New Arcadia: Stage One
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In a not-so-distant future, a deadly pandemic has forced the world into social isolation. Confined to their homes, millions now survive off drone-delivered food packages and online-only interactions.
It’s an especially lonely life for John Chambers, a drone shipment coordinator for the monolithic Chum Corporation. Trapped in his dead-end job and having just turned 40, John’s started spending more time grinding in virtual reality MMORPGs than he does grinding for his real-world job--and that hasn’t gone unnoticed by human resources!
But when a corporate executive notices the hundreds of hours John’s logged online, he’s offered one last chance to save his job (and his life!). Instead of getting fired, John reluctantly agrees to become prime beta tester for Chum’s top-secret new VR game, New Arcadia--a digital playground inspired by iconic '90s arcade games like Final Fight and Streets of Rage.
In New Arcadia, John gets to go back to a hyper-nostalgic 199X and do it right this time. Reborn as digital streetfighter Blaze, John starts cleaning up crime with his fists of fury while also building an online life for himself that seems so much more meaningful than the one he’d had in "real" life.
But John soon discovers there’s a darker and more ominous purpose behind the Chum Corporation’s new online playground--and as he starts to make real friends in this virtual reality, he also begins to realize that what players do in New Arcadia could have dangerous implications for the real world.
Starring
Eric Jason Martin
Matthew Mercer
Dave Fennoy
Erika Ishii
Sam Riegel
Dana Snyder
Andy Merrill
John DiMaggio
With Marin Ireland, Scott Brick, Suzanne Elise Freeman, P.J. Ochlan, Tara Sands, Justin Michael, Betsy Sodaro, DC Pierson, Neil Hellegers, Johnny Heller, and Ron Butler.
Theme by Lloyd Cole
Original Soundtrack by Casey Trela
Post Production by Mumble Media
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- red_dorian
- 21-07-21
Great story, excellent performances
Very engaging story paired with excellent performances. The plot is fairly straight forward, emulating the beat-em-ups it paya homage to, but the character performances more than being you along for the ride
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- mani
- 08-03-21
Radical to the MAX
outstanding performance, sound quality and story.
i can't wait for the second book to come out.
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- JanettheGannet
- 10-11-21
A Good Listen
I enjoyed this book more than i thought i would when it started. I gave it 5 stars because i was disappointed when it ended. It's also very relevant to the times in which we live.
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- K Thomson
- 02-03-21
Such a gripping begging to a series
So good, i finished on the day i began. So many fascinating and terrifying ideas introduced in this. It feels like an ode to my youth and yet it deals with some real evocative worries i have when "normality" resumes. Give me more!
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- Martin Migal
- 04-10-22
Brilliant production
Some of the best voice actors and an excellent audio production. Plus a very fun story. A good listen for just about anyone.
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- S. J. Sewell
- 03-08-21
Game on!
Amazing performances, compelling story with fantastic audio effects. The plague narrative is prescient and a little off putting at first, but it actually makes the narrative stronger.
This is a story about humanity and our choices.
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- Michael
- 20-03-21
it is ok, imagine a Poundland Ready Player One
it is ok, feels very short, does feel a lot like Ready Player One but from a discount shop, follows a lot of the same story elements but not quite as good
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- Mark U.
- 15-03-21
irritating
I found the "sound effects" highly irritating. it is neither am audiobook nor a play, but something in between which, in my opinion, makes it the worst of both worlds.
Whether it was just this or the story line really was weak, I just couldn't get into it and have up about a quarter the way in.
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