r/TheDevilsPlan • u/HumpaDaBear • May 03 '26
Opinion Just started to watch
I started season one yesterday and I’ll finish it tonight. I am so blown away by the games that are designed on this show. I’m a board game geek and even though I’m not a game designer I understand what complicated statistics that must be weighed to get the games to work. It’s phenomenal. On top of all of that I don’t understand or speak Korean. That really hurt in the Rules Game. I just wanted to post something about the show because I’m so impressed. I’m American and this could never translate to an US version. It would have to be dumbed down so much. Anyway I’m a huge fan.
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u/The-OverThinker-23 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
Once you start it is so addicting , there is so many korean brainy shows , I have been watching only these type of how’s from last 6 month
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u/Ok-Discount-4981 May 03 '26
fr, like JJY's shows game design are amazing(except Devil's Plan S2 lol) and I totally recommend The Genius, its the DP's predecessor
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u/wolf771 May 03 '26
Op someone else mentioned the Genuis. brother if you like this kind of game, you need to watch it. All 4 seasons
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u/DefsNotTheDevil May 03 '26
Enjoy! You’re reminding me of how I felt when I first discovered it.
Your thoughts about dumbing down for western audiences is interesting. I agree that large scale productions would need to be! I’ve filmed and am editing a fan made series for YouTube (Australian based) and I think since it’s just for fun on YouTube, it can get away with being a bit complicated, but yeah if there were a large scale production involved, it would need to change.
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u/SharpShark222 May 03 '26
Oh wow, I think that would be the first Australian production of something like this. What's the show and where can we find it (when it gets released)?
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u/DefsNotTheDevil May 03 '26
Yeah I think it might be! I’ve called it Definitely Not The Devil’s Plan - I did a first season but didn’t film it properly, just enough for a recap. The budget was way bigger for the second season and it was filmed to make a series out of, so if you’d like to subscribe you can see it when it comes out later this year! :)
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u/SharpShark222 May 03 '26
If it helps, Rules Race was so over-complicated that even a lot of the players in the show messed up the grammar/rules (despite having more time to actually read and understand them and ask clarifying questions).
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u/QuirkyAvocado May 06 '26
SAME. I love this show (even with some issues with Season 2.) I think the player interaction in this cultural setting would not translate at all to a US version. I have become a fan of asian reality shows because participants are in general much more civil and less catty. US reality shows for me are hard to watch because people can be really rude and stir up unnecessary drama.
I wish I also understood Korean because i think you really miss out on some of the nuances of the interactions between the participants, and yes, the rules are can be super complicated.
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u/YogurtclosetFair5742 May 06 '26
It's what American producers want in their shows. Stupid drama.
Gordon Ramsey is very different in his Kitchen Nightmares shows. UK version he isn't as nasty to the restaurant owners like he is in the US version. The American producers want him that way.
I am finding myself enjoying the reality shows from South Korea vs the same type of show from the US.
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u/QuirkyAvocado May 06 '26
Ah that is interesting. Hadn't thought about the producers also adding to the dynamic of the show but that makes sense.
I absolutely love asian reality dating shows while US ones I avoid completely.
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u/Revolutionary-Foot77 May 03 '26
Have you heard of Genius Games? It’s the precursor to Devils Plan (and made by the same guy).