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Pixelate #2
Closed Alpha: a LitRPG fantasy adventure
Former champions clash in a race to the top
Rather than emerging victorious into the real world, Arnold O'Connor finds himself back at the beginning of Spires of Fate. This time, it's an alpha build he'd stuck inside, and he's forced to choose an entirely different class. With no outside help, he'll have to find allies within the game if he hopes to escape.
What's old is new again as parts of the game world have been fixed, updated, or simply overhauled. New challenges await. New adversaries threaten. And waiting at the top of the spire itself is a simple-sounding quest goal that supplants all others.
Slay the Mountain Lord.
Closed Alpha is the second book in the Pixelate series. Pixelate is a LitRPG fantasy series that follows the adventures of Arnold O'Connor as his digital self, delving into the secrets of a world that feels as real as his own body. The Pixelate series will appeal to fans of classic tabletop RPGs, World of Warcraft, and Lord of the Rings Online. It touches on themes of self and reality, style vs. stats, and how to kill dragons through the superior application of math.
It's a book you won't be able to log out of! Grab a copy and try for yourself.
Rather than emerging victorious into the real world, Arnold O'Connor finds himself back at the beginning of Spires of Fate. This time, it's an alpha build he'd stuck inside, and he's forced to choose an entirely different class. With no outside help, he'll have to find allies within the game if he hopes to escape.
What's old is new again as parts of the game world have been fixed, updated, or simply overhauled. New challenges await. New adversaries threaten. And waiting at the top of the spire itself is a simple-sounding quest goal that supplants all others.
Slay the Mountain Lord.
Closed Alpha is the second book in the Pixelate series. Pixelate is a LitRPG fantasy series that follows the adventures of Arnold O'Connor as his digital self, delving into the secrets of a world that feels as real as his own body. The Pixelate series will appeal to fans of classic tabletop RPGs, World of Warcraft, and Lord of the Rings Online. It touches on themes of self and reality, style vs. stats, and how to kill dragons through the superior application of math.
It's a book you won't be able to log out of! Grab a copy and try for yourself.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2024
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March 16, 2024
Connor is back in the ‘Spire of Fate’ and things are getting more real
When I started this book, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. I had read and enjoyed the first book in the series, but the idea of putting the same player character back into the same game again for the second book seemed an odd choice. I’m happy to say that this book is just as much fun as the first one!
Connor is still the same tough player, even though he is forced to choose a different class this time, and still makes good use of the game options. Besides better graphics, the Alpha version of the game now has player communication and an ‘adult’ mode, so the flirting with competing player ‘Dizzy’ steps up a gear. This time, though, there are not only some different challenges for Connor and Dizzy to face, but a different bunch of players with a whole different attitude to the game.
In short, the basic idea of advancing up the Spire of Fate, levelling up your characters, and eventually facing off against the Mountain Lord are still the same, but this is a whole different play-through. Now I am really intrigued to see what changes for the next book!
When I started this book, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. I had read and enjoyed the first book in the series, but the idea of putting the same player character back into the same game again for the second book seemed an odd choice. I’m happy to say that this book is just as much fun as the first one!
Connor is still the same tough player, even though he is forced to choose a different class this time, and still makes good use of the game options. Besides better graphics, the Alpha version of the game now has player communication and an ‘adult’ mode, so the flirting with competing player ‘Dizzy’ steps up a gear. This time, though, there are not only some different challenges for Connor and Dizzy to face, but a different bunch of players with a whole different attitude to the game.
In short, the basic idea of advancing up the Spire of Fate, levelling up your characters, and eventually facing off against the Mountain Lord are still the same, but this is a whole different play-through. Now I am really intrigued to see what changes for the next book!
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