[моё] -1 title in queue. Alfie
De jure genre is not mine at all. Because, well, come on, porn with hobbits. No. Just no.
But I had to distract myself from total nonsense. Dilute my brain.
And, alas, news about the plot's conclusion arrived in recent days.
And now – read successfully.
It is clear that the author feels cramped in the setting he has put himself into, and in the plot he has put himself into.
That's normal for such a grand project.
Sejic and that one are also forced to take pauses. Both.
And here – seems not quite a professional!
But he definitely managed.
At the cost of... an extra couple of years of downtime.
The author himself complains that the ending is too fast in pace.
This is generally fine. Catharsis after so many years of worldbuilding and flashbacks.
But the fact that the last third
slid into some damn Arcane,
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that's not very normal.
Even down to matching color schemes.
Except,
in this version Jinx turns into a yordle, Wonder gets claustrophobic, and instead of the secret of rune magic the more intellectual part of the hero cast is cracking their heads over, how why how so fast goblin sexuality, in short.
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However, personally I was surprised when the elf‑caravan client was given a bit more character.
With a short episode they turned
a passing trapper – a sufficiently foresighted figure with truly big plans.
And they also explained why he is so blissful.
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As someone who knows a bit of the theory of relationship psychology of this kind, I sharply approve of how he was portrayed in the comic.
Turns out, there is a Russian translation on acomics.
Average quality.
And without an epilogue. They even released about twenty pages of afterword. It's only in English for now.
The epilogue is somehow quite unexpected; without it the impression would be incomplete.
Taken separately, everything is bad except the artwork.
Quite a passable porn, also for slightly inadequate specific tastes, a fairly convoluted adventure plot...
But you can stare at the facial expressions and background details endlessly – and notice new details over and over.
Overall it turned out to be a solid product that, while not reaching masterpiece level, is unlikely to leave a bad aftertaste.
In the end, you can skip the pornographic inserts. They take up little space relative to the plot and don’t push the story much.
Porn is abundant in the world.
But good plots of this level with such a detailed world are scarce.
Simply… if you consider yourself even somewhat prudish and squeamish – better not open it.
There will be surprises.
Huge and miniature.
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