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”
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The Amazing Story of Mortal Kombat 1-4
Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 is a deep dive into the first four Mortal Kombat games, the evolution of the Mortal Kombat fandom, and many other stories. There is so much in this book that I won’t be able to describe all of it. I love David Craddock’s books! They’re always filled with aContinue reading “The Amazing Story of Mortal Kombat 1-4”
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”
A Movie Making Nerd by James Rolfe | Book Review
James Rolfe’s book A Movie Making Nerd is an interesting look into his life and the journey that led him to where he is now. There are many stories in this book. A good number of them have been told in other places. I don’t think this was bad, as I’ve only been following himContinue reading “A Movie Making Nerd by James Rolfe | Book Review”
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”
The Worlds of Power Book Series | A Retrospective
The Worlds of Power series consist of 10 short books about different video games or ports of video games on the NES. These are novelizations of the game’s plot or are based on the game’s story. The books are targeted at younger readers, and the writing reflects this. It doesn’t make the books bad. IContinue reading “The Worlds of Power Book Series | A Retrospective”
Starflight by Jamie Lendino a wonderful look at DOS games | Book Review
Introduction This is the fifth book from Jamie Lendino that I’ve read. While not the best book from those five, I think it is pretty good! Like his other books, numerous games are covered, and many probably don’t need to be here. While reading this, I kept thinking about specific games I remember playing inContinue reading “Starflight by Jamie Lendino a wonderful look at DOS games | Book Review”
Game Over by David Sheff is a great book about the 90s Console Wars | Book Review
Game Over by David Sheff is one of the foundational books for video game history. It is a second-hand source, but the information in it is excellent. It has also been corroborated over the years. It covers Nintendo’s history up to the N64, depending on the version of the book that you have. Because I’mContinue reading “Game Over by David Sheff is a great book about the 90s Console Wars | Book Review”
Shadowkeep by Alan Dean Foster | The first video game novelization | Book Review
Shadowkeep by Alan Dean Foster is the first computer game to be novelized. It’s based on the 1984 first-person RPG for the Apple II. The book takes a few liberties with the source material that I think makes the book able to stand on its own. Not everyone would have heard of the game beforeContinue reading “Shadowkeep by Alan Dean Foster | The first video game novelization | Book Review”