Earth becomes the full immersion experience litRPG readers fantasize about, but at what cost?
Figuring out how to cast spells without the luxury of a controller or keyboard was the least of Garath's worries when The Culling got underway. Though some elements of the new interface were familiar to the lifelong gamer, there was a lot he didn't understand.
What exactly does The Culling have in store for mankind? What will loot be like on this new Earth? And if this is supposed to be like an MMO, where are all the god damn hot elves??
Follow Garath as his mismatched group of friends and neighbors attempt to survive the twenty-four hour Event.
My Opinion: 473 pages, $3.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited
From the cover and the novel description I wouldn’t have guessed what kind of story this is. The cover looks more like a cultivation story and the ‘culling’ is so vague it’s meaningless. But once I got into the novel, I was pleasantly surprised to find a well thought out RPG apocalypse story.
All the tech on earth goes out, then a world wide notification appears in everyone’s vision telling them that waves of monsters will appear to kill them and that they had a few hours to prepare, and choose a class. The main character (MC), a gamer naturally, picks a caster/summoner class called the Necrologist, which is just a different title for the demonologist, and can summon demons and cast ranged damage spells. An interesting class in itself, but this isn’t a single player story and the MC leads the neighbors in a bid to fend off the monsters and survive.
Game mechanic wise, things are familiar if you’ve read LitRPG before. Lots of notifications, RPG progression, familiar stats and character sheets. The MC gets stat and skill points each level to customize his class. Good well thought out crunchy stuff.
The story really leans on the apocalypse survival stuff. Which isn’t bad. Good tension from the high life or death stakes and plenty of people to kill to prove it. Increased difficulty with the waves of monsters keeps combat interesting and forces the group to work together and strategize or die.
Overall, a rather good story that I’d wished I read sooner.
Score: 7.8 out of 10
The Culling of Man: A litrpg adventure (Peril's Prodigy Book 1)