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Thirty to Fifty Feral Hogs: A Crematoria Online LitRPG Short Story Kindle Edition
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Product details
- ASIN : B07WCJFCYD
- Publisher : Nervous Monkeys (10 August 2019)
- Language : English
- File size : 1724 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 41 pages
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Been loving reading Litrpg's and Mr Barbeler has a brilliant imagination bringing this new world to life. The meshing of gaming, rpg and story was marvellous. Looking forward to more.
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Jamie Hunter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 February 2020Verified Purchase
Loved it. A properly constructed story that draws you in from the start. I've just got to shop for more of the same!

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1.0 out of 5 stars
Geschichte ohne Inhalt
Reviewed in Germany on 1 December 2019Verified Purchase
Als Kurzgeschichte würde ich den Text nicht bezeichnen. Vlt. als völlig aus dem Zusammenhang gerissenen ersten Kapitel eines Buches. Ich weiß nicht, worauf die Geschichte hinzielt. Hinterlässt bei mir nur große Fragezeichen.

T Olsen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Worth Price of Admission
Reviewed in the United States on 12 August 2019Verified Purchase
It's hard to justify $3 for a 40 page short story, but here I am, jumping in on the ground floor to read the story of a guy who wants to escape into a game because he doesn't have anything else going for him in his life.
For a short that is clearly inspired by a popular internet meme, this story takes itself rather seriously. It's set in a "near future" world where people can play the VR game "Crematorium Online." The first half of the book is spent showing the reader, through the main character Neil's interactions, how his new class and character works. The reader doesn't get into the meat of the story, which is inspired by the popular meme, until Chapter 5 over halfway through the book. Here, some names are changed (the Twitter poster who inadvertently spawned the meme, one William McNabb, is renamed here as 'Mack Nabb' arguably to avoid a lawsuit) but the dilemma is the same: how can Mr. Mack Nabb's children be safe playing in their backyard if he doesn't have a... bow and arrow? Neil's gotta step in, to earn 300 experience points by killing 30 to 50 feral hogs. It turns out, huge spoilers, the hogs aren't that feral, but are beastwomen, and Mack Nabb is the bad guy.
That's the joke. That's the payoff.
This is not a poorly written story, by any means. But for a serial short based around a meme it takes too long to get running and takes itself far too seriously.
Solidly written though, so I can't hate it too much.
For a short that is clearly inspired by a popular internet meme, this story takes itself rather seriously. It's set in a "near future" world where people can play the VR game "Crematorium Online." The first half of the book is spent showing the reader, through the main character Neil's interactions, how his new class and character works. The reader doesn't get into the meat of the story, which is inspired by the popular meme, until Chapter 5 over halfway through the book. Here, some names are changed (the Twitter poster who inadvertently spawned the meme, one William McNabb, is renamed here as 'Mack Nabb' arguably to avoid a lawsuit) but the dilemma is the same: how can Mr. Mack Nabb's children be safe playing in their backyard if he doesn't have a... bow and arrow? Neil's gotta step in, to earn 300 experience points by killing 30 to 50 feral hogs. It turns out, huge spoilers, the hogs aren't that feral, but are beastwomen, and Mack Nabb is the bad guy.
That's the joke. That's the payoff.
This is not a poorly written story, by any means. But for a serial short based around a meme it takes too long to get running and takes itself far too seriously.
Solidly written though, so I can't hate it too much.

Shawn T. King (stk_kreations)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great read from Mr. Barbeler
Reviewed in the United States on 28 September 2019Verified Purchase
Another great read from Mr. Barbeler.
A short story that gives a little insight into the shapeshifter class in Crematoria Online.
If you liked the first novel you'll like this quick read. There is one slight inconsistency though, and that's how players are treated by NPCs -- in the novel NPCs have no idea a player is a player, but in this story it seems like they do in the way they talk about abilities. It's still a good read though.
A short story that gives a little insight into the shapeshifter class in Crematoria Online.
If you liked the first novel you'll like this quick read. There is one slight inconsistency though, and that's how players are treated by NPCs -- in the novel NPCs have no idea a player is a player, but in this story it seems like they do in the way they talk about abilities. It's still a good read though.