Poll: Favorite video game-based novels

Gabe Shadow

I'd go with the Halo franchise.

Reasons:

- Not everything was all hunky-dory in the Halo Universe (It's just realistic.). Example: U.N.S.C. military has a very low morale and had to conscript young children for their SPARTAN program

- SPARTAN training was a double-edged sword and it was controversial since it did involve kidnapping gifted children and conscripting them for military training. It was more of a necessary evil because they were needed in future battles against the Covenant

- Master Chief is NOT your typical Hollywood action hero and matured a lot throughout all three novels. Fall of Reach: Starts off as your typical kindergarten bully that wants to win at everything, has to learn about teamwork the hard way, and finally, lessons about losing allies in vain or for a better good.

- Good character development for people like Keyes (how the guy became what he was before the Flood incident).

- Originality is somewhat canonized for the games as in it's supervised by Bungie (example: Halo 2 elements added in on First Strike, Sergeant Johnson's survival)
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HeatShadow · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject:

Well, I haven't read any of the novels for games that I play, but I have read a manga for Warcraft. Both the art and the story are surprisingly good, keeping true to the events, ideas, and looks of the Warcraft world, while still integrating a manga visual style. The Undead look weird, though. -.-
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Raijin · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject:

Hm.

Rebel Moon. That's the only book I 've read or even knew was made for a video game.

Actually, come to think of it there were some books made based on Megaman and Mario and stuff like that, but they hardly classified as "novels". Mechanical Maniacs has one of those Megaman books scanned into the site.

MH Alia · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:32 am Post subject:

I´ve the novels of Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil Code Veronica and I like them. I know that I´m going to read what I´ve seen in the game, but they do great descriptions and leaves and important part to the characters thoughts and fears, something that we don´t see in the game.

Elementalman.EXE · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:09 pm Post subject:

I don't like Video Games into novels. It sort of defeats the purpose of playing the game in my books.
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LelandLancaster · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:10 pm Post subject:

I adored all three of the Myst novels. They stand just fine on their own and add a lot of history to the games. Beautiful story and characters just like the games.

Out of the games, Exile is my favorite. Hee.
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Raijin · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject:

There are Myst novels?!

...do any of the pages suck you into the book?

Gabe Shadow · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject:

Valtz · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject:

Suprizing as it is I think I rember seeing a Megaman X novel a long time ago in a barns and noble. But this was like... when I was around 10

LelandLancaster · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject:

Kain.EXE · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject:

The only novel I've read that's based off a videogame was Wizards and Warriors. Good game, good book. I chose it for my book report in 8th grade, got like an A- on it too!
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Synchro-Kun · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:18 pm Post subject:

Is it okay if it's manga (manga=graphic NOVELS)?

Let's see....the first has to be Rockman EXE. the 2nd is Pokemon Special....the manga is really good and quite really long.
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Gabe Shadow · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject:

Yikes, loop-hole. Now that you mention it, Graphic novels and chapter books are fine.
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Raijin · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:

Oh come on. Every video game in existance has some half-assed manga made for it. That makes it too easy. The non-graphic novels for video games are more special.

Gabe Shadow · Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:30 pm Post subject:

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Valtz · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:50 am Post subject:

Right now i'm reading .hack// A.I. Buster. I must say it's really frickin good. If anyones wondering it takes place long before even Sign. [spoil:417c002237]Heck it takes place when Orca and Balmung are about to try "The One Sin" event[/spoil:417c002237]

ForteGS.exe · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:37 am Post subject:

Terry pratchet wrote discworld novels, and 3 games were made from the novels. Discworld, Discworld II and Discworld Noir (noir is not a sequel of II)

Finalzidane-X · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:06 am Post subject:

The Redsident Evil novels. A perfect combination of the two seperated storylines into one.

I have:

- The Umbrella conspiracy
- City of the dead
- Nemesis

Those so far.
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