Alex was feeling lost.
When he was a teenager, he imagined that the future would bring great things for him.
That he would study game design, then he would get to work in big game studios, and that in the future his name would be remembered alongside Hideo Kojima, Leslie Benzies, and other big name game designers for a game he made.
But life doesn't like to follow people's plans.
Shortly before graduating from school, his parents died in a plane crash and Alex had to s...
2025-05-29 22:19:53 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, I recently felt like getting back into the Marvel Game Maker System, but after rereading that story and seeing how new my writing was when I wrote it, I decided to start over and rewrite this story at my current level.
In this Neo version, I'm going to focus more on character development and making the story more realistic and deep, but still with the concepts that made the story good in the first place.
Sure, even though this is a rewrite, so you don't have to reread th...
2025-05-29 22:18:42 +0000 UTC
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“Did you say Runestone?!” The male voice said in shock.
Looking in the direction of the voice, I realized that Mike, with an empty glass of water in his hand, had a completely wet shirt as he stared at me in disbelief.
Smiling at him, I nodded, not caring about the interruption. “Yeah, Runestone.”
“Broo, I'm one of Runestone's biggest fans! My brother's a Player and every now and then he lets me play through it!!! I always wondered why there wasn't a version for or...
2025-03-04 01:35:40 +0000 UTC
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Getting out of the taxi in front of the address Evie had given me, I regretted not having bought myself a car or a motorcycle yet.
The car stank of cigarettes and the taxi driver, although friendly, drove very aggressively, as if every second with me in the car was money he was losing.
The experience was terrible...
“Even if I can't buy one of the cars I've been dreaming of, nothing would stop me from buying a nice motorcycle, right?” I asked myself as I looked at the ta...
2025-03-04 01:34:43 +0000 UTC
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“What do you mean you didn't bother to think of anything as interesting as that F Rank kid?!” Daisy asked angrily and disappointedly to the R&D team.
“Calm down Daisy, even without thinking up any new strategies, I'm sure that just by absorbing this kid's good ideas we can make our game much better than his...” Jamie, the C Rank Game Creator assigned to study SyncStrike said dismissively.
Daisy was angry at how lightly he was taking all this, but she knew there was no ...
2025-02-24 17:32:58 +0000 UTC
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After hanging up the call, I had some time to think about it before the scheduled launch of SyncStrike.
'Receiving an offer from the Federation, while it could be a great burden for me if I fail to meet their expectations, as long as I can control how much I show of my potential, it could become a great opportunity for me.' I thought as I sat on the sofa with my legs above the small coffee table in the living room while looking up at the ceiling.
'At the same tim...
2025-02-20 05:29:27 +0000 UTC
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Having confirmed that SyncStrike was working perfectly, I looked at Game Core with curiosity.
As Runestone had always been my main focus, and then SyncStrike coming along to take that position with me always having to be developing something new and keeping my time very busy, there were rare moments when I didn't have any responsibilities and could just relax.
And this was one of those moments.
Looking at the technology needed to make a Game Core like this made me very surpr...
2025-02-19 19:26:42 +0000 UTC
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It took me another 9 days to finish all the Goblins on SyncStrike's Medium difficulty.
One idea I've had over the last few days is that just as I used Megalovania's iconic skeleton as the Hard difficulty enemy, as well as adding more effects to the battle and background scenery of that difficulty in this song, I could do the same thing for the Hard version of the other songs too.
This would not only make the songs more striking and less generic for players, but would also create u...
2025-02-18 17:27:10 +0000 UTC
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- Owen POV -
“Then when I was about to play 'Eclipse of Fate' and win the game, he activated his trap card and didn't even give me time to activate my card...” I finished explaining to the audience the reason for my latest defeat.
Despite losing, I had had a lot of fun in that game.
As time went by, many other talented players were emerging, making the competition for the Rank fiercer by the day.
Ding
A notification sounded.
Cu...
2025-02-17 22:12:01 +0000 UTC
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SyncStrike wasn't even released and I could already tell that the game was on its way to being a huge success!
Surprisingly, the launch of the SyncStrike beta was good news even for Runestone!
That's because compared to the last few days where Runestone's growth, although steady, was a little slower than the explosive start it had, because of the SyncStrike beta made available yesterday the number of downloads of the game exploded again!
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2025-02-17 01:32:23 +0000 UTC
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As soon as I walked through the new door, I was in a completely different place.
Instead of the Runestone Tavern, which, despite being very cozy, was just a tavern, this new place really took the concept of cozy to another level!
A beautiful wooden cabin with large glass windows that showed that I was on a snowy mountain.
In the center of the cabin was a floating holographic screen.
Curious, I approached this holographic screen and saw that it was like a tablet, but wi...
2025-02-14 01:32:12 +0000 UTC
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- Natalie POV -
I'm completely addicted to Runestone...
If before I thought the game was interesting, after the new update arrived with the new classes and doubled the total amount of cards Players could have, I lost myself while playing.
Not to mention that being able to farm the Battle Pass while playing was such an interesting motivation that I wanted to stay online longer and longer.
And with the use of False Neurological Feedback in the game, it w...
2025-02-14 00:13:11 +0000 UTC
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NunuNote: Thanks Wilder for your comment on the previous chapter, I realized that the selection of songs I made wasn't really following the intention of winning over as many audiences as possible, so I've updated the selected songs to be closer to that.
The new songs are: [Through the Fire and Flames], [Deja Vu], [Bad Apple!!!], [Megalovania], [Bad Guy], [Unholy], [Believer], [Dope], [Taki Taki] and [Winter of Vivaldi].
Let me know what you think of it, and I...
2025-02-12 23:57:20 +0000 UTC
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The battle was incredible.
'I guess now I can understand why so many players are so obsessed with dungeons... if just a battle like this was so intense and fun, what must it be like to fight real monsters? ' I asked myself curiously.
But thinking that what made my battle so fun and satisfying was the incredible music playing in the background and the battle perfectly matching the rhythm of the music, I began to reconsider whether battling monsters in dungeons would b...
2025-02-11 18:26:49 +0000 UTC
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As soon as I picked up the new Game Core and injected Mana into it for the first time, a feeling of nostalgia came over me.
Even though it had only been almost two months since I started developing Runestone on my first Game Core, which wasn't that long, that was the first feeling of excitement about the future that I had in this world due to the fusion of my two memories.
So injecting Mana into a blank Game Core was a great feeling.
The infinite possibilities I would have t...
2025-02-11 17:11:16 +0000 UTC
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[I confess I was suspicious at first, but after playing Runestone and watching this interview, I'm convinced. FrostHaven isn't just another Game Creator, he's revolutionizing the way we see games. And he hasn't even released everything yet! I can't wait to see what's next].
[I always thought games were just boring training, but Runestone has changed my view. Now I understand why everyone is talking about this game...]
[Before I only saw Game Creators talking about their games with...
2025-02-10 18:30:57 +0000 UTC
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“I knew it!” She said excitedly.
In front of me stood a young woman of no more than 27, with neat brown hair, her face had make-up on, but only to highlight the beautiful features of her face.
'Certainly a face that must have helped a lot in her line of work. I thought as I analyzed the reporter.
“After seeing you appear on the OwenOwns stream, I was sure you were the game's creator!” She said excitedly as she smiled at me.
I smiled back at her, s...
2025-01-30 04:44:41 +0000 UTC
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Ever since the Runestone update was released, the FrostHaven account had become quite popular, with dozens, if not hundreds of new messages reaching me every day.
Among these messages, some were from Players thanking me for the game, others were from Players giving me ideas on how the game could be improved, others were from Players asking for other classes to be added to the game.
There were even some news sites wanting to set up interviews with me, but because I didn't feel the ...
2025-01-29 14:19:36 +0000 UTC
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Nununote: Hi guys, I've been writing non-stop for 3 weeks and I took last weekend off to rest a bit, we'll be back to normal as of today :D
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Honestly, I thought this update would serve more to bring the attention and focus of Players who have already played Runestone back to the game, but I was surprised by how many new Players were downloading and trying Runestone.
In the evening I got curious about this and went online to find some comments to find out why...
2025-01-27 13:22:21 +0000 UTC
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- Natalie POV -
While I was eating breakfast, every 30 seconds my gaze moved to the screen of my cell phone, looking at the clock and hoping that the time would pass more quickly.
“Natt, you've got to calm down, I know the game update is going to be fun, but looking at the clock isn't going to make the time go any faster.” My mother said as she laughed a little.
Looking at my mother, I sighed.
I knew she was right.
And I couldn't even say tha...
2025-01-25 03:00:42 +0000 UTC
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It's been 8 days since the first barbecue I had in my new house.
In those 8 days many things have happened.
The first thing that had a big effect on me was that my Mana went up from the original 82 MP to the current 99 MP!
An increase of 17 units of Mana, with 16 MP coming from the game's Mana conversion and 1 MP from False Neurological Feedback because I left the game generating Mana for me the whole time I was awake.
Not only did my Mana develop a lot these days, but...
2025-01-25 01:56:18 +0000 UTC
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Being able to make my own barbecue at home was more fun than I imagined.
I was the master of the grill, the meat would be done to my liking, there was no one to complain about how I was doing it, if I made a mistake there would be no one to make fun of it.
It was a new and interesting experience.
While I roasted the meat, I took out my bottle of whiskey and made myself a very small glass, not wanting to get drunk, and put on some fun music.
The music of this world foll...
2025-01-23 16:12:59 +0000 UTC
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- Theo POV -
The comments on FrostHaven Entertainment's post were buzzing.
[Brooo, will I finally be able to duel with my friends?!]
[Damng, this is going to be so much fun!]
[Will the game have a permanent Battle Pass?! I'm finally not going to miss out on rewards because I don't have time to play on the day of the event!]
[Gr...
2025-01-23 14:58:18 +0000 UTC
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Even though I didn't specifically know my opponent's name from the last time I met him, since back then the game didn't even have the option for Players to choose names, I still recognized that striking appearance!
Straight black hair, bright green eyes, a striking black bandana on his forehead below his hair, the same black sweatshirt he wore the last time we played, and a confident smile.
This was my first opponent in Runestone, the Player who I believed was not just a Player, b...
2025-01-22 16:00:14 +0000 UTC
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The new environment did wonders to give me ideas and motivate me to develop Runestone.
As for the card development, that was normal, since all the ideas for the cards were already ready and I just had to use my mana on it.
The difference is that since yesterday I've had an upgrade in card development.
As I've managed to increase my maximum Mana by 2 MP every day since the end of the test, my Mana has now reached a total of 80 MP!
So instead of just making 5 cards every...
2025-01-22 13:49:33 +0000 UTC
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“I take it back, it's not going to be any fun living in this place...” I said in despair as I looked at the building in front of me.
The place was completely different from anything I had ever experienced before.
In front of the building there were several men in suits looking around, probably security guards.
Across the street was the beach... the apartment the director was renting me faced the fucking beach!
Seeing this I even began to doubt whether the market pr...
2025-01-21 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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“I guess by now you're wondering what your grade is in the school's evaluation, were there any deficiencies in your game that you identified?” Old Principal Prescott asked me after Professor Pine left the office.
Looking at the man, I didn't even have to think long before giving my explanation.
“In terms of developing Players' skills, although Runestone does a good job of letting Players improve their stats with False Neurological Feedback, I know that my game doesn't do any...
2025-01-21 12:49:00 +0000 UTC
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Learning magic is a lot of fun... especially when it's more practical than theoretical.
For the last three days, all I've done is stay in my dorm room, develop cards and some features for the Runestone update in the morning, watch the game grow every day and spend the rest of the afternoon studying magic and Game Creating.
Although magic was much more fun than studying Game Creating, since in magic I practiced while I studied, I still remembered how nice it was to reduce the cost ...
2025-01-21 02:58:32 +0000 UTC
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Now that I had plenty of money and my first place in the college rankings was guaranteed, I decided to go out and treat myself.
Even though I was learning to cook well and my food was getting tastier as the days went by, I still wanted to eat something different.
'A barbecue would be great...' I thought as I imagined a beautiful piece of meat being roasted on the grill.
In the other world I also loved to eat barbecue, but unfortunately I didn't earn a high enough sa...
2025-01-20 16:25:35 +0000 UTC
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When the clock struck 00:00 I looked at the Rank and saw Runestone far ahead of Evan's game.
1st 3.707 Players - [Runestone]
2nd 2.208 Players - [Knife Throwing Training in the Dark]
3rd 1.485 Players - [Training...]
4th...
The difference in the number of Players was absurd, to the point that when the night came I wasn't even worried that he might pass me.
And this large number of Players also caused the amount of Mana and money that the game earned me that...
2025-01-20 10:00:08 +0000 UTC
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