Fantasy Royale

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Description

Gregory Asbjørnsen is an avid player of a dying game. As his life went downhill, he shut himself away from everything. When the one game he could truly call home is being shut down, he finds himself at a loss.

What will he do about his life?

When his bullies finally push him over the edge, he lashes out. Losing his job and whatever is left of his sanity, Gregory is consumed by his lust for vengeance. Driven by rage, he gambles everything he owns to get revenge. Will he succumb to his own fury, or will he find peace in the virtual reality he has once called home?

Five hundred and forty players enter. Only one can win.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2018
Author: SinWirk

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Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
Followers: 296
Views: 107,710

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Community Reviews(10)

mattRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I love this so much, so many litrpgs are about a well...rpg. And while this is, its also about a battle royale!! The only one ive seen like it and its so well done. I love this story and wish he could write faster. Goblins Rule!
Kavi34Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Good read so far. Little bit slow on the settlement building but enjoyable. Character personality seems a little inconsistent because he is suppose to be great gamer but he keeps making mistakes but that could be what the author going for to emphasize his emotional instability.
NaysegreatRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Reviewed at Chapter 12
So far i truly enjoyed to read this one, from the Concept of the Story to the Characters we´ve met so far (hopefully there will be more).
The Only bad fact is that there are to few Chapters, but i guess that will remedy itself over Time i just hope u will bring this Story to an End not like so many Stories here on RR.
Keep it up u got an avid Reader in me.
FathisRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Great fiction, had to bookmark it - MC is believable, story flows well and it's also humourous.
Would love to see more in and out of game interactions with the players - maybe even have a certain log out time when they all get to meet once a month or something, would be cool to see them going at each others' throats.
Keep up the good work!
rocket501Royal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Great story! It's a great take on a common premise. If you like stories about being in a video game, LitRPG, or Battle Royal this story is for you. It's well written.
Draco-ADURoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The story maybe one thats overly used or the goblin topic is continously seen on the site but whats special about this is that it has a style that is unbelievably captivating.
The grammar is okay, i think , but the spelling of words needs to be improved
FillaskRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
- Reviewing having read up to and including: Chapter 11 -
General:
In writing Fantasy Royale, SinWirk is showing that he is well capable of setting up the beginnings of a promising story. His description of the mechanics of the game that the MC will be playing in are, insofar as I can determine, well thought through and complex, but not to the extent of being overly convoluted. The author also chose for the one variation of the whole playing an actual game (not being stuck in one or transported, etc.) LitRPG, in my opinion, that can actually result in an interesting story of struggle for survival through 'realistic' (it's still fantasy) strategy and tactics. One of my main gripes with the 'playing an actual game' subgenre is that the struggle for survival element is often irrelevant due to respawns (e.g. Ascend Online) or because you know the MC won't die (e.g. Sword Art Online). The author has combined said variation of the subgenre with some ingame mechanics that suggest that there's no real need for the MC to not die for there to be an interesting story. So, insofar as I'm concerned, the format from the get go gets my firm approval. A final general note that I'm happy about: the chapters thus far average out on 19 pages per chapter, which is very laudable.
Style and Grammar:
The story doesn't appear to have a (dedicated) proofreader nor a large following (yet) to nitpick at every language issue. Even without either of those, however, the writing is solid and better than what one can expect from such a new story on RRL. Yes, there are some minor typos, but they don't impede comprehension nor reading pleasure. No, the writing is not as eloquent as that of a practiced native speaker, but it serves its purpose and it does so well. The pacing is neither particularly slow, nor overly quick. More importantly, it appears to be steady; there are no inconsistent jumps in pace and the story thus far is coherent and flows organically. This does not mean that it is dull, as p
CamChowRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Story. The story is pretty classic. A pro gamer plays new game and dominates, however the way in which the game progresses and the macrogameplay adds to the novelty of the story. The Character progresses at a normal, not OP, pace and suffers setbacks like any new gamer would.
Style. The story suffers from the author's style of writing. The segmenting of paragraphs is decent. there are however too many inner monologues spread over multiple paragraphs/one liners. Author should try and figure out how to let the story flow without using elipses or one liners
Grammar. decent, good if proofread. will not have trouble reading in terms of grammar
Characters. Author has personalities for each character but fails to bring them out fluidly. Shoudl try to smooth it out because I see "hiccups of personality". Characters falter because of style of writing.
Overall. I enjoy it. I'd still rate it 4.5 even with these partial scores because I like it when it comes together. 4.5/5 compared to other stories on the site, and partial scores for the author to improve on. a must read for settlement litRPG fans
The Feedback TroupeRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
As of Chapter 21
1.Summary:
Enjoying the last day of Yggdrasil Online, once the most popular VRMMO, Gregory Asbjørnsen has no idea what he’ll do with his life. Too poor to afford a FIVR gaming system, he is forced to work as a coffee boy to the rich and powerful.
One day, bullied more than he could handle, Gregory finally loses it and fights back. The outburst costs him his job, yet is also the reason for him to be selected as one of the 540 participants in the upcoming Fantasy Royale. From that point on it’s up to him: give in to vengeance and get payback from his bullies or lead his virtual race until he’s the last one standing.
2.Review:
Short Score: 4
The Novel is an example of a solid litRPG with fantasy references (mostly Tolkien) and a rich atmosphere split between events in the game world and real world.
The world building is light, but detailed enough to create a full feeling of the world and keep the reader’s focus on the characters. The writing is good, with the occasional grammatical hiccup. The pacing is steady, even if at instances too much time is spent on character reflections.
Long Review
Style Score: 4.5
Grammar Score: 4
The story is in present tense, though consistent.
The writing is pretty much spot on with occasional mistakes, though they don’t detract from the experience. The largest confusing issue is the splitting of dialogue (by the same character) in multiple paragraphs.
Story Score: 4
The Novel presents the classic tournament type story through prism of personal revenge, set in a Virtual Reality Game setting.
The prologue provides a hint the what is to come, teasing with a potential twist or unexpected development yet to happen (as of the writing of this review). However, it might be more suitable to think of it as a first chapter, especially considering the following two.
Having two plot lines (Gregory’s personal development on the one hand and the game developers on the other) works well as they build on one another moving the story forw
ChillingbearRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
The concept is simple and fun. All out battle royal with base building and tons of different races.
Our MC starts out as a bullied guy who has the emotional maturity of a 16 year old. He handles his emotions with fits of rage and screaming followed by mentally berating himself for making the same mistake repeatedly!
I am finding it hard to become attached to the story from how annoying the MC is. The idea of an adult of age 26 acting like this guy does would qualify him for a psych test (1 little thing goes wrong -> MC starts screaming and raging, repeat over and over). He gambled away all this money on a long shot, didn't read up on any information and makes emotional choices too often.
I mean if this was a 14 year old kid I would get it, but this guy is 26 years old.