Incendax
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The Culture would be incredibly interesting as a cRPG.
Like a much fancier version of a Star Trek.
Like a much fancier version of a Star Trek.
Masters of the universe
look at this image and despair
Also, I've been wanting to read a new fantasy or sci fi series lately. I tried reading Mazalan the other day, had to quit after the first two paragraphs. The prose was revolting. Did I overreact? Is it worth pursuing further?
Simmons, a mature Gibson? Sorry, but no.- Choice n1:
Dan Simmons' Hyperion
As long as:
a) it's not written by librul cunts
b) it's not written by youngsters (no offense to most of you, but you just don't get it like we do)
edit: as to 'why'? Multiple reasons. The theme, the atmosphere, the mood, it's like William Gibson matured. Bleak, raw, but in a subtle kind of way where it matters, he never tells you life isn't worth shit anymore/ tech supplanted the drive to imagine. Touches all the relevant topics, but doesn't serve you conclusions as is the trend nowadays. And it could fit in a good RPG like a glove. Few "battles", but important ones aka no "trash", plenty of C&C, branching, time tropes..
If you don't know what i'm talking about, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(Simmons_novel)
(buy it, thank me later)
Simmons is amazing, you should go all the way to Triumph of Endymion, and in fact most of his other books are also good.
That said, it would never have occurred to me to compare him to Gibson, with his, in my opinion, completely different style of writing....
He is like Gibson for kids, if anything.
Doesnt he try to "homage" him in Hyperion?
It was a whole chapter, with the woman detective. A kind of a riff on Gibson, or did i imagine it?Simmons is amazing, you should go all the way to Triumph of Endymion, and in fact most of his other books are also good.
That said, it would never have occurred to me to compare him to Gibson, with his, in my opinion, completely different style of writing....
He is like Gibson for kids, if anything.
Doesnt he try to "homage" him in Hyperion?
I don’t see much of a connection. Hyperion was great, but it’s more of a short story collection with a framing story than an actual novel. None of the SF he’s written since has been anywhere near as good.
I don’t know, his earlier stuff felt a lot more polished. Like he just spent more time on it.
Hm. Hyperion and Endymion is his old stuff, I think. Imho he writes really interesting novels for anyone who likes the turn of the XIXth and XXth centuries and enjoys a huge brick of a book with a hint of the supernatural. Just consider 'The Terror', 'Abomination', 'The Fifth Heart', and 'Drood'; all very good books, with 'Drood' probably the best: a towering homage to Dickens writen so that a narrator is a Dickens hater, the writer Wilkie Collins. A must!Simmons is amazing, you should go all the way to Triumph of Endymion, and in fact most of his other books are also good.
That said, it would never have occurred to me to compare him to Gibson, with his, in my opinion, completely different style of writing....
He is like Gibson for kids, if anything.
Doesnt he try to "homage" him in Hyperion?
I don’t see much of a connection. Hyperion was great, but it’s more of a short story collection with a framing story than an actual novel. None of the SF he’s written since has been anywhere near as good.
I don’t know, his earlier stuff felt a lot more polished. Like he just spent more time on it.
I only played the demo, but I think Titan's Quest already did this.Age of Mythology,
A game with combines the greek, egyptian and Nordic Mythologies.
Games set in the Endless Space universe
I really like the factions and their stories
Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri
Just imagine a CRPG where the planet is your enemy.
I only played the demo, but I think Titan's Quest already did this.Age of Mythology,
A game with combines the greek, egyptian and Nordic Mythologies.
Games set in the Endless Space universe
I really like the factions and their stories
Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri
Just imagine a CRPG where the planet is your enemy.
Reman is too good for post-Morrowind Bethesda, just like most of the cool lore. I wish Kirkbride would take a break from doing PCP to kickstart his project along the lines of Numenara, but make it universally loved.Obscure era of The Elder Scrolls lore: conquest of the heavens undertook by the Second Empire of Man (i.e. Reman Empire).
Reman is too good for post-Morrowind Bethesda. I wish Kirkbride would take a break from doing PCP to kickstart his project along the lines of Numenaria, but make it universally loved.Obscure era of The Elder Scrolls lore: conquest of the heavens undertook by the Second Empire of Man (i.e. Reman Empire).
I had the same reaction but gave it a second chance. Got it then; and while GotM is a weird, discontinuous book, the second one of the series is imho a lot more competent, and then you're hooked.
Malazan is the Dark Souls of literature, you gather scraps of narratives scattered throughout thousands of pages.
How about I put off reading Malazan, and instead watch you two fight over whether it's worth reading?[26065"]Nonononononononononononononononononononononononoooooo. NO! Save yourself, you fool!
>implying they aren't retelling the same mythsAge of Mythology,
A game with combines the greek, egyptian and Nordic Mythologies.
Just imagine a CRPG where the planet is your enemy.
Yeah maybe, but Terry Pratchett actually had wit.I think Larian could possibly be the one to do a Discworld crpg justice. The lack of seriousness atmosphere Larian has in their games would fit.
This is true. The character writing would never compare, but the setting and atmosphere might.Yeah maybe, but Terry Pratchett actually had wit.I think Larian could possibly be the one to do a Discworld crpg justice. The lack of seriousness atmosphere Larian has in their games would fit.