
Reviews
Man gets sent to "fallout-like" post-apocalyptic world and is the administrator, and sole inhabitant, of a vault.
Though he does have one thing to his advantage: he can send VR headsets to Earth so that players can come and help him as if it was a game.
Tha story is very good. It somehow manages to make me care about strategic warfare in novel format despite the language barrier (prose is worse because it's translated)
There are tons of funny moments, the side characters are memorable, and there's food reaction content.
It doesn't ignore the political aspect of a mysterious game being put up on the internet using tech beyond the modern level.
The main character is cool, and he got some development during the initial arcs but has become somewhat static later (ch. 330~)
My only complaint is that the players can't really develop because it's just a game to them, like The Legendary Mechanic.
Overall, pretty solid. Entertaining enough to give a 3.5-4/5. Not as much depth compared to a masterpiece such as LOTM (4.5-5/5) but solid.
Forced to give 5 stars on the review score because on mobile it refuses to reduce the score when I click it.
Honestly, you get what you expect. If you came here from Monstrous Genius Actor don't expect anything different. It's the same but from a different industry as the starting point.
The system is different though, and much better defined from the beginning. I actually have an idea of his progress and the protagonist isn't completely reliant on it for his talent or growth unlike other books.
What this story does well is reactions from outside viewpoints, aura farming from the common man's perspective. It's a feel good popcorn novel, where the protagonist is never in a situation that he will fail in.
If he does fail in the future, or is reliant on his own abilities to get through a situation, I feel it would help the novel break the monotony.
It's weaknessess are it's prose is middling and it's plot is predictable and has little suspense. Also the chapters are split up by the translator, so it can be annoying having to change chapters constantly.
My objective rating would be like a 3.5/5, however I'm giving it a 5/5 since a lot of other novels on this site are slop and I want this to stand out more. :)
I think this novel is really good, exceptional in-fact, for something that seems like popcorn fiction.
The main character never loses, but maintains his stable character throughout the entire book. This isn't a story about the struggle of an actor, it's the dominance of an ordinary individual with extraordinary powers.
The filming of the movies get really good and though later on they are skimmed over more because the movies he participates in are more well-known, they are the highlight of the novel.
Some parts like the repetition of certain phrases: "his physique is surprisingly good!", "doesn't he look so much better in real life?", etc can catch your attention, I think the book is better read in a series of sprints over time.
Enjoy an arc or two and come back when you're ready to read more. It's complete, You're not missing out on anything by rushing it.
I think if the author had more experience while writing it could've been elevated to a new tier, however the writing improves over time. Even if it's not by a huge amount.
The romance included is miniscule. I think the characters dated for 20 chapters MAX before the book ends.
I hope you at least give the novel a try. It's nice to read something other than nonstop action slop all the time.
The writing quality, for this site, is actually not bad in terms of prose. However, the pacing and plot decisions are questionable as well as the MC's abilities.
He has a system that can copy anything, but with even the lowest level copy he can take the entire physical abilities of a Jonin Taijutsu Specialist. Absurd.
Furthermore, he's the first place prize 🏆 winner for the elemental nations eugenics competition. Uchiha/Uzumaki with Hashirama Body and Sharingan, all chakra natures and extreme talent for learning.
I could handle him having the bloodline bonuses, however he has the ability to copy the efforts of others and gain extreme power for free!
Furthermore, at the start they basically hand-gift him jutsu he just shouldn't have! He has Shadow Clones by chapter 2(?) which only Konoha shinobi should have???
There are also weird fanon such as refining chakra, which makes it feel like a cultivation novel and having people act like Chinese novel cultivators who go "hmph!" and "You dare attack the Uzumaki Clan?!!!"
It could be better if the MC had to train for his OP results, and wasn't dropping opps as a 5-year old. And if the pacing was better, including his early life and more interactions with his clan.
I actually felt a bit robbed because from the talk at the start I thought we'd spend more time in the Uzumaki Clan and learn about the characters and change their fate. But I guess not.
As a human creativity enjoyer and AI data-theft hater I have to give this a nice:
0.5 stars!
AI slop is bad for the world. Please make it go away : )