The novel's overview is pretty on-point for what it is. It follows an individual who is unexpectedly transported to another world. This is where things get murky right from the start, as the mechanism of the transportation and how he's survived up until now is vague at best. The protagonist soon somehow encounters a constellation, which becomes their companion, but there is absolutely no explanation for how or why this occurs. The protagonist, with this constellation now work to make a VR gacha game as a way to brighten up their otherwise dull lives in this new world. But as the more you read it the more I feel that the plot begins to unravel with lackluster pacing, unexplained phenomena, and convenient storytelling shortcuts.

IMO, one of the novel's most significant issues is its inability to offer any sort of meaningful explanation for how things function in its world or relevant background knowledge.

The lack of even a barebones explanation for me on some things to switch my brain off and keep reading makes it hard for me to connect with the story, let alone understand the rules that govern this world.

Additionally, the MC's relationship with his partner constellation just feels like another major gap in logic. The constellation partnered with the MC, seems to have a deep understanding of other constellations' pasts, personalities, and even traits before their ascension (or at least that's how it's implied in the start). But then the next question arises is 'how'??

These traits are presented with no explanation, making it feel like the story is relying on the reader's suspension of disbelief rather than providing a coherent structure.

Furthermore, there's a moment where constellations encounter their past selves,

There's so little explanation on how this gacha was made. It's assumed that the protagonist is essentially working in isolation (with the partner constellation) to develop this game, so how do these constellations have any idea about the NPC personalities? The story makes no attempt to explain this, which weakens the narrative further. You don't get to see the constellations struggle with their identities or reliving their pasts and trauma in a way that's meaningful or at the very least, sparks thought for them, it's purely reduced to a shrug and an emotion of, "Yeah, that seems right." It's convenient, but ultimately lazy storytelling.

The pacing of the novel is erratic and poorly executed. Events seem to rush forward without any proper build-up, which gives the entire story an unsatisfying, disjointed feeling. There's little exploration of the world of the gacha the MC made, and the actions or emotional fluctuations of the people who try it out. The discovery of the game's world is so rushed that it often feels like the author is trying to get through chapters as quickly as possible, leaving key emotional beats and character development in the dust.

In stark contrast, a much better example of this genre is Otherworld TRPG Game Master. In that series, the introduction of VR and game mechanics is actually elaborated, or at the very least, isn't summed up in just a few chapters, giving you just enough context to understand the world's structure without drowning you in unnecessary exposition. The emotional arcs of the characters are given room to breathe, and there's an effort to establish how each character's past and personality affect the present. Here, everything in this novel seems to happen just because the author needs it to. There's no careful exploration of how things are happening, no tension in the emotional beats, and no satisfactory explanation of key events. The pacing makes the reader feel like they're ticking off boxes rather than experiencing a journey.

At its core, the novel does present an interesting concept. The idea of a protagonist interacting with constellations and creating a VR game is intriguing, and the potential for character development and world-building is certainly there, especially when you consider that he's essentially blaspheming that world's 'divine' for a gacha. However, this potential is squandered in the execution. While Otherworld TRPG Game Master offers a more finely tuned exploration of these themes, this novel flounders under its own lack of structure and clarity. This book could have been something special—a nice light hearted but well executed dive into the intersection of VR, mythology, and gacha games—but it ultimately falls short due to its chaotic pacing, lack of explanation, and superficial character development. It feels like a poorly made imitation of better works in the genre, where even the interesting parts are diluted by missed opportunities for world-building and narrative depth.

TLDR: If you wanna waste some time and turn your brain off, go ahead