crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
2.0
Almost every film student of the late twentieth/early twenty-first century thinks that just writing about their friends sitting around at their houses having awesome conversations would make for an interesting film. They're almost always wrong. Excruciatingly so.
Similarly, this century, more and more media seems to be about playing video games of mmorpgs or fantasy campaigns. But it is super fucken hard to write about playing a game in a way that's interesting to someone who's not involved in playing that same game.
Renegade Rules opens with a team playing an mmorpg and just throwing one liners at each other to give the reader some idea of their personalities. And ... it feels like a lot of 80s superhero comics, in that the snappy patter is just going to sound like dated idiocy in just a few years. And while the art in this book is fine, it's not supporting the in-game world experience. If you're just going to go for action flick interaction, you need some astounding artwork to make your audience realize how cool the game is, and it needs to look vastly different from the Real World component of the story. But there's really no difference between the two worlds, and the whole thing just looks a slightly above average webcomic.
I just didn't care about any of the characters (again, they have the depth of action movie characters, so I don't think I'm supposed to care very much), and the premise about wanting to be champions at The Nationals tournament just wasn't exciting.
Similarly, this century, more and more media seems to be about playing video games of mmorpgs or fantasy campaigns. But it is super fucken hard to write about playing a game in a way that's interesting to someone who's not involved in playing that same game.
Renegade Rules opens with a team playing an mmorpg and just throwing one liners at each other to give the reader some idea of their personalities. And ... it feels like a lot of 80s superhero comics, in that the snappy patter is just going to sound like dated idiocy in just a few years. And while the art in this book is fine, it's not supporting the in-game world experience. If you're just going to go for action flick interaction, you need some astounding artwork to make your audience realize how cool the game is, and it needs to look vastly different from the Real World component of the story. But there's really no difference between the two worlds, and the whole thing just looks a slightly above average webcomic.
I just didn't care about any of the characters (again, they have the depth of action movie characters, so I don't think I'm supposed to care very much), and the premise about wanting to be champions at The Nationals tournament just wasn't exciting.
redhairedashreads's review
3.0
3 stars - I liked it
This was a fun story about a group of friends who are competing in the Renegade Rule virtual gaming tournament, and along the way they find love and a sense of purpose. I enjoyed this. This was both amusing and heartwarming. I was expecting more development on the potential Tonya and Sasha romance though.
Overall, this was fun and had great artwork and vibrant colors. I would read another volume of these girls falling in love and kicking ass.
smfields's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
pib003's review against another edition
3.0
This was fun, I probably would've liked it more if I was a gamer myself.
wicdiv's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
thatonelibrarygirl's review against another edition
3.0
Quick, easy read. Interesting concept and plot line- couldn't wait to dig into this LGBTQ+ comic reminiscent of Ready Player One. However, the writing seemed a bit fragmented and didn't pull me in as much as I'd hoped. I'll be interested to see if any upcoming comics support further character development and plot lines.
zepysgirl's review against another edition
3.0
It was fine? Felt very rushed. I did like everybody being queer but didn’t always like the ways they went about showing it.
katherina17's review against another edition
5.0
This was so cute and sweet. I was rooting for them the whole time
susie_pendragon's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5