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effects of sculptures, a number of
work, it increases popular appeal by
players are flocking to the hunting
loweringtheentrybarriersfornewbies.
Thetopthreeunique
ground of “Evite,” a field boss which
drops an item that increases the
features
production chances of masterpiece
sculptures, which further the
The novel “Legendary
advancement of any character in the
Moonlight Sculptor” has sold
game.
over 850,000 copies during
Theidealgame,
its 13-year run?an unusually
“RoyalRoad”
successful record for the
The coexistence of the real
Korean LitRPG novel. The
andvirtualworld
“RoyalRoad,”thebackgroundof
readers’ journey with the
The novel and the game also differ
the“LegendaryMoonlightSculptor,”
novel’s main character Weed
in whether the real world and the
wouldbeagamethatanyonewants
is realized into a MMORPG,
toplay.Theabsoluteruleof“Royal
virtual world appear together. In the
Road”?thatIcandoanything
andthereaders,nowasplayers,
novel, the two characters?Lee Hyun
whateverIwant?issoattractive.I
are fascinated by the world of
who lives in the real world and Weed,
canexperiencethegameindirectly
the mobile game “Legendary
Lee Hyun’s character in the “Royal
throughLeeHyun’sjourneyandget
Moonlight Sculptor.” However,
vicarioussatisfaction.
Road” game?are portrayed in turns.
a number of bugs identified
-NaMyeong-chae,Dept.oftheArtEducation
For example, Lee Hyun, who had
after the launch, service
only shown interest in playing games,
access delays, and operational
develops his social skills through
problems accelerated customer
playing the “Royal Road,” and ends
churn, and sales declined.
Thepioneerof
up living a more self-reliant and
The biggest rising star of the
cooperative life. Though the novel’s
theLitRPGnovel
Korean MMORPG genre in
mainbackgroundisavirtualworld,the
2019 turned into a nuisance in
“LegendaryMoonlightSculptor”is
novelalsoreflectsthewaygamersplay
justoverayear.
valuableinthatitbroughtsubstance
MMORPG games in the other world.
However, the promising thing
totheLitRPGgenre.Italsoincreased
Thiscreativenarrativeabsorbsreaders
diversitybyintroducingcreative
is that there is much more of
settings.Moreover,Ithinkthatvarious
into the story, offering familiarity and
the novels left to be reflected
elementsofMMORPG,whichare
appealing to the readers who have
into the game. The contents of
reflectedinthenovelanditsabsorbing
playedMMORPGgames.
the game are an adaptation of
narrativecontributedgreatlytothe
On the other hand, the mobile game
onlythefirstandsecondofthe
popularityofthenovel.
is developed with only the viewpoint
58 volumes of the novel series.
-JoSang-hyeon,Dept.ofPolice
where players play “Royal Road.” In
It continues to be updated, and
Administration
these constant updates draw
the mobile game, players meet with
in players who have read the
Weed and characters in the original
novels with familiarity. In
workwhilefollowingthestoryline.As
the novel’s storyline, Weed
Anemphaticportraitof
the flow of the game’s story is almost
gets a completely unexpected
the same as that of the novel, players
themaincharacter
job, but after strenuous effort,
can automatically experience events
becomes a living history of
ThemaincharacterLeeHyunwas
from the novel and explore various
notanoverwhelmingcharacterin
“Royal Road.” Likewise, The
regions from the “Royal Road.” As a
thebeginning,butgrowsgradually
Argus hopes that “Legendary
result,playerswhohavereadthenovel
throughhisowneffortsandfirmwill.
Moonlight Sculpture” grows
can feel more immersed playing the
Hisdedicationtohisfamilyandhis
out of its current slump to
everydaylivesmakemegetafeelfor
game,anduserswhohavenotreadthe
become the go-to example of
humanity.Theseempathicsettingslet
novel are able to naturally understand
mecheerforhisadventurein“Royal
novel-basedgames.
theoriginalworkthroughthegame.In
Road.”
nak3096@hufs.ac.kr
sum, although the game only portrays
-EomJun-hyeon,Dept.ofKoreanEducation
the virtual world unlike its original
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