Ring of Promise (Elements of Wrath Online, #1) in LitRPG Forum

Oct 27, 2017 Heather rated it it was amazing

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In real life Max is an amputee, confined to a wheelchair with limited use of his right arm. In the virtual reality world of Elementalis, he's Shale, a powerful Craggar Warlord. Max uses his skills as a tank for hire in the game to earn real world money to support himself and his disabled younger sister. It's no wonder he spends every spare moment in the virtual world.

Elementalis Online uses neural technology to fully immerse gamers in the virtual world. Max is especially adept at using the techn In real life Max is an amputee, confined to a wheelchair with limited use of his right arm. In the virtual reality world of Elementalis, he's Shale, a powerful Craggar Warlord. Max uses his skills as a tank for hire in the game to earn real world money to support himself and his disabled younger sister. It's no wonder he spends every spare moment in the virtual world.

Elementalis Online uses neural technology to fully immerse gamers in the virtual world. Max is especially adept at using the technology since it was originally developed to help rehabilitate people with disabilities. When Elementalis Online releases new game content with real world money as the prize, Max jumps at the chance to earn enough to help his younger sister. He teams up with a young Ember Sorcerer named Burndall and a beautiful Nix Sorceress named Kayla to take a shot at the prize.

This was an awesome LitRPG with a sympathetic and interesting main character. The game world was developed and full of action, the type of game I wish I could jump into myself. The story was the perfect mix of in game and real life. It introduced enough of Max's real world troubles to make me root for him, and the game story line kept me reading to see what happened next. The battle scenes were so detailed I could almost hear the boss music. If you're a fan of stats and hit points, there's plenty here to warm your number crunching little heart.

I thought the AI filter was really original. It introduced some really funny moments, but it also limited the character growth. We can't learn a thing about Kayla, besides that Shale thinks she's beautiful and kind, but I'm hoping to learn more about her in the sequel. And there's enough character development with Max to make up for it.

The narration was great, Joe Hempel had the perfect voice for Max, and lightened his tone perfectly for Kayla. When there were scenes with sound effects, he performed them effortlessly. It was a great story/narrator combo. I've already picked up the sequel! ...more

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