Apocalypse Redux

It wasn't climate change that killed us. Nor was it the blue boxes that suddenly appeared in front... Read more It wasn't climate change that killed us. Nor was it the blue boxes that suddenly appeared in front of us one day.No, it was what we did with said boxes. All it took was a little nudging from the wrong dark deity and the world spiraled into the abyss. Twelve years later, only a mere handful of humans remain, fighting against an endless horde, fully aware of the futility of their actions. A demon lord gets torn to shreds by the last of humanity, determined to go out in a blaze of glory. In the end, only Isaac Thoma remains to reap the reward for this victory. Another chance. A new go at things from that fateful day the world became quantified. Collapse LitRPG, Time Travel, Modern Day, Male Protagonist, Apocalypse, Weak to Strong, Second Chance, Alternate World, System, Level System, Monsters I've read up to chapter 53 and think that's probably enough to give a review. I can't tell if I'll finish or drop yet because this novel keeps switching between a 3.5/5 and a 2/5 for me mostly due to the author's writing style and character design. A lot of the main characters think, talk, and act in this sarcastic and quippy manner that feels like they learned to be human from TV shows. If they aren't doing that they are acting super serious and annoyed at the joking of their comrades. Descriptions use tons of italicization, are long winded, and sometimes include large amounts of swearing. I don't mind swearing, especially if it's part of dialogue and fits in, but the way it's used highlights this annoying personality that fills the entire novel and all it's characters. This writing style is not always present, sometimes it feels like I'm reading a normal novel and when that happens I'm enjoying it. I think the power system and the premise itself is quite interesting and I want to see how Isaac tries to do everything right. It's too bad that every time I read a chapter I will inevitably get hit with this unpleasant writing style that stops my enjoyment in it's tracks. I would've had made the same review. It does feel, too often that I'm reading a script of "Brooklyn nine-nine", then all of a sudden I'm hit with "House of cards" style dialogue. At least the author/editor and translator wasn't Chinese - it's one of the only upsides of the novel(if you know what I mean). The other upside is the system, it one of the least use ones, yet also the best (i don't know why most novel don't use it). I agree that the characters are like that.. to a certain extent.There's certainly some influence from modern Hollywood but it's not as bad as most comparable novels on here. It's nothing too strange from reality, either. In workplace settings where full professionalism isn't currently required and peers have good relationships, it's pretty normal to get quippy with each other.Even in social professional settings it's not unusual to show off your wit when permissible. It's only when you're stuck with stuffy, no-fun-allowed bosses, colleagues and office policies that any attempt at humor or cleverness is gone. But that shit is just oppressive and inevitably unhealthy for mental health. It is, however, accurate to have a random smattering of them across the workplace. On a similar vein, the 'switch' to seriousness and descriptive is also a common phenomenon in professional settings. In a healthy professional environment there is a time and place for both the serious and non-serious. Especially with true professionals who have a passion for their job. There's both a need to be efficient to save time and attention span, and a need to be accurate and sufficiently verbose to reduce the chance of creating misunderstandings. And sometimes it's a necessity for the explainer themself, to maintain their train of thought when covering a complex topic.Anyway it's a balancing act that most people fail at, and novelists aren't immune to it either.... but in my opinion this author is actually one of the better ones.Keep in mind that the main character and his colleagues are university staff (with the additional task of teaching the public), so it's their job to explore the 'science' of the system more in-depth than a specialized combatant... which the vast majority of action fiction MC are.If you're unfamiliar with the social environments in higher education and the career paths stemming from it (pun unintended), this novel might seem a bit much.But rather than that making it a bad novel, that simply means you're not the intended audience.And that's fine. No novel is perfect for all audiences, and ironically the most popular stuff tends to neglect the vicarities of those most suited for higher learning careers. After all, the most common points of relation among the populace are rather... below average in intellectual requirements.That's why modern media tends to feel rather... dumb more often then not. Dropped it after 150 chapters 3.5/5 Some unnecessary stuff going around, a waste of my time. although I don't like stories with a protagonist who works in a "group", This novel is definitely worth your time the system is very interesting.Rank B- Rank C Pretty good, though it has its' flaws. Point of interest: the author seems to have some mild dyslexia or something similar. Words seem to appear and disappear where you'd normally expect them to be, or not be.It makes it a little hard to read sometimes but it's still readable. Kunda hilarious though, sometimes. Bro what are these German names? Either they are not German or they are what you would get if you google german words. the only problem i have with this is that sometimes the explainations get convoluted and boringEdit: The things mc does are what i agree with. And there is a shout out to korean hunter guulds in this as well. Basically, it is good.Only problem for me, his build makes no sense.In a world were grinding is linked to mana regeneration and manapool, you want to build into a class, which scales with this from day 1.In some way, it is totally luck, that his first update gave him am mana scaling class. That luck is the reason he is a protagonist The Build he is going for is basically some kind of sustain assassin.Best build for his situation, (spawn-> 1shot - > repeat) For a second, I thought the monster in the cover was a furry 😂 The dark god is a hamster 🐹 What is this behaviour?? A unique take on the prevent apocalypse with future memories trope, usually you have a mc power creeping his growth and strenght to crush all problems by himself, not this guy, he understands that he has better chances of fixing the future by slowly making people aware of how maliciously the system is made rather than farming for power.The system allows to easily summon monsters to kill for exp, but many summons can screw you over easily, and if no one else kills them in time, monsters will start to summon new monsters in a snowballing effect, under that premise, divulging information from a research team to the masses is an effective and unique of fighting the apocalypse, and not as a full time researcher, he is strong enough to personally go and prevent many calamities.In short you have a mc that sees personal strenght and research divulgation as both equally important instead of being hyperfocused on his growth alone, its worth a try.and as a minor note, if you are very tired of american or asian names/places everywere then you may enjoy some german. That last part made me read the whole synopses in the stereotypical heavy German accent. I really want to hear that Stupid, naive, idealistic.The main character, having the experience of the future, literally wastes time on nonsense.No, the book is interesting. Read interesting. The system is interesting. But the key idea, the basis, I would say, is completely wrong.Strength is king. Everything else is unimportant. The protagonist should first of all achieve crushing power and then waste time on all sorts of nonsense.Particularly funny is the participation of a certain professor in the research group. What exactly did he forget in this group? What can he get from them that can compensate for the waste of time and loss of level?Whatever it is, it's not worth it. BruhThe explanation is in the first 5 chapters. if the goal is yo survive then yes strength is king but if the goal is to protect humans from their own stupidity then strength is the least important factor Большинство людей обезьяны.Обезьяны плохо слышат нормальных людей.Обезьяны могут нормально слышать только обезьяну главнее её.Следовательно, становление самой главной обезьяной (либо взятее её под контроль) очень важно для того что бы быть услышанным всеми. Translations:Most people are monkeys.Monkeys can't hear normal people well.Monkeys can normally hear only the monkey who is more important than themselves.Therefore, becoming the most important monkey (or taking control of it) is very important in order to be heard by everyone. That is only true in cultivation novels, and third-rate countries with dictators lording over them. You are the reason why humanity sucks