最強ゲーマー、異世界にて実況プレイ中

Strongest Gamer: Let's Play in Another World Light Novel #1

by Shinobu Yuki, 結城忍, Itsuwa Katou (Illustrator)

ゲーマー魂で、異世界(ハードモード)を攻略せよ!!

「……ハードモードにも程があるだろ! ?」
古今東西あらゆるゲームをやり込んだ俺、高坂葵は『ゲームが得意な方を優遇』という怪しげな求人広告を見つけ――気がついたら、異世界に放り込まれていた。
そこは何もない渓谷のドン底で、あるのはスコップとツルハシのみ。
詰んだ……って思ったら、なにやらこの世界では、まるでゲームのように地形を拡張したり、作ったアイテムの売買ができたりするらしい!?
なるほど、そういうことなら、いままで鍛えた俺のゲーマー魂をいっちょ発揮してみますか!!
「さあ攻略を始めよう。せっかくの異世界送りなら楽しまないとな! 」

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga

318 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 2015

Reviews

[Tarl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up not knowing what to expect. I had seen it continually popping up in my recommending reading list and the cover looked interesting, so I figured why not?

I have to say, out of all the light novels I am in the middle of right now, this is one of the ones I like the most. The concept is isekai without it being the standard 'you have died and are in another world now', which I like. It also brings into it certain gaming elements that other light novels try to do, but concentrates more on the building and developing aspects, with a little combat thrown in to keep things interesting.

But the crowning element of this light novel is the relationship between the protagonist and the half-kobold girl. It's adorable, painfully so at times, and with the kobold's aunt Jenny throwing semi-lewd suggestions at her niece, it also gets pretty hilarious and awkward at times. It's a story that concentrates on the protagonist developing his relationships with the people he now has to deal with rather than constantly going on quests or battling monsters. Very Minecraft in a way now that I think about it. (with the building aspects and such)

I honestly don't have very many issues with this light novel other than some of the product reviews that are in the story seem like they are there as filler, though I have to admit that they do add something to the story, so that's kind of a nit-pick rather than a full on criticism.

In the end, I enjoyed this book and immediately bought the sequel. I hope there are going to be more in the series, but I guess we will see as I don't see any on the horizon up for pre-sale. Still, this is a nice read and it endeared itself to me a fair bit, and will probably be one that I will go back to in the future. (a rarity with most of the light novels I have read) So if you are tired of RPG styled isekai and want something different with a more SimCity or Farmville feel to it, this would be the perfect book for you!

[Dantegideon · Rating 2 out of 5]

For all the windup, he uses his gaming skills precisely once near the end of the book. The rest of the time is spent eating gruel, perving on children, and selling fish sauce to peasants. He’s a tedious little sod.

[Pablo García · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is by far one of the better isekai-fantasy (taken to another world) novel series. Too bad it only has 2 volumes (apparently in Japanese and English). The story is about an obsessed gamer, Aoi Kousaka, just out of college, that can't get a job and finds a job-opportunity-in-another-world. The job is being a Dungeon Master. But the person that hired him, did not give him any manuals, training or help. At all, so main character does, by himself all of the learning, world-building and surviving in another world. Yes! It's true too many things are positive in this Dungeon #228. The right kind of plants, the perfect clean and clear water, the ideal stone/rock, etc. Even Ann, his companion falls from the sky (literally).
The author uses real world game knowledge to back up his strategies and actions. I am surprised that this light novel series is not much more popular and well known.
So, Aoi sells stones/blocks, sells polished stones/blocks, sells farming hoes and picks, sells, potions, and all is fine, except that he is a Dungeon Master, without a dungeon. Detail I kind of found weird. But once you get to Volume 2, you begin to understand about this and the obvious delay (in creating the dungeon).
Although this is an isekai, it is an atypical isekai-fantasy novel series. It's more about gaming, world development and trade creation (like simulation (sim) games). If you like VRMMORPG's Lit RPG's or light novel series that deal with isekais and gaming, I recommend this 2 volume series to you...

[Al · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. The story was pretty slow. It was pretty much a a farming game the character was stuck in. There wasn't any action until the end of the book. It was a nice slow paced book.

[Lincoln Bui · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Oblanco · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun enjoyable story, that doesn't take itself seriously and doesn't need to in order to tell a great guiltly pleasure escape story.

There is no secret from just reading the book summary this is another isekai with an overpowered character, but to me the enjoyment is in how this is done.

I simply encourage anyone looking at this story to not go in looking for a deep and serious story and instead looking for a fun gentle poke at both fantasy rpgs and the isekai genfe and I am sure you will find a fun enjoyable story.

My only regret is it appears to be a standalone story and not one with a second release pending.John Watson

[Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would describe this book as resource management, which isn't really a literary genre but it is a video game genre. Given the close relationship between gaming and Japanese light novels, especially the isekai variety where video game adventure are recounted in written form, I would say it's a fair description.