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I glanced at it, and yeah, it seemed pretty awful...
Oh well, another bad bit of gaming-related merchandise is just a drop in the metaphorical bucket.
Oh well, another bad bit of gaming-related merchandise is just a drop in the metaphorical bucket.
This kind of fantasy genre begins and ends with Salvatore and Weis & Hickman, where novels are concerned. And that's only because they're the least awful ones.
But yes, this does look awful. The first paragraph had me cringing as if I were reading fanfic.
But yes, this does look awful. The first paragraph had me cringing as if I were reading fanfic.
The only videogame-related novels that are even passable are Bioware's Dragon Age Books, and maybe the Mass Effect books. Those at least are planned parts of the overall narrative and written the game writers. In Gaider's case, he was a published novelist before working at Bioware. And even then, those Dragon Age books are ok at best.
Now excuse me, I have to read my Worlds of Power Castelvania novel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds_of_Power
Now excuse me, I have to read my Worlds of Power Castelvania novel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worlds_of_Power
@Oncomouse
The gears of war books are awesome. Maybe thats just because I love gears of war, but whatevah
The gears of war books are awesome. Maybe thats just because I love gears of war, but whatevah
I felt like the start was pretty shit, but it started to pick up towards the end in my opinion. probably going to have to check this out.
This is horrible. They should have commissioned the writers of the in-game books instead: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Books_by_Subject
Stop thief, you violated the law. Burn that piece of shit or pay the fine.
... THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD
... THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD
@ Roager,
"I glanced at it, and yeah, it seemed pretty awful... "
And that ladies and gentleman, is how you know if a book is good or not. You glance at it.
Haha, the day I take anybody on Destructoid's comment sections' word on a piece of literature is the day I apparently stop giving a shit about literature.
With that said, yeah it looked like horseshit, but I don't actually have any interest in Elder Scrolls' lore to begin with.
"I glanced at it, and yeah, it seemed pretty awful... "
And that ladies and gentleman, is how you know if a book is good or not. You glance at it.
Haha, the day I take anybody on Destructoid's comment sections' word on a piece of literature is the day I apparently stop giving a shit about literature.
With that said, yeah it looked like horseshit, but I don't actually have any interest in Elder Scrolls' lore to begin with.
@Oncomouse
The Fall of Reach Halo novel is also pretty decent, as far as videogame novels go. I have to admit to having a very hard time reading the Mass Effect book, though.
The Fall of Reach Halo novel is also pretty decent, as far as videogame novels go. I have to admit to having a very hard time reading the Mass Effect book, though.
"The Argonian was all silhouette, because behind him the white curtains that draped the massive bay windows of the study were soaked in sunlight."
Worst sentence ever. I'm a hardcore TES fan and I'll be giving this one a miss.
Worst sentence ever. I'm a hardcore TES fan and I'll be giving this one a miss.
Eh. I've read worse. I'll probably pick it up for when I feel in the mood for some generic swords and sorcery.
@TehPeanut: I agree that the Nylund and Staten books are really well done for the Halo universe. They richly add to the lore and are well written.
I think video game novels only work to provide extra insight into a world you're already interested in. AS novels, the Mass Effect books are pretty weak. But I'm a big fan of the game so I'll slog through them for insight into the world. It's probably like that for other readers. I was maybe a bit too hasty before. If you like Gears or Halo, you'll probably like the novels more. That makes sense. I don't think there's been video game novel yet good enough to stand on it's own. But I don't know how many quality novels exist that are part of a larger franchise (movies, comics, games, etc.) that can really stand on their own. Oh well, it's good fan service at any rate.
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