We will see.......They said that Ghost Recon was 8.5 .......No way. It was OK, but 8.5?
GameSpot Reports: Turning Books Into Games
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- May 28, 2012
Jessica McDonell investigates and speaks to American McGee and Cory Davis about the process of using literary influences to create video games.
47 comments
1 Like American McGee's Alice needs to be made into a movie. The story is far better than Tim Burton version.
1 Like A new "Dune" game would peak my interest. Also, I heard good things about the Metro 2032 adaptation of the source novel.
1 Like I'm not much of a reader, but when it comes to games the story is my priority.I'd like to see more games turned into books, such as Planescape: Torment, for example. This might draw more people to actually try out games, and see the more artistic side of the medium..
I'm thankful and impressed that Tom Clancy wasn't mentioned once! ....... Informative and entertaining as usual! Thanks very much @JessMcDonell
2 Like @magicmonkeymatt Why's that? I find Tom Clancy novels to be very well written, and full of details.
1 Like @c0kemusheen Ha No not that they're bad! Just that I thought it would be an obvious and dull subject to talk about in a books to games discussion as there's so many and they're largely, massively popular! No offence intended towards the Clancy fans out there!
The wheel of time series is a great source for re-iteration in gaming, though a game based on Robert Jordan's great wheel of time was out before, would like to see a proper, good RPG come out base on it.
@skyklg There is a wheel of time game but it was so buggy as to be unplayable as in it won't even start.
http://www.gamespot.com/the-wheel-of-time-1999/reviews/the-wheel-of-time-review-2531896/
Interesting subject.
Personally I'd like to see the Barsoom novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs turned into an open-world RPG, with the green men as a playable race, and thoats as mounts. Such a wealth of material to draw on from the books.
@MooncalfReviews What was Jade empire based on? I would love to read one of those books!
To quote from Gamespy (after a quick google search):"According to the game's producer, the entire team spent months reading classic Chinese novels like "Outlaws of the Marsh" and "Journey to the West", as well as ancient Buddhist and Taoist literature. In addition to these older books, they read many newer novels, including many large collections of Chinese folktales and myths."
Enders Game
any or all of the Dragonlance saga
the death gate cycle
orcs
all of them were really good books and would make awesome games
great report Jessica!
1 Like video games seem to be the new era of literature and storytelling. many people who were once heavy readers now play games more often than not.
Why? I'll for the pursuit of knowledge and culture, but why do we as a society automatically laud novels in favour of film and games?
@MooncalfReviews?A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.?
I believe that quote is very true.Simply put you gain way more from books than you get from movies or games.A book will force you to use your imagination and will enrich your vocabulary.
If you're an avid reader for a long time and you stop you will notice that something is wrong with your brain after a while.
I would really like "The Punisher" to return to PS3 , I know I know another shooter , well it seems like they go over big plus Frank Castle is a great character ! so many many books ? well well well oh well ....
I'm just glad that they're finally turning Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series into a game!! Please, please, please be amazing!
Developers often take "influence" from literary works and then implement them into their own workings to create something "new" in their eyes, and the eyes of the gaming public. Shortly put, the majority of gaming would struggle without great works of literature.
2 Like Has anyone read Ice Station or Temple by Matthew Reily? They are practically blueprints on how to make a game.
I would love to see the making of robert ferringo's assassins series into a video game would be so tough. post apocalyptic america ruled by a newly formed muslim government. with scifi tech and metal gear type of espionage and conspiracy. It would be epic!
I guess I am not that interested in where the game came from. I just want to play them, and hope they are good.
1 Like I would really love if they redid Rainbow Six that would follow the book more exactly. Though i guess i would love a movie of R6 that would do the same as well.
1 Like I always thought the Dark Tower series would have made a cool game, following Roland through and his troupe between different worlds in search of the tower.
Also "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" (aka Blade Runner) would make a cool game, but I suppose there are already tons of games that draw influence from this one - Prey 2, Deus Ex, and to an extent Mass Effect... there are probably many more.
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