Lia’s Reviews > Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (Light Novel), Vol. 1 > Status Update
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This is my first LitRPG, and surprisingly enjoyable: most LN read like they're typed on a phone.
Nice characters typically play the support role holding the party together, compensating for the socially awkward MC. I like the idea of making the nice guy the MC.
Unfortunately, this checks all the ironic “niceguy™” boxes: he’s victimized and marginalized because he’s nice. He gets the princess because he’s nice...
— Oct 30, 2021 10:08PM
Nice characters typically play the support role holding the party together, compensating for the socially awkward MC. I like the idea of making the nice guy the MC.
Unfortunately, this checks all the ironic “niceguy™” boxes: he’s victimized and marginalized because he’s nice. He gets the princess because he’s nice...
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... People who overlooked him got their comeuppance and discover he’s indispensable. His business thrives despite his inexperience because he’s nice.
If you’re charitable, this subverts the “nice guy ends last” trope. If you’re not charitable, this is the ultimate “niceguy syndrome” wish fulfillment fantasy.
— Oct 30, 2021 10:12PM
If you’re charitable, this subverts the “nice guy ends last” trope. If you’re not charitable, this is the ultimate “niceguy syndrome” wish fulfillment fantasy.

