The Upgrade Apocalypse, Book 1

A LitRPG Apocalypse Series

De: Charles Dean, R.A. Mejia

Narrado por: Daniel Wisniewski, Elizabeth Plant

When a group of former classmates gather for their 10-year reunion, old grudges resurface as old flames rekindle—and then things go straight to hell. As a shower of comets brings an invasion of reunion-crashing undead, the surviving alumni must band together in this litRPG apocalypse filled with dark humor, horror, and loot cards!

Join the survivors as they navigate a game of life, death, and more death, leveling skills and stats as a world-governing system urges them to struggle on for the sake of glorious battle.

Welcome to hell on Earth. Welcome to the Upgrade Apocalypse!

©2022 Ramon Mejia, Charles Dean (P)2023 Ramon Mejia, Charles Dean

freaking amazing

Holy crap was this book and story was amazing. kinda new to a card system but really worked. the narrators did an awesome job, and Lucy, by far, my favorite character, was the best comic relef I passed out, from laughing so hard.

not even a great narrator can save this one

so imagine Mark Tufo being strapped down and force to watch One life to live, Save the Bell the reunion and a crap ton of after school specials. Now he is told to write an LitRpg by gun point. that is this book.

Great narration, great story

I read the reviews beforehand as I usually don't try books with an average rating this low, but the other series by these authors is one of my favorites (apocalypse regression) so I have it a try. Found it outstanding. I did hate Lucy a little bit like some of the other reviews mentioned - but she's simply a flawed character, insomuch that she is far from perfect. interesting system, and looking forward to the base building that will likely come in book 2.

ehhh...

I could have gone on without ever listening to this story. the girls are kinda annoying and the dude's voice at the beginning sounds muffled at random times as if talking through one of those cardboard tubes from a paper towel roll.
I found the story kinda boring. I skipped a good chunk of it, maybe I'd get intrigued, but nope.

Please Kill Lucy

story would be better if woke Lucy wasn't an annoying hypocritical alcoholic who believes bad jokes and jeopardizing everyone's lives with her comments is a good idea. Your in an apocalypse. Grow the f up or die already. Story does show promise if the author learns to include more game mechanics, especially before or after a battle. Characters forget to loot cards constantly. They fail to review cards or upgrade cards with unnecessary cards. They fail to explore the pros and cons of the system. They fail to review the new fort settings to see what the capabilities are. Could there be a store where you can trade or upgrade cards, buy gear or weapons, or fortify a base or yourself through construction or potions. Nope, don't worry about that. Just continue to follow the asshole who betrayed you twice into a rift you know nothing about. All bad guys are not this cliche. Lastly, why did the MC not eat the mind control zombie as it probably would have provided int or wis stats. Again, there's potential yet all of these little things add up, not including the entire groups childish, "let's monolog mid battle" attitudes would have put any of the characters 6 feet under...besides Gwen, who seems to be the only person with any basic instincts and common sense.