The story itself is interesting, but they needed editing desperately. There were too many flashbacks and too many scenes in the game, I ended up losing interest around halfway. I'm not surprised they could make a special anniversary edition that's 6 episodes less, they should have started with that. 

2/3 leads are interesting, I'll say the main (male) scientist lead is a bit bland, but I did like his friendships with the other two. I think I read some people complained about the family scenes, but I actually thought that helped flesh him out more and humanize him. 

They filmed this during covid, so I'll be a bit forgiving for the acting talent of the Western actors they brought. Or the occasional ADR in English for them by clearly Chinese actors. I did appreciate how international they tried to make it and how much English there was in it. The special effects were decent for Chinese standards, the cinematography was uninspired and pedestrian. 

All in all, I thought it was pretty good, but it should have been tighter so it wouldn't drag in the middle. 

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