/lit/ - Literature

>>22039938
LITRPG > anything else

The Primal Hunter by Zogarth

[The Story, System, and MC]

Jake was the type to put his heart into a sole focus and pursue that path to the end, whether that be relationships or archery. After being cheated on by his first major girlfriend and having a career ending injury, he dedicated his focus to being normal. Finishing college and falling into a monotonous office job. It wasn't until then that other people took the time to spring him from his shell. Specifically his office manager Jacob, who invites him out to lunch with the rest of his coworkers.

Joining because a co-worker he has a crush on will be there, the group cram into an elevator... only to find themselves teleported to an empty space and being welcomed to The Tutorial. Having achieved a specific technological threshold, our universe has been inducted into the multiverse and introduced to The System. Jake is prompted to choose a class and seeing archer as an option jumps at the opportunity. After receiving a gear set and weapon, he finds himself on a platform overlooking a tiered wooded expanse with those from his office. They've all been integrated into the system and forced to participate in this tutorial...

Starting off as G-class humans with the class of Warriors, Archers, Mages, or Healers the group bands together to survive. After struggling for several days another group approaches them and tells them they need a healer. It doesn't matter if they join or not but they will be taking the group's healer with them, like it or not. While the rest of the group is willing to join this is when Jake decides to leave. Leaving their 'new leader' with a threat of repercussion should any of his friends come to harm.

Seen as a threat by this new group, Jake is hunted down by 5 of the leader's men but quickly kills them. This leads to his discover of a bloodline based on his experience with a bow and perception stats: The Primal Hunter. Empowered to go it alone, Jake quickly finds the hidden secrets of the tutorial... and the advantages he needs to survive.

[Final Thoughts]

Torn on this but am trying to judge on its own merit. Primal Hunter, Azarinth Healer, and Dissonance (started and stopped in favor of Paladin of the Sword) could be set in the same universe. It's starting to chap my ass how repetitive the systems are becoming. BY ITSELF, I think The Primal Hunter has the most realized one out of the set due to leveraging cultivation but spins out of control with the 'stat points are made up and don't matter' problem. The writer quickly has to handwave it away to 'Jake felt slightly stronger' or 'saw slightly further'.

I learned that this book covers half the tutorial, while the 2nd covers the other. I want to say 15-20 chapters here were solely based on learning alchemy, though the pay off was solid while the narrator had to read status menus constantly. LitRPGs suffer from glaring pace issues because of Royal Road serialization mentality.

The good version of Azarinth Healer.
6/10

>>21984135
Parsed for length but since I have some space here, I'm going to continue. The author makes several farm animals cognizant after John introduces mana into their systems, turning them from Animals into Beasts. This is an affectionate term for spirit animal, which is why I keep harkening back to Beware of Chicken. While the animals are endearing I think that Beware of Chicken helps to set their power levels and presence on the farm far better. That and the female characters are written to be more than just rape bait for any tertiary male in the cast.

Overall... not much to say. Perfectly FINE book, cool concepts but sloppy execution.

10 more titles until I'm free.

>Currently Reading:
The Human Emperor by Huangfu Qi (Still. Someday.)
>Currently Listening:
The Primal Hunter by Zogarth

I'm already pissed about Primal Hunter. Pretty much the same shit as Azarinth Healer in terms of setup except made worse in that I have to listen to fucking Baldree narrate it for 19 hours.

>Lord of the Mysteries by Cuttlefish – 9/10
>Dungeon Crawler Carl Series by Matt Dinniman - 9/10
>Cradle Series by Will Wight - 8/10
>Worth the Candle by Alex Wales - 8/10
>Mother of Learning Series - 8/10
>Ave Xia Rem Y by Mat Haz - 8/10
>All The Skills by Honour Rae - 7/10
>Iron Prince by Bryce O'Connor and Luke Chmilenko - 7/10
>Chrysalis by RinoZ - 7/10
>Forge of Destiny by Yrsillar - 7/10
>A Thousand Li by Tao Wong - 7/10
>Retribution Engine by Akaso - 6/10
>Beware of Chicken by Casualfarmer – 6/10
>Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe - 6/10
>Wandering Inn by Pirateaba - 6/10
>Virtuous Sons by Ya Boy - 6/10
>Bastion by Phil Tucker - 6/10
>Heaven's Laws by Apollos Thorne - 6/10
>I Shall Seal The Heavens by Er Gen - 5/10
>Reverend Insanity by Gu Zhen Ren - 5/10
>Battle Mage Farmer by Seth Ring - 5/10
>Soulhome by Sarah Lin - 5/10
>Soulship by Nathan Thompson - 4/10
>Azarinth Healer #1 by Rhaegar - 3/10
>Reincarnation: Threads by Michael Head - 3/10
>Portal to Nova Roma by JR Mathews - Dropped
>He Who Fights Monsters by Shirtaloon - Dropped
>The Elevation Chronicles by Captain Capslock - Dropped
>Last Ship in Suzhou by Lungs - Dropped
>Defiance of the Fall by J.F. Brink - Dropped

>Still Reading (Cultivation)
18. The Human Emperor
19. Way of Choices
20.

>Still Reading (LitRPG)
14. Re-Start (Level Up Series)
15. Dissonance
16. The Primal Hunter
17. Infinite Realm
18. The Perfect Run
19.
20.