New Vista - The battle for 4th gen VR
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A new company brings the long-awaited panacea of fourth-gen VR to gamers. They are offering big cash prizes backed by the government. Join Katheryn as she prepares to make her future in this new VR world.
A pressure group called Humane believes VR is destroying society and killing gamers, they want the government to ban them all. Follow Ben as he tries to stop the destruction of people’s lives that results from playing VR games.
Existing third-gen VR gaming companies are afraid of the competition and plan to strike back with a team of highly paid hackers. The government battles them to protect the new technology. Watch as Angela decides whether to defend or destroy fourth-gen VR.
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- RydeniusRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5If you are bored with portal fantasy and looking for a story that is more grown up, then you’ll find New Vista to be a nice change of pace.
Though the story is told through a lot of different perspectives and starts out slow, as of chapter 14 (5.1), it’s already coming together nicely as more of a suspense novel than a VR romp. If the author can continue to weave the threads into a crisis full of drama, betrayal, happenstance, and perseverance, there’s potential here for this to develop into a five-star story.
Regarding the style, the writing style has been solid and unobtrusive, with the narration having a neutral feel that presents the characters and their actions for the reader to judge.
The characters are interesting and different, each with their own motivations, flaws, and backstories. There is tension and conflict between them that will hopefully lead to drama and difficulties as the story progresses. If I had to pick a character that feels the best developed, I’d choose Angela, the (ex-)hacker currently working for the government as part of her probation/community service over the beleaguered main(?) character Katheryn. I’m hopeful that will change as Katheryn becomes caught up in the coming events and experiences growth.
The grammar has been mostly okay, with re-occurring problems that show up infrequently. The author has been actively addressing grammar issues, so the quality shouldn’t impede enjoyment of the story and, with the story having been a Writathon entrant, should probably be considered good.