Hi everyone! This is the spoiler-free review of this particular webcomic that is available in the first half of the podcast episode. The second half of the episode will be a spoiler laden discussion of the story. Just a fair warning in case you choose to read the comic series yourself.
I’m now here to discuss another story that I’ve been reading on and off for the past four months. It’s a manhwa series available on Webtoon. The title is called I’m The Max-Level Newbie.
General info
Unlike many of the other stories on Webtoon, this is actually a story where only 4 chapters are available are free. You do have to actually pay to access the other chapters. It’s not clear whether this could change in the future, but at this time you have to pay at this time. As I discuss this manhwa, episode 157 just got released on Webtoon. In the podcast episode, I will only be discussing
You have to pay 3 coins per chapter. As a side note, I actually did a written general review of Webtoons. If you are interested in learning more about their in-app currency, you can read that review.
The Premise
The basic premise of the story is you have the protagonist, Kang Jinhyeok. He is a gamer who livestreams his run throughs of a notoriously difficult game called Tower of Trials. It’s so difficult that most gamers have ignored it and it’s no longer popular. Jinhyeok spends 11 years playing this game over and over again to the point where he knows everything about all 50 levels of this tower. He does garner a small fanbase of viewers who also stuck with him on the grueling game play.
Just as he finishes the game, actual giant towers just like Tower of Trials appear in different places around the world. The people of Earth are given an ominous warning. They have 90 days to clear each level of the tower. If at least one person can do it, they reset the clock. If they fail, the end of the world commences. Of course we’re all aware of one person in the entire world who can make this happen: Kang Jinhyeok.
So of course this manhwa series follows the adventures and antics of Jinhyeok as he makes his way up the tower with his experience and insider knowledge of the game. Because of course conveniently enough, the real life Tower works exactly like the game does.
General Thoughts
Overall I enjoyed this series. It definitely has plenty of action considering the plot centers on an action, tower/dungeon video game. The action is well drawn and you can imagine the movement of Jinhyeok and the other characters. There’s also a solid story in this series. There’s different storylines weaved in the series. Jinhyeok has allies that he picks up along the way. He equally has a lot of opponents with motives that he certainly doesn’t agree with.
In between the action and some of the scheming, there’s plenty of humor. Jinhyeok isn’t the typical protagonist. He’s pretty cocky in his knowledge of Tower of Trials. To be fair, he did spend 11 years mastering the original video game so he should be recognized for being an expert. He’s also pretty manipulative though I will acknowledge his manipulation mostly targets people who think he’s an easy mark. Oh how little they know. He’s also a troll particularly towards Cheon Yuseong.
I look forward to reading the rest of the series. I can’t help but wonder if the series is actually going to cover all 50 levels of the tower or not. But it does I look forward to it!
Have you been reading this series? Are you interested if you haven’t yet? Leave a comment so we can talk about it!
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