The Landmark series comprises six books about video games. The University of Michigan publishes these books. The series started in 2013, and new instalments have been infrequently published. In theory, this is an excellent idea! Take a few games and write about their impact on culture or how they were influenced by the culture ofContinue reading “An Update to the Landmark Video Game Series”
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Review of Doom Guy: Life in First Person by John Romero
This is the fourth book I’ve read about id Software, but it is the first written by one of the company’s founders. It is also another in a long line of autobiographies written by some of the most iconic people in the video game industry. This is also a very nostalgic book for me. DoomContinue reading “Review of Doom Guy: Life in First Person by John Romero”
Doom: Endgame is a Pointless and Confusing Mess
This was terrible. Everything is needlessly complicated, and it feels like the authors tried to shoehorn another trilogy of stories into this book. Plot lines from the first three books get abandoned in favor of creating another alien enemy and cramming in nonsense. Some of my problems from the third book are fixed. We onlyContinue reading “Doom: Endgame is a Pointless and Confusing Mess”
A Disappointing Entry in the Doom Series
I wanted to like this book. The second book built up a terrific cliffhanger, and this book wasted it by opening with everyone being in Hawaii. It would have been better if we followed Arlene and Flynn, trying to find a way to get out of L.A. There are also more perspectives in this bookContinue reading “A Disappointing Entry in the Doom Series”
Doom: Hell on Earth Expands the Game’s Story For Better or Worse
I liked the first book better than this one. Doom: Hell on Earth is the second book in this series. The book covers some of the events of Doom II but is its own story as it takes the loose story in a different direction. There are more characters in this book; it blends inContinue reading “Doom: Hell on Earth Expands the Game’s Story For Better or Worse”
Doom: Knee Deep in the Dead is a wonderful novel | Book Review
How do you novelize Doom? A game where the developers famously didn’t care about the story. Well, you take the bare bones of a story from the game, add some more characters, and give the main character more motivation and backstory. It did take some time to get going, but this is a fun book!Continue reading “Doom: Knee Deep in the Dead is a wonderful novel | Book Review”
Doom Game Boy Advance | Yokoi Corner
I love that Doom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) exists! It is a well-done port that brings the game to a handheld system. However, it does come with numerous notable changes. They don’t impact the game too much, but they’re noticeable. It is still Doom, and Doom is fantastic! This port looks like theContinue reading “Doom Game Boy Advance | Yokoi Corner”
The Landmark Video Game Series Video game Book Club
The Landmark series comprises four books that cover four series of games. These books were published by the University of Michigan and were part of the Digital Culture Books series. They were published from 2013-2015, with several reprintings since then. In theory, this is an excellent idea! Take a few games and write about theirContinue reading “The Landmark Video Game Series Video game Book Club”