The Wonderkeepers: Rise of the Arcadians

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Description

A Living Toys Vs. Living Videogames RPG story!

UNLEASH THE POWER OF WONDER!

A Toys Vs. Videogame RPG ongoing Book.

Currently in Arc 4 out of 7!

Handyman Hank is the new Storefront toy of Mr. Wonder's Toyland. He has no clue about his backstory and why he is such a big deal among his fellow toys. But he soon learns that he's been thrust into a 40-year-long war against the race of living videogames known as the Arcadians, ruled by the trio of Console overlords. Join Handyman Hank as he journeys to find out what kind of toy he's supposed to be and as he and four other friends find the Seven Sparks of Wonder to end this decades-long war once and for all! Will they Succeed or will they get a GAME OVER!?

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: Victor Palazzo

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.8/ 5.0
Followers: 4
Views: 4,388

Chapters(22 total)

What readers say about The Wonderkeepers: Rise of the Arcadians

“I kind of just randomly saw this story and thought "oh, I'm gonna check it out, I'm really curious about what's going on here!" and was spontaneously flooded with something intense. Remember all that nostalgia for toys and/or video games? Go into this story…”
Quiet_CicadaRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“This story is like a Dark take on toy story meets the last Samurai. It's got a fun and silly sidea with toys battling video games but it's got characters with depth and commentary on old verses new. The story starts with action, tension and clear stakes. ve…”
ZacheasRoyal Road4.5 / 5

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Community Reviews(2)

Quiet_CicadaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I kind of just randomly saw this story and thought "oh, I'm gonna check it out, I'm really curious about what's going on here!" and was spontaneously flooded with something intense.
Remember all that nostalgia for toys and/or video games? Go into this story with all of that information, and you get a wild tale of wonder, a powerfully emotional tale of toys trying to survive a horrifying modern threat. This story goes through the lengths of portraying this old toy store as a struggling impoverished city undergoing an alien (video game) threat, having the toys bunker down in their home like a military war zone of war heroes and survivors.
The toy characters are pretty interesting, additionally so if you can imagine a toy in your mind. Author employs the use of making sure these toys are "recognizable", playing off of real toys that we would be more than familiar with, really humanizes them all.
The game characters, meanwhile? From what I've read, they are ABSOLUTE MONSTERS. Monsters that the author specifically takes the time to write video game font dialogue for, leading to an- eerie, unsettling feeling whenever we're face to face with an Arcadian. They chat as if they're inhuman beasts that our toy characters are forced to fend off and fight like actual aliens. A powerful premise that I think really works for this story.
There are some minor grammar and style touchups to consider, but I still think it's solid material. The author did a good job overall, and the story's really engaging to read beyond my own criticisms of the tale.
Overall, I wholeheartedly recommend giving this a read! The author's got a work of passion here, an engaging work that got me hooked and emotional throughout what little I've read!
ZacheasRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
This story is like a Dark take on toy story meets the last Samurai. It's got a fun and silly sidea with toys battling video games but it's got characters with depth and commentary on old verses new. The story starts with action, tension and clear stakes. very good hook and very engaging. The story is overall well writen. very clear description of the events. The actions and words of the characters seem natural and logical based on the situation. very good job. i wil keep reading this.