This Game Is Too Realistic Chapter 101 Discussion

Had a lot of misgivings about this novel since it's from the same author of "I Have a Mansion in the Post-Apocalyptic World" (2014), a disgusting, nihilistic, pe*ophilic, torture-p*rn novel. I guess almost 7-8 yrs was enough time for the author to wisen up and realize nobody wants to read f***ed up cheap MadMax clones. The popularity of Fallout 4 (2015) and other similar kingdom-building novels (Release that Witch 2016, Legendary Mechanic 2017) since then probably helped him change his mind too.

4 out of 5 stars, assuming the pe*ophilia flag doesn't come true (underaged females, see below). The pace is kinda slow for the theme and the comedic undertones aren't all that funny, probably because it was never the author's forte. But I'm always a fan of the Fallout series.

PREMISE

An average Chinese salaryman is transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic world, essentially identical to Fallout 4.

He's somehow able to maintain an internet connection with Earth while "summoning" other humans in the guise of a game. With his newfound position, the protagonist has to find a way to exploit the players while uncovering the deeper mysteries of the world.

COMMENTS

1. World-Building

Decent, but let's be honest. It's not hard when author literally copied the entire world of Fallout 4... two-headed transport bison, Shelters/Vaults, all kinds of mutated enemies, to equipment and weapons building (exact same mods, Power Armor, etc). Author does expand a lot on the settlement building aspect, which was sorely lacking in the Fallout 4 game itself. That said, the leap in production capabilities seems a little too quick, all within a span of days. Even with the players access to Earth knowledge that's kinda unbelievable but hey it's a CN webnovel. Suspension of disbelief and all that jazz.

2. Character Building

The leveling-up mechanics for players seems somewhat cohesive. A blend of genetic and cyber technology.

The off-line shenanigans (for the players) adds an extra dimension to their backgrounds, dispositions and behaviors. From the chatgroups to their actual real-world lives. Helps ensure the MC isn't the center of the universe, which is always great diversity in a novel.

3. Flat comedy and relationships

Boring interactions between MC and the other NPCs. MC shows random one-off acts of kindness (medicine, candy, etc) and NPCs are devoted to him. That's.... totally unrealistic, especially for an apocalyptic world.

More of the same internet humor and name drop game-referencing CN novels are known for. Will probably be an issue for people who aren't familiar with the game references. You know the kind.

Spoiler

Oh the NPC looks like a familar game character! *squeal* Ugh...

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4. Potential pe*ophilia Flag

So author has a track-record of pe*ophilic novels. Just hoping it doesn't come to fruition, else this novel drops straight to 1-star.

Spoiler

There's a 15-16 yr old native hinted as a possible romantic interest. MC repeatedly states that he's not interested in underaged women. But that's the exact same piece of sh*t excuse the author last wrote for this tr*sh novel "I Have a Mansion" before that MC went straight on to scr*w her.

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