Comments on: Knee Deep In The Doom Novels http://www.narrativeflood.com/2010/knee-deep-in-the-doom-novels A light-hearted look at the world of story and writing in games Tue, 18 May 2010 16:59:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Richard http://www.narrativeflood.com/2010/knee-deep-in-the-doom-novels#comment-140 Richard Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:26:46 +0000 http://www.narrativeflood.com/?p=16#comment-140 Amusingly, there was meant to be a novel of the original AC, but Ubi bottled out after some folks claiming to be descended from the assassins called up. The writer complained that they'd told him to write a Crusades-era story without mentioning religion and the whole project got canned. But Ezio punching the Pope? That's okay. Amusingly, there was meant to be a novel of the original AC, but Ubi bottled out after some folks claiming to be descended from the assassins called up. The writer complained that they’d told him to write a Crusades-era story without mentioning religion and the whole project got canned. But Ezio punching the Pope? That’s okay.

]]> By: BrianBloodaxe http://www.narrativeflood.com/2010/knee-deep-in-the-doom-novels#comment-139 BrianBloodaxe Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:13:51 +0000 http://www.narrativeflood.com/?p=16#comment-139 The Assassin's Creed novel is half price in ASDA just now. I was tempted but in the end decided that I needed food more than another book to read. The Assassin’s Creed novel is half price in ASDA just now. I was tempted but in the end decided that I needed food more than another book to read.

]]> By: Richard http://www.narrativeflood.com/2010/knee-deep-in-the-doom-novels#comment-113 Richard Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:29:26 +0000 http://www.narrativeflood.com/?p=16#comment-113 I'll take a look. I have a shelf full of game novels, but I've never read the Resi ones. I’ll take a look. I have a shelf full of game novels, but I’ve never read the Resi ones.

]]> By: BrianBloodaxe http://www.narrativeflood.com/2010/knee-deep-in-the-doom-novels#comment-112 BrianBloodaxe Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:27:41 +0000 http://www.narrativeflood.com/?p=16#comment-112 I read through the first five Resident Evil novels a couple years back while I was working nightshift. The first was a reasonable adaptation of RE1 telling the story from the point of view of Chris and Jill and even letting you know what barry and Wesker got up to. The third novel was my favourite as it really fleshed out the story or RE2. The Fifth novel was an adaptation of RE3 and was again alright although there wasn't really a lot of story there even if it was my favourite of the games. The books which I suspect will be of most interest to you thour are books 2 and 4 which are new stories by the same auther set between the games. These two were trully terrible, they somehow make less sense are are harder to believe that the original plots of the games were! I admit I don't remember the specifics but I do remember that the zombies in book 2 had M16s... Books 1,3&5 I can recommend if you liked the games and want something light and daft to read. Books 2&4 are for geek masochists only. I read through the first five Resident Evil novels a couple years back while I was working nightshift. The first was a reasonable adaptation of RE1 telling the story from the point of view of Chris and Jill and even letting you know what barry and Wesker got up to. The third novel was my favourite as it really fleshed out the story or RE2. The Fifth novel was an adaptation of RE3 and was again alright although there wasn’t really a lot of story there even if it was my favourite of the games.

The books which I suspect will be of most interest to you thour are books 2 and 4 which are new stories by the same auther set between the games. These two were trully terrible, they somehow make less sense are are harder to believe that the original plots of the games were! I admit I don’t remember the specifics but I do remember that the zombies in book 2 had M16s…

Books 1,3&5 I can recommend if you liked the games and want something light and daft to read. Books 2&4 are for geek masochists only.

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