Aureate Ascending

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2023

Author

Rain Ambyll

• Chapter 9 - Vestige
  Jul 29, 2023
• Chatper 8 - Stranger
  Jul 29, 2023
• Chapter 7 - The Guild
  Jul 29, 2023
• Chapter 6 - Coming to Terms
  Jul 28, 2023
• Chapter 5 - The First Step
  Jul 28, 2023
• Chapter 4 - First Encounter
  Jul 28, 2023
• Chapter 3 - The New Reality
  Jul 27, 2023
• Chapter 2 - Investigating Infinity
  Jul 27, 2023
• Chapter 1 - Reality As We Know It
  Jul 27, 2023

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• InfinityphoenixRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I'm a sucker for stories that actually have well-thought-out world logic and explanations for how the reality of the story functions. And I tend to avoid GameLit when litRPG is an option, but this has dealt with it excellently. A game world encroaching on the real world is a fantastic concept.
  Style: The dialogue and main plot flows smoothly when read, so I have no issues there. A few have said the psychological aspects don't seem to blend in well with the type of story this is, but I think it fits it perfectly. Only reason I docked half a star is because I think a separator or dividing line between the psychological musings and the plot would help the story a lot. And the character themself doesn't have a background that fits with the whole deep thinker concept, although I consider that issue resolved by the end of chapter 5.
  Story: Amazing concept. This story is one of the rare few that actually properly shows the consequences of abilities becoming part of the real world, and demonstrates the impact this has on the individuals. One thing authors tend to gloss over when writing system apocalypse stories is how the events impact the characters mentally, outside of normal fear and disruption to their lives, but this story has done it perfectly. And already within the first five chapters some hints have been revealed about the powers of the mind having been 'sealed away', so this story seems like it's going to have many complex layers to it.
  Grammar: Perfect spelling, and easy-to-read sentences. I do suggest the author adds some adjectives to split up longer pieces of dialogue and to also remind the reader of who's speaking, but this is more a personal opinion than anything.
  Character: Jace has been set up slightly strangely, in my opinion. The story delves into the more psychological aspect of things, but his background doesn't indicate a reason for him to be such a complex-minded person. And the immersion sometimes feels slightly broken when his thoughts are represe
• AshtelleRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  It's a story where a game comes to the real world and people are terrified because of it. I must admit, it was surprising, when the character found himself in such a situation and didn't think of all the fun he could get or how cool it would be, but started thinking, how bad it could end.
  It captivates you and makes you read more to find out what's going on. And you get dragons and vampires as a reward. The story is good, and starts with a lot of things happening, but don't confuse you.
  The style is tight and easy to follow, without noticeable grammar errors. We were in the character's head, knowing all his feelings about the current situation. Although the philosophical thing might be a little off-putting about the MC, which didn't make me his bigger fan, although becoming a vampire might change that.
  But the MC isn't alone, and we were introduced to the whole party, which has distinguished characters with good characteristics. Everyone has their own traits and quirks, but it seems that MC got some of the better things, so I hope they don't fall behind.
  It's interesting, how the system works, without our usual stat window, and where alongside jobs and classes were ideas, legends, and mythos. I'm looking forward to how it would look like it the action.
• DanchiveRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  WARNING: This is an entirely subjective review of 'Aureate Ascending'. I'm not an editor, an English teacher or a good writer, and this is simply the perspective of a common reader.
  First Impressions: The novel begins in a grandiose manner, speaking of morality and religion. It's a great way to introduce the audience to the tone and the perspective of the protagonist (I think). While I am not particularly fond of the slight preachy-ness of their voice ("The saying “sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me” is the height of satire. Words can injure more easily and completely than the strongest sword."), but I think it gives a distinct character to the protagonist.
  I think the premise is great as well. It's relatable to have a boring life and there's a nice system that is introduced, the new AI VR reality, as well as the Ideals. Overall, a pretty interesting first impression that I would like to read more about.
  Cons: Now, the cons of this novel aren't too obvious and I don't have much to criticize. There are very few grammatical mistakes and the length of the chapters seems perfect, so I have nothing to say about that.
  If anything, I just couldn't find the name of the protagonist in the first chapter. Maybe I missed it, maybe it was intentional, but I just thought that was a bit strange.
  Pros: The pacing is great, the characters are good and I think the novel has an interesting premise going for it. I'm not sure what the title means (maybe I missed something), but overall a solid novel.
  Conclusion: I tried to say more things about the novel, but I couldn't come up with much. It's a solid novel with an interesting premise and characters. The writing is descriptive and neat, the structure is clean and the book cover as well as the synopsis are good as well.
  I would rate this novel 5 out of 5. Sorry for saying a whole lot of nothing, lol.
  Suggestions: I like to leave suggestions at the end of my reviews to show you some small things to improve t
• DedlineRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is a great experience. It's hard to write a review for a project whose author's writing skill is far ahead of mine. On other hand, i feel glad to review on something for which my compliments are genuine, not just for courtesy.
  The intro alone captures more nuance and philosophy than most novel around here have in its 10 chapters.
  The buildups is solid and the world-building make sense, which is very rare in the genre. Other authors usually just throw their characters in an other world without any explanation, or worse, a lazy one. Here, it seems like a plot, and it drive the narrative.
  The characters are down to earth, you can see them in people around you. I don't really like MC, for his sense of humor not fitting his grumpy personality, but i might be wrong.
  The author's writing is poetic. Classic poetic, like Shakespeare, especially with inner thoughts. Sometimes i wonder if the author is the same guy who wrote "Worth the candle". Comedy is subtle, put in right place, and not overused.
  In short,5/5, no doubt. Hope it maintain it sparks in long term.
• FirstNexusRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  (For a review swap)
  Overall, I rate this a 5/5, as that was my level of enjoyment reading this as I couldn’t stop and will be reading further
  Style: It’s an easy 4.5/5 as the first person POV is written very well. It can seem kinda raw at some points, especially in the longer descriptions, but it doesn’t detract from the story. And the descriptions and overall prose seem more sophisticated than expected from a regular MC thrust into the scenario of a game, but once again it just adds a unique flavor to the story.
  Story: Easy 5/5 as it has kept me hooked so far and I’ve been wanting to read more each time I change chapters. It keeps things just interesting enough in the intro and then jumps quickly into the action. And honestly, I’ve seen some reviews that don’t like the philosophical aspects of the story but once again I think they add a uniqueness and a sliver of extra thought into the story. It’s more than just introspection as it feels like it’s integrating a more thoughtful aspect into the story
  Grammar: not much to say here as I didn’t catch anything big so far.
  Character: The development is there but it feels slightly shallow so far. I do think this gets better as the story goes on but I do think that this is the unfortunate result of integrating some different aspects to this story, like a more descriptive style. I do think it stretches out the character development, but at the same time since I do like the uniqueness of the story so much, I didn’t mark off nearly as much for this.
  Overall, this deserves an easy follow and I definitely plan to read more!
• k.cRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Wow wow wow! As a disclaimer, I don't read too much GameLit, but I found myself immersed in the chapters. It definitely feels like published writing quality, and is a promising read.
  Style: The writer's prose is easy to read and sentences don't ever feel awkward. The pacing is good, and we're introduced to the MCs thoughts, feelings, and actions straight away. The only point I'd make here is in the early chapters there are blocks of exposition that goes into dialogue and action. For me personally, I enjoy the philosophical exposition (which goes against the grain of some other reviewers). The enhancement might just be a matter of transition from narration to action.
  Story: Great premise and so far well thought out characters. I don't get confused by who the MC is, and new characters are introduced naturally. I've seen a combination of these genres through the site, but the author does a good job of differentiating themselves through their AI-tech-based progression fantasy (with some elements of LitRPG minus the boxes).
  Grammar: No grammatical errors that I could find while reading. I'm not super picky with grammar, but couldn't find anything that detracted me from reading.
  Character: Great MC who seems realistic, and surrounding characters also have their own quirks that help differentiate them. Overall, excited to see the character growth within this novel.
• AlsoJohnRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  Fusion of Gamelit/Litrpg with traditional fantasy has generically been the incorporation of elements drawn from fantasy into a game or game like world. In this departure from formula, the aboriginal/ Celtic dream time reaches out to incorporate VR gaming and merge back with every day reality.  It's as exciting a departure as when Urban fantasy merged with cyberpunk, looped back to Mary Shelley's time and became steampunk
  Don't miss out. You'll get extra credit for being here now when you're an English lit major or at a renfaire explaining your costume
• R. L. EhrickRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  STYLE: The elevated writing style works, for the most part. There were a couple times when it felt a bit more esoteric and philosophical than it needed to be, but when you're drawing on the work of Carl Jung for inspiration I suppose it can't be helped. Besides, I'm a sucker for pretty writing, and you'll find it here. There are places where I think it could be more polished, but that's no more than a minor nitpick.
  STORY: The story got off to a bit of a slow start, but by Chapter 5 or so I couldn't stop hitting the "next chapter" button. It was tough for me to take a break at Chapter 10 so I could write this review. The ideas the story is exploring are interesting to me. The downside (in my opinion) that this is a story where things happen to the characters, and they haven't had much of a chance to show their own agency yet. I hope this changes once the characters get their footing in the new situation they've found themselves in.
  GRAMMAR: I think maybe there was a typo or two? Anyway, I'm very picky when it comes to grammar and spelling, and there was nothing wrong enough here to distract me from the story.
  CHARACTERS: The characters are drawn well enough for an idea- and plot-driven story, but I think there's room to flesh them out more. Hopefully that will come in future chapters. The protagonist/narrator is interesting, and there's a decent supporting cast. I also liked the character of Jace's mother. It's nice to see a mom who plays a role in the story.
• OakFlameRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  (For a review swap)
  Some pretty profound writing that adds a little spice to my daily reading. It's definitely got a bit more flavor than some random fantasy story.
  I'll leave style for last and move right to grammar to kick off the review. It's good. There are some mistakes sprinkled about, but I see that the author has been catching and fixing them. Even as it is now, it is very readable.
  The story is solid as well, as are the characters. I don't have any particularly good or bad comments about them, but both are interesting enough to keep me hooked right now.
  Finally, style. A pet peeve of mine is giant blocks of text. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. It seemed to alternate here- if a character was speaking, the text would be more split up, as one might expect, but this will be sandwiched between two blocks of text.
  This is more of a me complaint and likely won't bother most readers, but the switching back and forth between big and small paragraphs starts getting on my nerves quickly. It's not anything huge, just a small nitpick from me.
  Tldr: Interesting, solid story with some cool lines.
• Frankie ChengRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  This review is part of a review swap. There might be a couple of spoilers.
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  I think this story would definitely appeal to many people, and my rating is purely because there are certain styles of stories that I prefer. This is personal opinion.
  Story:
  This story is pretty interesting twist on the usual LitRPG. For one, we've got a vampire protag (haven't seen one of them in a while!) in an RPG world. We also get a good idea of how people react and what happens to a place when the game world collides with the real world, unlike many stories where this is often glossed over as exposition.
  And I have to say, that moment when Julia's Job is revealed? That give me feelings. Loved that bit.
  Style:
  Speaking of exposition, some of the chapters are very exposition heavy. I did find myself glazing over a couple of times as I read. There is a fair bit of purple prose and a few cliches. There are also a number of times where certain 'sentences' are not full sentences at all, and the way that they have been integrated into the writing suggests that they should be.
  I found the first part of the first chapter in particular quite heavy and difficult to get through (and I do have a bit of an aversion to people using the terms 'man' and 'mankind' rather than 'humanity', say). For me, this is the weakest part of the story.
  Grammar:
  The writing could do with some going over. There are some inconsistencies with tense that are mostly not too glaring but occasionally took me out of the story, some typos and some places where a bit of extra punctuation, like hyphens, would probably assist with the readability. I think this can be easily fixed.
  Character:
  The author has given the characters some interesting and distinctive elements, such as Jace's sarcasm, Josh the conspiracy theorist, the scattered Julia, and Asta and her unlikely Job. However, sometimes with all of the exposition occurring, the characters risk existing to narrate the story, with their personalities occasionally disappeari