Agreed. I think anyone who’s played the game can’t help but draw comparisons and that definitely clouds how we see the show. There’s this Reddit group I follow that has both gamer and non-gamer discussions, funny enough, all the negativity is coming from the gamer side. I guess since we’ve all played the game, we go in with expectations and end up nitpicking, which doesn’t really help in judging the show on its own. Meanwhile, the non-gamers seem to be really enjoying it.
I have caught myself doing the same, constantly comparing it to the game and becoming overly critical. But honestly, I think the show’s decent and getting more hate than it deserves.
The latest episode especially, they absolutely nailed it. Pedro was incredible, just pure class and Bella was good too... really held her own. Watching the show makes me want to boot up the game again.