Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
You're both wrong/dishonest.

Ofc, the hero's victory is always predictable in these shows. That's true for 99% of all fictional stories. The hero will ultimately win.

But the "how" is important.

And even in powerfantasies like SAO, Kirito had to show some struggle to win against a seemling overwhelmingly powerful villain (minus last season where he was a god, lol). The first season of SAO still holds up because of this. The fight against the grim reaper. Against the creator. And som others. That was exciting.
SAO is no example here. I have read who knows how many dozens of isekai manga. Trust me, there are series where the MC is so overpowered their only challenges are those in relationships, which is actually also true for Ainz. Most of those isekai are boring, but a few of them do manage manage to cover for the lack of thrill with their general writing. It's kind of pointless to read them and expect challenges because they aren't coming. The exact target audience probably doesn't even want to see the MC struggle. It's kind of pity Ainz isn't making any progress whatsoever in his relationships either, so Overlord is lacking in that aspect.