Game Start (World Seed #1) in LitRPG Forum

May 21, 2017 Craig6844 rated it it was ok

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Mc make no sense. Dude is supposed to be a pro gamer but can't even research or plan shit so that he can get a character that he wants. Really this is just lazy ass writing. If the author wanted a reason to for his creation down a certain path he could be more creative about it like making an interesting story and not just say his character is a dumb ass. I mean he obviously wanted to end up in space so why not just start there with a fucking space elf on a ship and choses magic for space like t ...more

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Dec 12, 2017 Heather rated it really liked it

Shelves: audible-read, variations-litrpg

After John Hulett's parents became virtualized and entered the internet world, it left John scrambling to earn money to support himself. He, like many others, turned to gaming, earning money by winning valuable game artifacts and selling them off. When he learned about the new VR game console, a coffin-like "Seed", he signed up to be a beta tester and was one of the first to join the game.

This was a traditional LitRPG with stats and leveling, but they weren't too heavy or intrusive. The story j ...more

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May 25, 2018 Samfosteriam rated it liked it

Interesting enough conceit for the book. I've been reading a lot of litRPG so the stats and other peculiarities of the genre weren't a surprise. As other reviews mentioned, progress is very slow even plodding in this book. I really don't mind that.

Despite the interesting world building and quite passable writing, the main character is a bit of a doofus in this first book. He is inept and generally fumbles his way through the early challenges. The author (or MC, or both?) also struggles a bit wi ...more

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