Squid's Game
Rate: 7
Keep in mind that before you read any further, this review is coming from the perspective of a person who's seen far too many psychologicals for his own good, as an experienced viewer on this certain genre I carry a bias for how dramas like these are executed. I'll try to keep this review as less biased as I can but I'm already sugarcoating it with the rating so I won't be going easy on this either lol.

To keep it simple, if you have experience watching dramas similar to the genre in squid's, at most it'll be meh for you. Overall, the games aren't as sadistic or brutal as you'd want them to be thus leaving you with an empty feeling. The pace for the starting episodes is pretty slow and I'd go as far as to say episode 2 as a whole is skippable as it's not crucial to understanding the plot. Episode 4 was squid's peak and sadly the episodes that follow do not keep the consistency flowing. The plot twists for the most part are predictable and the ending doesn't fully answer all the questions that are presented as it teases a possible opening for season 2.

As for people that are new to this genre and who are just looking to jump onto the hype train, I'd say you'll find it enjoyable for the most part since it's your first time diving onto a drama like this. Anywayysss, regardless if you're experienced or new, I'd recommend to give it's first four episodes a chance to see if you'll like it.