theoryladeness Like other reviewers have noted, the criticisms of this movie seem unjust. Disclaimer: I am a fan of the game, but have been a fan of many games, novels, etc. that do not turn out this well when made into movies. Warrior's Dawn has high production value in every aspect (great voice acting even though I prefer original voice acting, touchingly beautiful music and characters brought to life through superb character design and animation). But it also has a deftly-woven action-based plot that evokes emotions of hope and reconciliation. This was not too surprising since the game itself is like a visual novel with its engaging, well-written and often humorous dialogue. Yes, the world of the movie has similarities to others, but its unique as well. It would take a lot more clichés and borrowing of elements from various mythologies to be disappointing to fans of the fantasy genre. But this movie goes beyond most movies in its positive and comedy-enriched message.

saber-megaman Fairly enjoyable.The look of the movie was pretty good. Agree with other reviews here, the protagonist's face while alright, had some very ugly animation moments, but nothing too bad.As someone who's played the online game, I thought the adaptation was alright. Although naturally, taking the story that spans an MMO where story quests drag on at length with gameplay, and condensing it into a movie, definitely makes for a very summarized Narrative, with little of the flavor items other characters bring, such as detailed description of Gerrant and such. I know the character well, because I've played the game. Others might find his big climax moment entirely out of left field.It was fun seeing certain ques from the game, such as character abilities and moves utilized, as well as the standard makeup of the basic classes, (although the game itself doesn't exactly stray from traditional RPG classes such as elven archer, sorceress and cleric) so all in all, for a game based off an MMO, not bad, it was pretty enjoyable, and it handles it's story well. I'm curious to see what the sequel can bring and how it can build upon characters like Lambert, who, assuming it takes place some time after this one, would be a more experienced swordsman.

blureshadow I got to admit, except for the protagonist's face (which is ugly even by animation standards), everything blends in nicely. But that's only for the animation part. I'll start with the protagonist introduction: it shows him sleeping when he should be guarding, probably, or he was just having some time off in the woods. From here we see that he's not quite the smart or fighter type. Next we see his agility and parkour skills, that seem to be similar to an elf's, which seems to be his strong point (until the final fight where he miraculously achieves great fighting skills to match the human king's second favorite, but let's leave that for later). We even see him almost catch an elf, and then a fight scene with some monsters, where he seems to have mediocre fighting skills (he only get's to resist because of his agility). Some time later, after the ship and the cemetery thing, we get to see the so called 'chemistry' between the protagonist and the cute elf girl. How we reached this point within a week or so, when they barely seemed to talk on-screen and neither of them managed to catch the other's attention, I really don't know. After the girl's death during the last fight, the protagonist seems to have acquired amazing fighting skills and the ability to control his mystic sword (which we only get to see a glimpse of while it's made in the forge). The cliché of 'I must protect my loved ones' is very strong. I almost laughed when he disarmed the second antagonist and the antagonist admitted that 'he had good fighting skills'. Until 10 minutes ago he was barely surviving! Also, no character development, except maybe for the antagonist at the end. Other clichés: 1. Highborn smaller brother is envious of bigger brother and falls into darkness. Checked. 2. Two opposite gender characters who have stupid fights(the protagonist and the elf) will be the movie couple(s). Checked. 3. "Evil will continue" ending. Checked. 4. Protagonist gets saved at the last moment just before he could die by mysterious force, character, or an appearance that nobody expected. Checked. 5. "Evil is too strong, we must make an alliance" intro. Checked. 6. Stupid protagonist with very high amount of power. Checked. 7. Safe way to go back home after the main fight ended. Checked. 8. Antagonist turning to the good side at the end. Checked. And waaay too many more.I forgot to mention, how did the dark elf girl get the crystal so fast? even if she was waiting at the bottom of the cliff, it would take a couple hours to come back from that, yet she managed to go, get it, come back and stand on a mountain for dramatic ending in about 30 minutes in-movie time.The only reason I gave it 3 stars was because of the animation, the dragon-human duo had an interesting personality, and the last line of the dark elf.

barry-930-633294 This is the best Chinese animation movie I've seen. I watch what is coming out of the mainland and in animation it has been bad. Same with live action, but sometimes we get movies like Kung Fu Hustle which was amazing. Where are all the great HK movies? Why don't the mainland movie makers watch more international films and understand that good plot is essential to a good movie. But Dragon Nest might be the movie that proves the mainland can make movies now. This movie feels like it came from a game, but Song Yuefeng, the director, took his skills to add feelings and fun to the action. This is a director to watch out of China. I now want to see the sequel.