Last Reality Online
(Revamp/rewrite in progress)
Last Reality Online. An innocuous deep dive VRMMORPG praised as being revolutionary even before its release.
Players are all promised an experience as if they were living a second life, each with their own unique system. Mechanics and themes from other genres, such as 5v5 MOBAs, FPS shooters, gacha, etc were all implemented within the contents.
The NPCs are sentient, and enemies could evolve and adapt. Real-time changes occur and affect gameplay, pushing players to not only be gifted mechanically and be in good physical shape, but also require high macro knowledge in order to be a top player.
One day, a sudden announcement stated that select players are able to participate in an Alpha version of this game. After being informed by an online friend, Li Shi Ming entered and was one of the lucky chosen among 10000 people.
However, this game would prove to be much darker and twisted than what was advertised.
There were no rules except the boundaries set in-game, allowing players to do whatever they want. All of your senses were calibrated to be realistic. Damage taken caused the appropriate amount of pain, and dying in the game meant that you also perished in reality.
The players couldn't escape unless the game was completed, and contact was cut-off from the outside world. Slowly, the revolutionary VRMMORPG became a death game where it was survival of the fittest.
"Meh. This is fine." Li Shi Ming took a sip of tea as everything around him became slowly engulfed in flames.
[ART BY (NEKOYA) ON PIXIV]
WARNING: Contains a lot of memes, internet culture, media references, possible offensive humour, etc