A Journey of Black and Red by Álex Gilbert

There's never any question who's talking, and character motives, wants, and desires are clear without ever being explicitly stated. Story: I'm loving just about every moment! All the characters are busy running around following their own motives, and the story is engaging and gripping.Ĭharacter: Each character is well fleshed out, and well thought out. Compact but complete, every word Meca writes is brilliant. The author can write in 10k words what it takes others to do in 100k words, without readers thinking they missed a thing. It's clear what's going on, who's doing what, and Mecanimus is a master of the language. However, the author is careful about adding new skills, and it looks like it's not going to bloat too badly. The lack of limitation *tends* to go horribly awry in litRPGs, and the author has already needed to have a few round of 'compress skills into one big skill', although those were only the initial skills. The parts I dislike are 'mental' attributes (Because of the implications of 'willpower' as a stat, for example), and, up to where I've read, the lack of a seeming limit to the number of skill slots. Fairly straightforward, not terribly complex, but with enough levers and 'play' to it where there's meaningful discussion. System: I like 90% of the System I see so far. as a capricious god decides to take her place on Earth, and on a whim, shoots her back to his original planet. I knew I was in for a treat when I heard it announced, and Bob has delivered in every way. The Calamitous Bob is by Mecanimus, the author of Journey of Black and Red. If you read anything at all on RR, read this. I don't know which I like more, Black and Red or this. The only mark I can strike against this is that there is not enough of it. It is well written and easy to read (though I would like a bit more from the viewpoint of the Gods (it's exceedingly rare but fun)). On RR I'd expect the same quality as A Journey of Black and Red, another amazing story by the same author. Grammar can be hit or miss on Patreon (mostly just spelling, sentence structure is absolutely fine), but that is because chapters are sometimes posted without a good review pass. It's how LITRPG should be done, providing a vehicle to help the story, not be a means to an end in and of itself. The LITRPG is there in all its blue box glory, though it is not the driving force unlike some other stories. It's typical but good, and suits it's purpose as a fine background for the story to be painted onto. World building is fairly typical, but this doesn't detract. The antagonists are minor bumps in the road so far, but they provide an interesting local (when chewed) flavour. , who reminds strongly of a certain HK-47. Kill themĬhapter: 109 The best humanity has to offer.

Chapter 103: Academy-approved Battle MagicĬhapter 106: Making an entrance (examination)Ĭhapter 107: Meet interesting people.

A Journey of Black and Red by Álex Gilbert