| Quote: | | Ultimately, however, I think this may be best enjoyed by those familiar with the source game rather than simply Disney's sources or the Disney films referenced. It's trying to be its own thing and not quite getting there, and while that may change going forward, it isn't quite enough to make a first volume that's truly engaging. |
I think this is probably the saddest takeaway for the first volume of the first (of an eventual many) Twisted adaptations, mostly because the arcs after the setup are extremely faithful to their source movies. Part of the fun is seeing familiar plot beats play out with new characters, as the successors are seemingly doomed to repeat their progenitors' failings. There are enough easter eggs referencing the older works to make Twisted-Wonderland feel like a distant semi-official cousin to Kingdom Hearts.
Then again, the game's prologue is really boring, mostly serving to set up the world and bring together the Braincell Trio (Ace, Deuce, and Grim, who share one brain cell between them). I did fail to catch the obvious Alice implications in the basic premise, though, so perhaps the Problem actually can be cured cold turkey. I'm still really curious to pick this one up, just to see the story play out with more than just talking heads, but maybe I'll wait for volume 2 when the Heartslabyul arc actually starts. Or the upcoming anime, assuming it doesn't drop the ball somehow.
| Quote: | | (no Lady Tremaine or Gothel?) |
There is a certain hot widower with two daughters on the faculty, but I guess he's not in this volume. Also his cat. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the cutoff seems to be the 2D animated canon, with a much prettier Facilier as the most "recent" inclusion.
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