When I started reading this, I wasn’t sure if I would like it. There were a lot of characters, and I wasn’t sure where this was going. I had played the game before but didn’t remember much about it besides aliens showing up. This book is based on the plot of Command & Conquer 3.Continue reading “The Command & Conquer Novel by Keith DeCandido is Better Then I Expected”
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A Review of Our Special Place: Conversations on Silent Hill by Whitney Chavis and Brock Wilbur
This was so much fun to read! Our Special Place consists of the transcripts from a series of podcasts about the Silent Hill series. Reading this is like listening to a conversation with two friends. They go over all of the video games, except Silent Hill: Ascension, which wasn’t released then, and the media usingContinue reading “A Review of Our Special Place: Conversations on Silent Hill by Whitney Chavis and Brock Wilbur”
A Review of Day of the Tentacle by Bob Mackey
I usually like the books from Boss Fight Books. They tell the stories of classic video games and are often more personal stories. Day of the Tentacle by Bob Mackey does this, but I wish there were more to this book. I like the book, but it isn’t one of my favorites. It tells theContinue reading “A Review of Day of the Tentacle by Bob Mackey”
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”
Revisiting Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, Better than You Think
Let’s talk about a game that gets way too much crap. Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest is a game that needs a map. It is an ambitious game that wasn’t as good as the first game in the series. Does this make it terrible? No, it doesn’t. Unlike the first game, this is a non-linear adventureContinue reading “Revisiting Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, Better than You Think”
Well, That Happened: Review of Star Crusader a Novel
I’m sure everyone has played a game that they barely remember. Something that you might have played as a kid once or twice and only barely remember the game. Well, Star Crusader is one of those games for me. I played the game at a friend’s house and promptly forgot about most of it. TheContinue reading “Well, That Happened: Review of Star Crusader a Novel”
Silent Hill Lost Memories is a Mess of a Book
Silent Hill Lost Memories by Kim White is a self-published book about the first three games in the Silent Hill series. It makes some big promises about what the author will write about. Unfortunately, this is a case of overpromising and under-delivering. This book is ridiculously overpriced. Even for a hardcover book, there is noContinue reading “Silent Hill Lost Memories is a Mess of a Book”
The Pandora Directive | An Excellent Introduction to Tex Murphy
The Pandora Detective is a novelization of the fourth game in the Tex Murphy series. These are point-and-click adventures about a private investigator. Some of the other games in the series have been turned into books, and I’ll check them out at some point. This story feels like a version of Indiana Jones and theContinue reading “The Pandora Directive | An Excellent Introduction to Tex Murphy”
From Pinballs to Pixels: The Interesting Story of Williams-Bally-Midway
From Pinballs to Pixels is a comprehensive look at Williams and how they became the center of Chicago’s pinball and video game industry for a period of time. Ken Horowitz does an excellent job of documenting the history of Williams, and I like how he tells this story. However, I wish more time had beenContinue reading “From Pinballs to Pixels: The Interesting Story of Williams-Bally-Midway”
Games of Death: David Church’s Mortal Kombat Book
This is the fifth book in the Landmark Video Games series. These are more academic looks at video games and video game series. They’re shorter books that don’t always dig as deep into the games as they could. With Mortal Kombat, David Church does a good job explaining what Mortal Kombat did for video gamesContinue reading “Games of Death: David Church’s Mortal Kombat Book”