with Piranesi. I thought wow, this is fascinating, can't wait to learn what it all means. Then it ended and I thought, "Wait? That's it?"
It's so nice to hear someone else talk about Kvothe 😭 I also do think at this point that Pat Rothfuss has made it harder to enjoy his writing because of his really really bad opinions and breaking promises. I remember disliking Kvothe so strongly and no one else I knew at that point disliked him so it's just nice to feel seen haha
I think I made it 20 pages in with Fourth Wing and had to stop. All the things you said about the character, and the love interest I totally agree with. But the writing style was definitely not to my taste so I had to DNF it.
I’ve been saying an adaptation of stormlight would be super cool done in the animation similar to arcane! Live action would be tough to capture the magic and the crazy fight scenes. Side note though, the first law adaptation would be perfect in live action.
lol i love you so much you're over here like "I can feel myself about to be insulting so I'll stop" and I just edited a video where I said, "I started reading it and was like... what the fuck IS this??!?!" 🤣I should really aim to be less emphatic hahaha
I feel so validated ahah i didn't like Kvothe either - ESPECIALLY in the second book. I really expected more from that series i thought we were going to see... more? Like he was going to do more?
The way you feel about Fourth Wing was the way I felt about ACOTAR. I read the first book, and was like, "It's ok. Nothing wrong with it. It's just not for me." I wasn't going to continue, but everyone I know who'd read it told me the second book was so much better; so, I read it. It wasn't better for me. In fact, I think I liked ACOMAF less than ACOTAR. I stayed annoyed for 21 hours of a 23+ hour audiobook. It just wasn't for me. I enjoyed Fourth Wing. It wasn't the most amazing thing I've ever read or anything, but I enjoyed it. I found it perfectly entertaining. Although, it's a little outside my usual reading considering the focus on romance. I'm doing a re-read before Onyx Storm comes out. But there's nothing wrong with not liking a book for any reason. Different people like different things, and that's why we have such variety.
I find Fourth Wing to be trash, but in a good way. I don't read it because it's a masterpiece, I read it because it's mindless fun - I enjoy reading about the world and characters. I totally understand how people can dislike it though.
I loved Fourth Wing because it gave me the same feels I had when I read the Hunger Games. I didn't even realize I hadn't felt that feeling since HG. I loved The Hunger Games when it came out, and Fourth Wing had me by the throat.
I hate the fact that the face of Geralt is nowadays associated with Henry Cavill. I mean, he's ok actor, I just don't see him as Geralt. And yes, the show shouldn't have been made. There's nothing in it that has Slavic vibe to me, I feel like netflix shat on my culture by making it.
The fact that there are still people (boys) who think that the only way for a female main character to be compelling is to have her be hyper s€xualized is concerning. Women don’t have to be a symbol of fertility, we’re just people, let us just be human first
Fourth wing is my favorite book as an adult. It got me out of a years long reading slump. Agree Violet is annoying and I wish we had more depth, especially with the other characters. But I think people love it because it's a top tier FUN read. It's easy to read and there's enough plot and depth to keep it interesting. I get why people don't like it but it's great for what it is. I think the hype changes people's expectations.
I started fourth wing on recommendations from people who usually like the same things i do. I was really looking forward to it. But it didn't do anything for me, other than annoy me. I am kind of worried about what fourth wing shows as being romantic. He is a walking red flag. She knows this, but cant help herself because he is so hot. The logic about how they are trying to win the war is just off (killing many of your most valuable recruits yearly, having recruits kill each other).
I am not a huge fan of aot(so many people died and I was just tired of not being able to care about characters 😂) but dang that series has some awesome music. Loved your violin intro!
After getting Amazon's Fallout, I really, really, REALLY, wish we would have gotten an Amazon adaptation of Witcher rather than Netflix. Netflix hasn't contributed anything of substance in years which they created and that was leading up to Witcher's creation. As for Name of the Wind; I think the love for the series comes from the prose much more so than the character. I agree 100% with Kvothe being a kinda, bad, character overall. But the way the stories are written is very noteworthy. The polar opposite of the spectrum is BrandoSando. His characters are usually very well written and defined with prose that's just... there. And one thing they both do very, very well is world building.
Also, funny note on the Witcher, I tried going back and watching the show in Ukrainian now that I'm learning the language, and the fact that the subtitles and the dubbing aren't the same, and in many instances don't even contain the same context at all than what is said, is infuriating.
Loved Fourth Wing. Totally agree with you, though 😂. Tropey, not the 'bestest' of writing, ploteholes, the superficiality of it - yeah. But it was a quick book to ease me out of a bout of a fall depression - a right thing at the right time. I couldn't have handled anything more complicated then. If not for the brain fog, I probably wouldn't have liked it so much, lol. I don't think I'll ever read it again. I'll read the 3rd volume to finish the series (although the 2nd was BAD), but, yeah, it is what it is: a bit of digestable escapism for whenever your brain needs just that. (I'm also The Name of The Wind 'hater'. In fact, I'm of the opinion that it and Fourth Wing have a lot in common when it comes to why they're so beloved - except the first is a power fantasy for men, the second for women. And it turns out that I (in the right circumstances) can stomach the second but not the first 🤔)
I think Fourth Wing and ACOTAR are examples of books that are highly recommended because of them being more mainstream/accessible fantasy books for people coming back to reading. I personally got back into reading in 2023 specifically because of a friend's recommendation of ACOTAR/Fourth Wing. I feel like some people are becoming readers again after losing interest in reading (thanks to being beat over the head with literary fiction in school). These new/returning readers aren't familiar with the plethora of books that already exist, so they look to Goodreads or Booktok/other social media for recommendations. I'm sure that there are so many books that have done dragons/military schools way better but Fourth Wing seems to be the entry point and the only reference point new/returning readers have. I hope that makes sense! Also, sorry to hear you didn't enjoy Name of the Wind. I understand what you mean though about Kvothe being insufferable/annoying at times. Also also, as an anime lover, why can't I get into AoT? 😭 I've tried a couple times but haven't been able to get through season 1
When i first tried to read Name of the Wind, I felt he was insufferable, too. I picked it up a few years later and didnt hate it as much. Im halfway through the second book, but taking my time. I feel like the edititng in the second one wasnt on point, so I have my gripes about that. Im not as enamored with Patrick's prose as some, but he does write a few things within his books that hit. Having said that, i totally understand when people love his stuff and the others who dont. PS 💯 agree with worries on Stormlight and feeling that animation would nest handle that story!!!
I liked his books, I laughed out loud at one point when reading them. It’s been awhile since I’ve read them so probably should reread at some point. I think my favorite parts were honestly how the author switched between third and first person, used to hate first person books and he made me like them more, and how he did the magic system
The same things bothered me about Fourth Wing, but I liked the dragons and went on hesitantly to Iron Flame and hated it. Done. Found Name of the Wind well written but boring. Never considered reading the second book.
Back when I read The Name of the Wind I hadn't read any Sanderson (&others) yet and compared to the (YA and Tolkien) fantasy I had read before, the Kingkiller Chronicles were just sooo much closer to what I actually want out of a fantasy novel. I didn't like Kvothe at all but I liked the story! I didn't love the magic system but I liked that there was one at all! I didn't like the portrayal of certain characters but at least they didn't feel like plastic! So - especially as a slow and therefore inexperienced reader - my explanation for the hype around TNOTW is that many people simply haven't gotten closer to what the perfect fantasy novel would be for them.
I was introduced to Witcher through the games (Witcher 2 then what's probably my favorite game of all time, Witcher 3). I waited for years to read the books because I heard the translations to English were pretty bad. I guess I could have also read it in Dutch or Turkish lol (if those are any better). So I figured with how popular it is now it would get a new translation. But no. So a day or two ago I started reading last wish and I'm absolutely LOVING it. Before you started talking about the Witcher I saw the books next to your right arm and went .. oh, yeah.. Forgot about those hardcovers. Maybe I should get those instead of reading the series on my ereader. As I was putting all of them in my amazon basket, you started talking about how much you love the Witcher 3 and how disappointed you were with the garbage netflix adapation. P.s. There are two versions of the last wish, look exactly the same but one is 17 euro and the other is 37. The cheap one is by Gollancz and the expensive one by Orbit. They are the exact same book with some minor differences, but I remember seeing a video comparing the two and one of them was considerably higher quality. I imagine the Orbit one is the expensive and higher qualiyt one. Because Gollancz also did the atrociously horrible anniversary edition of the first law. To this day I hate that I didn't get the regular full sized hardcover instead of the garbage gollancz shamelessly put out as an "anniversary" edition. To everyone else, do not buy those. The covers scuff and damage if you look at them or breathe on them. The size is smaller than most hardcovers. The binding is poor, the cutting is poor, they have nothing extra, not even a TOC. I ordered and reordered the First Law anniversary editions 3 or 4 times each time getting books that straight up looked like they were heavily used, like someone carried them in their backpack for 8 years straight. And they cost more than the regular hardcover. So yeah, I kinda want to buy every single one of the witcher hardcovers. I have them in my basket. But I'm also a tad worried with it being published by Gollancz, but it's less than half price, I mean the Orbit published edition of the exact same book is 37.
Awesome as always thanks I don't agree with some of these but I love your videos even if we don't agree I definitely want an animated storm light series
Fourth Wing reads like a children's cartoon. If you like caricatures, it's fun. I prefer characters to have a more logical and realistic thought process.
From what I know the team behind The Witcher show actually hated the books and basically decided to ruin them, because they thought it was dumb or something like that? Or at least the main director's had a real beef with it, and thus not only do certain characters do things they'd never do in the books/games, but also the quality is just downright bad.
My friend gave me Fourth Wing, and against my better judgement I tried reading the first three chapters and barely made it through the first two. I kinda undertsand why Romance girlies liked the book because it's just a re-skinned Romance novel, but I don't understand how anyone that's read a Fantasy book could read it. The writing was horrid, the info dumps egregious, and the worldbuilding non-sensical. As for The Name of the Wind, it took me three flase starts to actually get into that book, but in the end I really did enjoy the meandering narrative. And then I read The Wise Man's Fears. That book was so terrible I'm honestly leaning in to the conspiracy theory that Patrick Rothfuss's dad wrote NotW and Patrick was responsible for book two, which is why the quality falls off so hard, and why Kvothe became so self-inserty. And I came to this conclusion before I heard Patrick's uber mysogynistic mindset. As for a book everyone else seems to love that I just can't get into Gideon The Ninth is top of my list. I've listened to a number of reviews and just don't get it.
On that last point, saying they may be reacting more than they actually feel.. or maybe they're just bored? Idk I can't read something I hate, if I don't like it, I'm going to just feel bored, definitely not enough passion to make a video about, most recently I had a hard time finishing Song of Achilles, I got to the half point and just decided it didn't really interest me, I don't have much more to say about it than that.
TW4 isn't likely to be bad because Ciri is MC, it's because they're clearly going to have to retcon their own game lore and the book lore to make their direction with Ciri work. Ciri doing actual magic, a thing she gave up with a unicorn as witness in the Korath desert, does not lend itself well to the idea that the new writers aren't looking to use Ciri as a shell for a different character.
I 100% agree with you I dislike how some people in gaming hate on any video game with a female lead or a game with good disability, people of color, or LGBTQ rep. Plus the gifter channels they listen too.
I’m that guy with Patrick R’s books. I liked them but hearing him and watching his twitch streams and charity scams I have told everyone….good series but I wouldn’t read it until the last book comes out.
For me the Fantasy book is Stormlight Archive. I genuinely can’t finish it without falling asleep. As bad as the Witcher adaptation is, Wheel of Time is WAY WAY WORSE. It literally destroys the lore in the opening minutes. And I don’t understand why animation has become such a no no for adaptations. Give me a 2d adaptation of Joe Abercrombies stuff please
I agree with the Book Rant thing - it really annoys me that certain booktubers only make rant videos because they get the views ( And it's very obvious who they are ). And they often choose genres they know they don't like and/ or just choose very popular books. I have nothing against a rant ( if it's genuine and you picked up the books thinking you like it or just wanted to try out a certain genre once ) but purposely choosing books so you can rant is dumb. Sometimes you are just not the target audience. Look, I also enjoy the occasional rant, but I rather hear about books you love. Otherwise, this just turns into a very negative space. And that's not what booktube should be.
I loved the fourth wing but hateeeed the romance I passed the romance part bc I hated it sooooo much! I could do without it! But my question is WHYYYY was it necessary 😢 I hate romance but loveddddd the dragons!
I can tell you why Fourth Wing and other books or films or shows don’t feel new. Everything is rebooted around every 15 years. Fourth Wing is the modern version of Eragon, which was hyped. HIMYM or TBBT are newer versions of Friends. Movies like Dune are refilmed after some time. Star Wars 7-9 is basically a worse version of Star Wars 4-6. And so on. Of everything which worked out in the past and made lots of money there will be a re-whatever version of it
That's so true. AOT is often reduced to just a fighting shounen, or people with no media literacy whatever, who think it's pro-war. And I hate the "Levi has no feelings and is just badass and shallow"-take from people too. So much. How people come to this conclusion. I'm just so ... confused? Also agree to the other takes. Especially when it comes "eww this female protagonist is ugly, because she looks like a real woman!" And then all of them are conventional attractive...??
Unrelated sort of but my unpopular opinion is I will never buy/read Brandon Sanderson because he's in a cult that he must give 10% of his earnings to. Refuse to support it.
A million times yes on both of your overrated picks, except specifically for the second book of both series. I think the first books of Kingkiller and Empyrean are fine -- both have some pretty good character beats and world building choices. Not great, but also certainly not terrible. The second book of each are absolutely atrocious though; particularly Kvothe, the virgin who fucked a sex goddess into submission on his first try. Okay Patrick, sure. I do not DNF lightly but I have absolutely zero interest in either of those book threes.
The problem with the Witcher series is the same problem many shows have had in the 2020's....the need Hollywood has to insert social agendas into EVERYTHING. The Witcher was admittedly not quite as bad as some other productions (Disney Star Wars for example) but they definitely made the focus of the series about all those "strong independent women who don't need no man" as opposed to the....well.....THE WITCHER. Henry Cavill complained, and he was fired....enough said.
They changed the ending of Attack of Titan in the anime. The original ending in the manga was morally offensive. It was one of the few times I was legitimately upset when commusing media.
Everything Live action Witcher disappointed me except Cavil. Now, seeing what is being done to Witcher IV, I’m out. The lore breaking and the weak writing for the trailer drove me away hard.
@ In the games themselves, it does say that only boys can be witchers. Also, it’s mentioned in the load screen script. Having Ciri as the lead character is no big deal. But breaking their own rules is a turn-off for me.
@@AdegaOutlaw In the books it's mentioned girls could be witchers, but they had higher death rate than boys, hence it was boys who were being used (and they still had very low chance of survival). Triss and the kaer morhen gang even consider the effects of the mutation on Ciri. Also the games start literally after the death of the main character which is reversed for the plot, Geralt is given amnesia coz the devs wanted a ginger love interest instead of Yennefer etc etc. But suddenly everyone is a lore master coz a woman trained to be a witcher, became a witcher lol
I'm extraordinarly tired of people like this TH-camr and some others in the comment section who keep strawmaning the argument about recent "girlboss" characters in visual media. Can I ask something: when people keep saying that the problem isn't Ciri being the protagonist but that she looks awful, does it just bounce off your heads or do you actually understand what it's being said and lie to yourselves that no, the problem must be misogyny? Seriously, I don't even care much how Ciri looks in this game, but it's objectively true that many characters look just like HR staff self-inserts or throughly defeminised women instead of, you know, *good.* And it's far too convenient to make them gay, female, freaking whatever so-called "protected category" so both the developers and slop-eaters alike can pretend it's not a legitimate criticism. You don't care about it? Fine, but don't misrepresent what your opposition says. Ciri being the protagonist isn't the issue; it was a known fact since the Witcher 4 was announced and no one complained. It's how she looks that's the problem to some people (and honestly, yeah, she looks way too much like Geralt to me. Not a massive issue, but I see why some people might be dissapointed and even upset).
My unpopular opinion is I don’t want Stormlight adapted at all. Not live action, not animation, just not adapted at all. If they wanna tell a side story or something, sure, but it isn’t even going to be complete for decades, why adapt it? And it’s way too long. I just can’t see anything having the budget to even come close to doing it justice.
Agreed 👍
Stormlight archive is already being written (by Sanderson) as a MCU-multiverse-story, a show adaptation would lean into that vibe even more and... just no.
The Witcher TV show is such a disappointment for me. I was not on the hate train for season 1 that alot of people were on but season 2 just shit the bed so hard. It's understandable that adaptations would change things but the changes made completely changed one of the main themes of book series. It's such a shame because I actually think the main cast is very good.
Good to know. I’m stopping on season 2 then
Agreed. Season 1 had its flaws but it is easily the best of the bunch.
The insert of you playing the violin suddenly was soo beautiful !!
It’s alway a bit funny to me how you talk about Fourth Wing. You don’t have to apologize - I literally read it because of your funny review. It sounded like my kind of stupid and I was right - I loved that book, can’t wait for the third. But I get it, it’s not a masterpiece. It just has the best ingredience to mess up my brain chemistry in the best way 😂 and I’m so sorry for everyone who picked it up because the marketing played them.
Well. The popular doesn't have to be the masterpiece. I will read it in January for the first time.. But I like dragons and fantasy books, so. I guess I will like it. Lately I read Battle Mage and it was a great book, but I never saw a video recommanding it.
@ should warn you it’s mainly focused on romance. My husband read it and enjoyed it, but even he would say there is too much romance for his liking.
@@Deni-mt9bj it will be my first romantasy then :).
Fourth wing is a YA read ! My granddaughter loves them !
@neriparragaming that’s pretty cool. I hope you’ll love it. I had a serious case of book hangover when I finished.
Fourth Wing turned me off to fantasy romance. I thought it was forced and the characters annoying. Want to give the genre another try if I can find a decent recommendation. Don’t want one bad experience to stop me reading something that is actually good.
I watch sooooo many SFF booktubers but for some reason, your shelves always stand out to me. They're stunning 👌
15:59 They can play as elves, orcs, argonians etc., but God forbid the character has boobs and they can’t relate.
Those are all masculine forms ;)
@ 😂 thanks that was my point.
It's not about relating. It's about being tired of silly girlbosses and the move towards making women more like men. Corporations want browny points for female rep, and yet they also want to erase femininity.
Unless they're just super pervy lol.
The Ciri parts of Witcher 3 are the best.
Name of the Wind: Kvothe being generally insufferable
Wise Man’s Fear: hold my beer.
I'm one of those people, The more a book/movie/show is built up as being just so great and its gonna blow my socks off, This takes the genre/medium to the next level! I end up getting really disappointed because its not the book/movie or show's fault. It's that my expectations have been built up so much that it had no chance of meeting them. So the less hype/praise a series has the more likely I am to enjoy it. Book is really good? Good all I need to know I don't need anymore fluff words.
Piranesi is a genre of literature I call "word salad." If you were to take a single sentence and read it out of context, it would make no sense on it's own. I can't even say it's jargon or a manufactured language or anything like that. It's the kind of book where I understand all the words individually. It's the kind of book where there are no threads to follow except for the ones you mentally fill in and create yourself because the author didn't feel the need to. I think people read and enjoy works like Piranesi because they feel like there is ~*something more*~ there that they need to unearth and figure out when really it's not actually saving anything, and the author is making you create the meaning that they didn't put into it. And when people say they got such-and-such from it, the reader and author get to feel really smart about how they Got the Message.
YES! So pretentious.
Susanna Clarke wrote Piranesi when she was depressed. She said something along the lines of, it felt like if people were not being highly productive then, they weren't worthy. I loved Piranesi. For me, it was about being aware of what the universe is trying to communicate when there are no other people about and no other distractions. I thought it was beautiful.
@@bellamin4549 i also absolutely loved piranesi. you have to approach it with an appreciate for the mundane, life... its one of those that i think you have had to experience a lot of darkness and then see the light to truly understand.
I loved Piranesi. all time fave!
I loved Fourth Wing. It was the first book I've read in a looooooooong time, then I read ACOTAR, Cruel Prince, among others. Fourth Wing reintroduced me to reading. Probably that's the reason I loved it so much.
Love your videos!
Agreed on Piranesi. Its absolutely fine and well-written overall, but I think it was feted as absolutely mind blowingly original. For me it was simply yet another Myth of The Cave retelling. I experienced it as interesting and proficient, but not the revelation that it was set up as.
I read most of The Name of the WInd a couple years ago because of the hype and it seemed like it would be something I'd like and DNF'd it. Great writing for sure, but totally overrated and couldn't stand Kvothe. Felt like he was so obviously a self-insert.
I’m fine with the end of Attack on Titan. I can totally see why people have strong opinions either way but I fall in the meh range. I think I’ve just read so many manga series that I’m used to being disappointed because so few end the way we as fans may hope they will.
Can you please post somewhere about what you thought Piranesi was doing? You’ve mentioned it a few times and I’m so curious!!!
she has explained it in a video before.. was a while ago. well earlier this year anyway I believe. she thought it was doing something else then it went a different way. I was super curious too since I loved Piranesi.. sorry wish I could remember more.. maybe she'll explain here or let you know the specific vid 😊
I think it was something like that she thought it was all in the protagonists head because of an mental illness. But since everything turns out to be real it felt flat for her. Something along those lines :)
I want to know too!
I actually walked away from it feeling like it has a lot of parallels to an emotionally abusive relationship, you’ll never be who you were before or during, once you’re out, it stays with you but you did the best you could while you were in it. So whether the author intended that or not it felt like it had a deeper meaning, to me!
I don't think it's doing anything
Those Aot comments just want to make others upset. They have formed their opinion since the manga ending in 2020. Many people have been defending and explaining the ending. But nothing will convince them to change their opinions. It will only make you very upset.
It’s not an unpopular opinion.
Most people like the ending. The review are very positive
If you want to read positive comment, almost every comment on reaction videos are very positive
I felt like most of the manga ending reactions were negative while most of the anime ending reactions were positive.
I think it's because of that ONE LINE. If you know, you know XD
I made it halfway through Name of the Wind before giving up. Kvothe was insufferable and in love with himself to a point where I just couldn't tolerate any more of it.
I read it to the end - it didn't get better, though. To me, Kvothe ("I'm better than anyone, at anything") is the most disagreeable wish fulfillment character imaginable.
I would rather see more shows get the Castlevania treatment instead of live action. I loved the animation of the first Castlevania series.
One of the best video game adaptations. Only rivaled by possibly Arcane. I’ve never played League of Legends. I love Arcane Season one. Haven’t seen the new season yet.
I appreciate your perspectives and whole heartedly agree. I want books that smart adults appreciate but don't have to be either pure fluff or extremely edgy. I would love to find more video games with the option for female character creation at the minimum (and bonus for giving this option their own customizable character/story/romance options). I don't need pure female leads, just something anyone would appreciate and feel immersed in. Loved seeing your violin snippet!
Stormlight Archive in an animated adaptation sounds great. What would you say in regards to Mistborn, if it was getting an adaptation? Just curious.
I believe the whole cosmere would fit better as an animation. I can't see the cringy humor sometimes brandon pulls executed by real people... Something like Legend of Korra animation style would be great
@@August918 Interesting you say Legend of Korra instead of just The Last Airbender. Not that I mind, I am pleased to know if that will be the route he takes with the Cosmere.
@@deskhobbygirl oh I said Legend of Korra because Aang's animation despite being good it is also outdated. I think the style used in Korra fits better the Cosmere
@@August918 Awesome!
My thought is do a hybrid style live action and animate the spren, then when they go into shadesmar, flip the two.
Reviewers who don’t like Patrick Rothfuss’s novels get an instant follow from me. I bounced off those books hard.
Yes, imo, the dislike for his books is rising for a reason.
@@mischarowebecause he's made a million promises, followed through on NONE of it, and kinda treated his fans poorly along the way. I didn't love the first book, disliked the second, but have actually grown to like them more upon relistening over the years.
You don't need to apologize for disliking something. You're respectful about it.
Can't wait for Witcher 4. I am thrilled with the direction they are going and it is not a surprise if you played Witcher 3.
100%
"How can you think Name of the Wind is not worth the hype!"
I was raised in a literate household with actual books written by people who knew how to write with *both hands* on the desk, that's how.
That's a wonderfully classy way to convey a reaction eerily similar to the 'well, uh, definitely not the kind of fantasy I'd expected' I had to his writing.
Fourth wing made me realize that I should avoid romance like the plague I'm on chapter 2 and I fucking can't man.
I plan on watching attack on titan this year and I feel like I may feel the same 😅 This was also me 2 years ago with the Berserk manga. I feel like that will forever be the best thing I’ll ever read. Miura is a genius and may he rest in peace 🙏🏻
I agree. I reread kingkiller chronicles recently and ended up changing my rating from 5 to 2 stars.
Wise Man's fear is a 1000 page worth of filler.
I agree with you 100% on Fourth Wing! The dragons themselves were cool, but the main character was insufferable. Definitely unrealistic, contrived romance. So glad to hear someone else say it! 🎉
I read The Name of the Wind about 10 years ago and really loved it (it’s sequel a little less perhaps). And I was obsessed with Kvothe. However, I may feel differently if I revisit it now, who knows 🤔
I first found your channel when I was searching for The Witcher Book Editions, but after watching this video I instantly subbed.
I agree with a lot of what you said, mainly the things Witcher related.
Count me as part of the crew Boss!
I had the same experience with Piranesi. I thought wow, this is fascinating, can't wait to learn what it all means. Then it ended and I thought, "Wait? That's it?"
It's so nice to hear someone else talk about Kvothe 😭 I also do think at this point that Pat Rothfuss has made it harder to enjoy his writing because of his really really bad opinions and breaking promises. I remember disliking Kvothe so strongly and no one else I knew at that point disliked him so it's just nice to feel seen haha
I think I made it 20 pages in with Fourth Wing and had to stop. All the things you said about the character, and the love interest I totally agree with. But the writing style was definitely not to my taste so I had to DNF it.
The King Killer Chronicles is good but I think the Suneater Series is a bit better, and its author managed to put out a new book every year.
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Would love to see anime adaptation of WOT and Cosmere. But we might not get that so we have to make due with what we have now.
I’ve been saying an adaptation of stormlight would be super cool done in the animation similar to arcane! Live action would be tough to capture the magic and the crazy fight scenes. Side note though, the first law adaptation would be perfect in live action.
lol i love you so much you're over here like "I can feel myself about to be insulting so I'll stop" and I just edited a video where I said, "I started reading it and was like... what the fuck IS this??!?!" 🤣I should really aim to be less emphatic hahaha
I feel so validated ahah i didn't like Kvothe either - ESPECIALLY in the second book. I really expected more from that series i thought we were going to see... more? Like he was going to do more?
The way you feel about Fourth Wing was the way I felt about ACOTAR. I read the first book, and was like, "It's ok. Nothing wrong with it. It's just not for me." I wasn't going to continue, but everyone I know who'd read it told me the second book was so much better; so, I read it. It wasn't better for me. In fact, I think I liked ACOMAF less than ACOTAR. I stayed annoyed for 21 hours of a 23+ hour audiobook. It just wasn't for me.
I enjoyed Fourth Wing. It wasn't the most amazing thing I've ever read or anything, but I enjoyed it. I found it perfectly entertaining. Although, it's a little outside my usual reading considering the focus on romance. I'm doing a re-read before Onyx Storm comes out.
But there's nothing wrong with not liking a book for any reason. Different people like different things, and that's why we have such variety.
I find Fourth Wing to be trash, but in a good way. I don't read it because it's a masterpiece, I read it because it's mindless fun - I enjoy reading about the world and characters. I totally understand how people can dislike it though.
I loved Fourth Wing because it gave me the same feels I had when I read the Hunger Games. I didn't even realize I hadn't felt that feeling since HG. I loved The Hunger Games when it came out, and Fourth Wing had me by the throat.
I hate the fact that the face of Geralt is nowadays associated with Henry Cavill. I mean, he's ok actor, I just don't see him as Geralt. And yes, the show shouldn't have been made. There's nothing in it that has Slavic vibe to me, I feel like netflix shat on my culture by making it.
Henry Cavill was NOT Geralt. Never. Nope. Just no.
The fact that there are still people (boys) who think that the only way for a female main character to be compelling is to have her be hyper s€xualized is concerning. Women don’t have to be a symbol of fertility, we’re just people, let us just be human first
Do you have a channel dedicated to your music?
Fourth wing is my favorite book as an adult. It got me out of a years long reading slump. Agree Violet is annoying and I wish we had more depth, especially with the other characters. But I think people love it because it's a top tier FUN read. It's easy to read and there's enough plot and depth to keep it interesting. I get why people don't like it but it's great for what it is. I think the hype changes people's expectations.
You mention that there are books that have done what Fourth Wing has done but better, are there any that you’d recommend? ☺️
No dragons, but if you want romantasy that has a strong heroine with a disability, try A Curse So Dark and Lonely if you haven't already.
I honestly don't remember kvothe being that insufferable in name of the wind just the wise man's fear but I get it's not for everyone
I started fourth wing on recommendations from people who usually like the same things i do. I was really looking forward to it. But it didn't do anything for me, other than annoy me. I am kind of worried about what fourth wing shows as being romantic. He is a walking red flag. She knows this, but cant help herself because he is so hot. The logic about how they are trying to win the war is just off (killing many of your most valuable recruits yearly, having recruits kill each other).
I am not a huge fan of aot(so many people died and I was just tired of not being able to care about characters 😂) but dang that series has some awesome music. Loved your violin intro!
After getting Amazon's Fallout, I really, really, REALLY, wish we would have gotten an Amazon adaptation of Witcher rather than Netflix. Netflix hasn't contributed anything of substance in years which they created and that was leading up to Witcher's creation.
As for Name of the Wind; I think the love for the series comes from the prose much more so than the character. I agree 100% with Kvothe being a kinda, bad, character overall. But the way the stories are written is very noteworthy. The polar opposite of the spectrum is BrandoSando. His characters are usually very well written and defined with prose that's just... there. And one thing they both do very, very well is world building.
Also, funny note on the Witcher, I tried going back and watching the show in Ukrainian now that I'm learning the language, and the fact that the subtitles and the dubbing aren't the same, and in many instances don't even contain the same context at all than what is said, is infuriating.
Wheel of Time and Rings of Power strongly suggest that an Amazon Witcher would have been even worse.
Loved Fourth Wing. Totally agree with you, though 😂. Tropey, not the 'bestest' of writing, ploteholes, the superficiality of it - yeah. But it was a quick book to ease me out of a bout of a fall depression - a right thing at the right time. I couldn't have handled anything more complicated then. If not for the brain fog, I probably wouldn't have liked it so much, lol. I don't think I'll ever read it again. I'll read the 3rd volume to finish the series (although the 2nd was BAD), but, yeah, it is what it is: a bit of digestable escapism for whenever your brain needs just that.
(I'm also The Name of The Wind 'hater'. In fact, I'm of the opinion that it and Fourth Wing have a lot in common when it comes to why they're so beloved - except the first is a power fantasy for men, the second for women. And it turns out that I (in the right circumstances) can stomach the second but not the first 🤔)
I picked up forth wing thinking it was going to be another Throne of Glass but I am so with you, I just don’t get it!
Oh…. fourth wing. I liked it OKAY. But then I have started Anne McCaffreys books and they are so much better!
I think Fourth Wing and ACOTAR are examples of books that are highly recommended because of them being more mainstream/accessible fantasy books for people coming back to reading. I personally got back into reading in 2023 specifically because of a friend's recommendation of ACOTAR/Fourth Wing. I feel like some people are becoming readers again after losing interest in reading (thanks to being beat over the head with literary fiction in school). These new/returning readers aren't familiar with the plethora of books that already exist, so they look to Goodreads or Booktok/other social media for recommendations. I'm sure that there are so many books that have done dragons/military schools way better but Fourth Wing seems to be the entry point and the only reference point new/returning readers have. I hope that makes sense!
Also, sorry to hear you didn't enjoy Name of the Wind. I understand what you mean though about Kvothe being insufferable/annoying at times. Also also, as an anime lover, why can't I get into AoT? 😭 I've tried a couple times but haven't been able to get through season 1
When i first tried to read Name of the Wind, I felt he was insufferable, too. I picked it up a few years later and didnt hate it as much.
Im halfway through the second book, but taking my time. I feel like the edititng in the second one wasnt on point, so I have my gripes about that. Im not as enamored with Patrick's prose as some, but he does write a few things within his books that hit. Having said that, i totally understand when people love his stuff and the others who dont.
PS 💯 agree with worries on Stormlight and feeling that animation would nest handle that story!!!
I liked his books, I laughed out loud at one point when reading them. It’s been awhile since I’ve read them so probably should reread at some point. I think my favorite parts were honestly how the author switched between third and first person, used to hate first person books and he made me like them more, and how he did the magic system
I got bored reading NotW, tbf.
When it first came out , Name of the wind was my favourite book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t put it down
The same things bothered me about Fourth Wing, but I liked the dragons and went on hesitantly to Iron Flame and hated it. Done.
Found Name of the Wind well written but boring. Never considered reading the second book.
Back when I read The Name of the Wind I hadn't read any Sanderson (&others) yet and compared to the (YA and Tolkien) fantasy I had read before, the Kingkiller Chronicles were just sooo much closer to what I actually want out of a fantasy novel.
I didn't like Kvothe at all but I liked the story! I didn't love the magic system but I liked that there was one at all! I didn't like the portrayal of certain characters but at least they didn't feel like plastic!
So - especially as a slow and therefore inexperienced reader - my explanation for the hype around TNOTW is that many people simply haven't gotten closer to what the perfect fantasy novel would be for them.
Can you do a review on some lesser known books, like IN THE VALLEY by Autumn E. Knight?
I haven't finished AoT yet but I think all these opinions are valid. :)
I was introduced to Witcher through the games (Witcher 2 then what's probably my favorite game of all time, Witcher 3). I waited for years to read the books because I heard the translations to English were pretty bad. I guess I could have also read it in Dutch or Turkish lol (if those are any better). So I figured with how popular it is now it would get a new translation. But no. So a day or two ago I started reading last wish and I'm absolutely LOVING it. Before you started talking about the Witcher I saw the books next to your right arm and went .. oh, yeah.. Forgot about those hardcovers. Maybe I should get those instead of reading the series on my ereader. As I was putting all of them in my amazon basket, you started talking about how much you love the Witcher 3 and how disappointed you were with the garbage netflix adapation.
P.s. There are two versions of the last wish, look exactly the same but one is 17 euro and the other is 37. The cheap one is by Gollancz and the expensive one by Orbit. They are the exact same book with some minor differences, but I remember seeing a video comparing the two and one of them was considerably higher quality. I imagine the Orbit one is the expensive and higher qualiyt one. Because Gollancz also did the atrociously horrible anniversary edition of the first law. To this day I hate that I didn't get the regular full sized hardcover instead of the garbage gollancz shamelessly put out as an "anniversary" edition. To everyone else, do not buy those. The covers scuff and damage if you look at them or breathe on them. The size is smaller than most hardcovers. The binding is poor, the cutting is poor, they have nothing extra, not even a TOC. I ordered and reordered the First Law anniversary editions 3 or 4 times each time getting books that straight up looked like they were heavily used, like someone carried them in their backpack for 8 years straight. And they cost more than the regular hardcover.
So yeah, I kinda want to buy every single one of the witcher hardcovers. I have them in my basket. But I'm also a tad worried with it being published by Gollancz, but it's less than half price, I mean the Orbit published edition of the exact same book is 37.
Awesome as always thanks I don't agree with some of these but I love your videos even if we don't agree I definitely want an animated storm light series
8:17 agreed!
I still haven’t read fourth wing lol 😂
I didn´t even finish attack on titan season one 1... sooo I mean should I continue?😅
Do it…It’s worth it
oh noooooooo 17:42 I’m so sad you didn’t like piranesi :( I understand why but noooooooooo
Fourth Wing reads like a children's cartoon. If you like caricatures, it's fun. I prefer characters to have a more logical and realistic thought process.
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From what I know the team behind The Witcher show actually hated the books and basically decided to ruin them, because they thought it was dumb or something like that? Or at least the main director's had a real beef with it, and thus not only do certain characters do things they'd never do in the books/games, but also the quality is just downright bad.
I feel exactly the same about 4th Wing. I thought it was awful and it was just a rip off of other books that have done it better.
My friend gave me Fourth Wing, and against my better judgement I tried reading the first three chapters and barely made it through the first two. I kinda undertsand why Romance girlies liked the book because it's just a re-skinned Romance novel, but I don't understand how anyone that's read a Fantasy book could read it. The writing was horrid, the info dumps egregious, and the worldbuilding non-sensical.
As for The Name of the Wind, it took me three flase starts to actually get into that book, but in the end I really did enjoy the meandering narrative. And then I read The Wise Man's Fears. That book was so terrible I'm honestly leaning in to the conspiracy theory that Patrick Rothfuss's dad wrote NotW and Patrick was responsible for book two, which is why the quality falls off so hard, and why Kvothe became so self-inserty. And I came to this conclusion before I heard Patrick's uber mysogynistic mindset.
As for a book everyone else seems to love that I just can't get into Gideon The Ninth is top of my list. I've listened to a number of reviews and just don't get it.
On that last point, saying they may be reacting more than they actually feel.. or maybe they're just bored? Idk I can't read something I hate, if I don't like it, I'm going to just feel bored, definitely not enough passion to make a video about, most recently I had a hard time finishing Song of Achilles, I got to the half point and just decided it didn't really interest me, I don't have much more to say about it than that.
TW4 isn't likely to be bad because Ciri is MC, it's because they're clearly going to have to retcon their own game lore and the book lore to make their direction with Ciri work. Ciri doing actual magic, a thing she gave up with a unicorn as witness in the Korath desert, does not lend itself well to the idea that the new writers aren't looking to use Ciri as a shell for a different character.
Yeah because witcher games were always accurate to the lore
I 100% agree with you I dislike how some people in gaming hate on any video game with a female lead or a game with good disability, people of color, or LGBTQ rep. Plus the gifter channels they listen too.
LGBT make up like 1% of the world, and yet they are in everything. It's tiresome, boring and cringe.
I’m that guy with Patrick R’s books. I liked them but hearing him and watching his twitch streams and charity scams I have told everyone….good series but I wouldn’t read it until the last book comes out.
He want's Stormlight Archive to be his Lord of the Rings movies. Talked about it recently Dragonsteel.
I'm all for it. Won't watch any animation.
For me the Fantasy book is Stormlight Archive. I genuinely can’t finish it without falling asleep. As bad as the Witcher adaptation is, Wheel of Time is WAY WAY WORSE. It literally destroys the lore in the opening minutes.
And I don’t understand why animation has become such a no no for adaptations. Give me a 2d adaptation of Joe Abercrombies stuff please
HIDE AND SEEEEEEEEEK 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I am a snob when it comes to AoT too lol I always fight back with some stupid criticisms people come up with haha
I agree with the Book Rant thing - it really annoys me that certain booktubers only make rant videos because they get the views ( And it's very obvious who they are ). And they often choose genres they know they don't like and/ or just choose very popular books. I have nothing against a rant ( if it's genuine and you picked up the books thinking you like it or just wanted to try out a certain genre once ) but purposely choosing books so you can rant is dumb. Sometimes you are just not the target audience. Look, I also enjoy the occasional rant, but I rather hear about books you love. Otherwise, this just turns into a very negative space. And that's not what booktube should be.
All I read was "Unpopular Facts" so I clicked :D
i thought alanah pearce dyed her hair in the thumbnail lol
I loved the fourth wing but hateeeed the romance I passed the romance part bc I hated it sooooo much! I could do without it! But my question is WHYYYY was it necessary 😢 I hate romance but loveddddd the dragons!
I can tell you why Fourth Wing and other books or films or shows don’t feel new. Everything is rebooted around every 15 years. Fourth Wing is the modern version of Eragon, which was hyped. HIMYM or TBBT are newer versions of Friends. Movies like Dune are refilmed after some time. Star Wars 7-9 is basically a worse version of Star Wars 4-6. And so on. Of everything which worked out in the past and made lots of money there will be a re-whatever version of it
That's so true. AOT is often reduced to just a fighting shounen, or people with no media literacy whatever, who think it's pro-war.
And I hate the "Levi has no feelings and is just badass and shallow"-take from people too. So much. How people come to this conclusion. I'm just so ... confused?
Also agree to the other takes. Especially when it comes "eww this female protagonist is ugly, because she looks like a real woman!" And then all of them are conventional attractive...??
Attack on Titan💯%
I still liked Forth Wing better than ACOTAR. I don't get the love for that one.
Unrelated sort of but my unpopular opinion is I will never buy/read Brandon Sanderson because he's in a cult that he must give 10% of his earnings to. Refuse to support it.
And all good books are pretty cookie cutter characters and he's figured out the formula that works for him, and it shows.
Watch FRIEREN!
A million times yes on both of your overrated picks, except specifically for the second book of both series.
I think the first books of Kingkiller and Empyrean are fine -- both have some pretty good character beats and world building choices. Not great, but also certainly not terrible.
The second book of each are absolutely atrocious though; particularly Kvothe, the virgin who fucked a sex goddess into submission on his first try. Okay Patrick, sure.
I do not DNF lightly but I have absolutely zero interest in either of those book threes.
The problem with the Witcher series is the same problem many shows have had in the 2020's....the need Hollywood has to insert social agendas into EVERYTHING. The Witcher was admittedly not quite as bad as some other productions (Disney Star Wars for example) but they definitely made the focus of the series about all those "strong independent women who don't need no man" as opposed to the....well.....THE WITCHER. Henry Cavill complained, and he was fired....enough said.
Paused the video at 6:24 to drop a like and this comment, because you said you have mixed feelings about Name of the Wind. Woohoo, I'm not alone!
I DNFd Name of the Wind. It was so boring.
I liked season 1 of the Witcher…. It got so bad… went downhill
I don't think it's all that unpopular to say that NetFlix Witcher shouldn't have been made.
I enjoyed Fourth Wing and Iron Flame...mostly for the dragons, but can definitely understand why someone would not.
The Witcher from day 1 was a TERRIBLE show.
They changed the ending of Attack of Titan in the anime. The original ending in the manga was morally offensive. It was one of the few times I was legitimately upset when commusing media.
Everything Live action Witcher disappointed me except Cavil. Now, seeing what is being done to Witcher IV, I’m out. The lore breaking and the weak writing for the trailer drove me away hard.
Except the games don't follow book canon at all. Projekt Red has already said that.
Correction it takes place after the final witcher book plus the end of witcher 3 literally sets up why witcher 4 is how it is.
@ In the games themselves, it does say that only boys can be witchers. Also, it’s mentioned in the load screen script. Having Ciri as the lead character is no big deal. But breaking their own rules is a turn-off for me.
@@AdegaOutlaw In the books it's mentioned girls could be witchers, but they had higher death rate than boys, hence it was boys who were being used (and they still had very low chance of survival). Triss and the kaer morhen gang even consider the effects of the mutation on Ciri.
Also the games start literally after the death of the main character which is reversed for the plot, Geralt is given amnesia coz the devs wanted a ginger love interest instead of Yennefer etc etc. But suddenly everyone is a lore master coz a woman trained to be a witcher, became a witcher lol
@@MrsRimavelle Not true
I'm extraordinarly tired of people like this TH-camr and some others in the comment section who keep strawmaning the argument about recent "girlboss" characters in visual media.
Can I ask something: when people keep saying that the problem isn't Ciri being the protagonist but that she looks awful, does it just bounce off your heads or do you actually understand what it's being said and lie to yourselves that no, the problem must be misogyny?
Seriously, I don't even care much how Ciri looks in this game, but it's objectively true that many characters look just like HR staff self-inserts or throughly defeminised women instead of, you know, *good.* And it's far too convenient to make them gay, female, freaking whatever so-called "protected category" so both the developers and slop-eaters alike can pretend it's not a legitimate criticism.
You don't care about it? Fine, but don't misrepresent what your opposition says.
Ciri being the protagonist isn't the issue; it was a known fact since the Witcher 4 was announced and no one complained. It's how she looks that's the problem to some people (and honestly, yeah, she looks way too much like Geralt to me. Not a massive issue, but I see why some people might be dissapointed and even upset).