Lesifoere
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Data4 said:As a storyfag, the one thing that makes me hold out hope for the game is R.A. Salvatore.
*pausing for effect as rage-filled fingers begin slamming keyboards across the world*
Salvatore is a hack writer. His books are banal shit boring. He's the Stephanie Meyer of fantasy literature. I know this. I've suffered through the Dark Elf Trilogy. BUT... I'd wager he's a better writer than Gayder. His writing may actually play out better in a video game than on paper. Given that game stories aren't exactly pulitzer prize winners anyway, it's all a matter of perspective. A shitty novel writer might actually be a decent game writer.
I've never imagined this to be some sort of coming of the Messiah of RPGs. I already knew it'd basically be a hack n' slash clone of Oblivion, and so... it might be good for what it is.
Salvatore's a much, much, much worse writer than Chris Avellone. Hell, Salvatore's a worse writer than the people who worked on ME2. You've read him, you know what that shit's like:
RA Salvatore said:Elbereth’s silvery eyes flashed, a moonbeam sparkling off a cresting wave, and he gave Cadderly a derisive, sidelong glance. “I have seen the birth and death of three centuries, young human. You will still be young at the time your death, though you might live more years than all others of your race.”
Cadderly bit back his retort, knowing that he would find little support in antagonizing the elf.
“Do not underestimate that which I, Prince of Shilmista, might know,” Elbereth continued haughtily. “We are not a simple folk wasting our years dancing under the stars, as so many would choose to believe.”
It's utter excrement. "Run, Maric! And run he did" is about on the same level as Salvatore.