The horror was great. Some parts of it honestly had me a little unsettled, which is the point of horror so yay! Woohoo! But the story itself is heavily filled with information on the horror games which overshines at times the larger plot, and even the experiences of the games themselves. This isn't to say that the instances weren't interesting, but it wouldnt hurt to put that same effort into the characters' development. The ending was extremely rushed, and I mean EXTREMELY. For a story that includes so many details regarding gore and background knowledge, it lacked any satisfying descriptions towards the finale pertaining to cheng zhi chu and bai yi (the main characters). There was no development apart from them becoming a couple, and none of the other background characters were ever revisited (in a way that furthers the plot, lol) - in fact, some were completely discarded near the end(RIP Bai yi's cousin character growth).
Honestly, the story wasn't even that bad at first, not the GREATEST, still far from the worst either. However, the lack of character growth, the lengthy explanations for the instances' background info (which was so irrelevant considering none of it was actually real 😭), and the shitty ending really ruined the story :((
Also edit, someone said that they didn't see why Bai Yi liked the MC, and I agree. The story never touched on why Bai Yi was obsessed with MC apart from the fact he was kidnapped. Does he have a prince charming complex or something? Or was it because MC was very empathetic and kind (which is weird bc MC isnt the only, and farthest from the most, sweet guy in the story)?? I know it's supposed to be because Bai Yi would dream of him a lot, but that's it? 😭😭 like why did Bai yi have the ability to dream about someone he never met, what was so different about this person's life that made Bai yi like him??? If Bai Yi fell in love with him simply through watching him exist, why was he so indifferent to literally everyone else?????? It's not like he saw anything extraordinary either, MC was like 9 when they met 💀
I think that's all I have to say :3