Grab your ax.
Charge your core.
Bash some skulls.
Logan Sharpe’s life has been a disaster, but that’s finally going to change. As soon as Incessant Technologies heard about his situation, they knew he would be the perfect fit for their new game. Only catch? Once he goes in, there’s no coming back. Without hesitation, he signs the paper and enters the new VRMMORPG world of Exodus Online as a Star Child. As an extra incentive, Logan is given a chance to become what he’s never been before. Something unique, something powerful.
Abandoning his old name to go with one that suits his new body, Necro is ready to start over. To face his new reality, Necro must learn to survive in a dangerous, unforgiving world. Even with the help of two daring women at his side, how will he fare while exploring deadly dungeons, facing power-hungry leaders, and leveling his new body?
The only certainty is this: Logan is dead, but Necro has risen.
My Opinion: 351 pages, $3.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited
A decent read that has good combat, an overpowered main character (MC), a few dark places, and slice of life pacing. The MC is uploaded to a RPG fantasy world as an orc with some major bonuses. He mostly goes on quests, beats up bullies, and fights monsters. Nothing too plot heavy. Though I’ll warn that in the last part of the story things do get a bit darker in regards to what the villains do and there's a justifiably brutal ending.
Game mechanic wise, there are quests finished, xp gained, powers and stats increase. Though stat wise he doesn’t increase more than what he’s initially given as a 20 stat point bonus, he does at least show progression in regards to his class, the Chaos Butcher. There’s at least some justification for the MC being overpowered.
One of the noticeable breaks for me was the dialogue. Everytime a native NPC in the medieval fantasy world used modern slang or talked just like the MC it distracted me from the story and made every character’s voice too similar. Other readers have also found the slice of life pacing where the MC goes from quest to quest not to their taste.
Overall, it's a decent read if you're in the mood for a story with an overpowered main character, good action, and a few dark story moments.
Score: 7.2 out of 10