Open Call for Reviews

[HiddenX]

Felipepepe wants an optimistic book

 

[Servo]

I think the subtitle should somehow reference the broad timeline the book encompasses as that's a big feature of the project imo.

I agree.

Pens & Processors: 35 Years of Ambiguous Marketing Terms

 

[Alchemist]

The Codex of Computer Role-playing Games
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Monocles & Murderhobos
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The Gamer's Grimoire of Computer Role-playing

I like the idea of relating the name to a tome of lost / forgotten knowledge.​

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[HiddenX]

35 years of Computer Roleplaying Games:
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Guide Computer Roleplaying Games
35 years of alternate reality

A map to hidden treasures and gems
35 years of Computer Roleplaying Games

They are not people like us ... they are
Computer Roleplaying Gamers

Computer Roleplaying Games -
The Inner Circle

The League of Extraordinary Gamers presents:
The Guide to Computer Roleplaying

The Chronicles of Computer Roleplaying
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[felipepepe]

The Codex of Computer Role-playing Games​

As cheap as it is, I like it. :3

 

[Jasede]

If we're going for cheap then we should seriously - if DU approves - consider The CRPG Codex. It's self-glorifying but it suits us. And I know it was suggested as a joke.

 

[Servo]

I like "The Codex of Computer Role-Playing Games" better than "The CRPG Codex."

Mine was better than either though.

 

[muds_animal_friend]

A map to hidden treasures and gems:
35 years of Computer Roleplaying Games
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P. Good. The main title outlines the positive theme of the book and the subtitle the scope.

 

[Alchemist]

riffing off of the "companion" idea:
The Computer Role-playing Companion

 

[HiddenX]

The Dungeon Master's secret plans:
The Guide to Computer Roleplaying Games

Tales of the Dungeon Master:
35 years of Computer Roleplaying​

 

[felipepepe]

If we're going for cheap then we should seriously - if DU approves - consider The CRPG Codex. It's self-glorifying but it suits us. And I know it was suggested as a joke.

Not only is very cheap and makes it overlap with the Codex, but as Bee said, people don't know anymore what "CRPG" is. And if we're using the full spelling, it sounds better reversed as The Codex of Computer Role-Playing Games.

 

[Jasede]

Sure, go with that. It doesn't really matter since you'll have plenty of time to come up with a title anyway.

Hey, since you're rapidly moving up the CRPG writing business (our very own insider) - why not ask MCA in a while what he thinks?

 

[Crooked Bee]

Not to mention that isn't really a Codex-only project. We've got some devs, some RPGWatch users, some ppl from other websites like Hardcoregaming or various blogs; calling it "The Codex" is a bit, um, self-centered.

 

[tuluse]

I would hope the cRPG Codex book wouldn't have Oblivion or Fallout 3 in it

 

[felipepepe]

Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of Todd Howard's paycheck.

 

[HiddenX]

The Chronicle of Computer Roleplaying Games
A Insiders' Guide for fans of the Genre

The Reference Book for Computer Roleplaying Games
1979 - 2014

The collected logbooks of Computer Roleplaying veterans

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[Jaesun]

The Codex of Computer Role-playing Games​

As cheap as it is, I like it. :3

 

[Alchemist]

When I suggest using the word Codex I don't mean at all relating purely to this site. It's just a damn cool word for a big book of knowledge, and it's not like it can't be used anywhere else just because RPGCodex exists.

 

[Alchemist]

Also - Garriott was first: http://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Codex_of_Ultimate_Wisdom

 

[Servo]

I always assumed the "Codex" in "RPG Codex" was a reference to the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom.

 

[HiddenX]

How to get lost in Computer Roleplaying Games -
a fantastic journey through the last 35 years

The Guide to interesting Computer Roleplaying Games
a historical retrospection: 1979 - 2014

How to level up? -
Computer Role Playing Games revisited

35 years of Computer Roleplaying Games:
The Stars, The Underdogs, The Indiependent

 

[dukeofwhales]

I actually think

The Book of [PC RPGs]:
A love letter to a genre

is the best so far. It sets a tone for what readers should expect from the book, it sounds nice, and is sort of the antithesis of 'Everything is shit' that people expect from the codex. It also doesn't sound as grognardy as many of the other suggestions.

 

[HiddenX]

dteowner will do Wizardry 8

Gorath will do Venetica

Lurking Grue will do Bastion

Nameless One will do Titan Quest

Alrik Fassbauer - maybe in for Zanzarah and/or Drakensang 2
I think his name is in the game
Please ask him.

 

[HiddenX]

I actually think

The Book of [PC RPGs]:
A love letter to a genre

Using whole words looks better, I think:

The Book of Computer Role Playing Games:
A love letter to a genre​

nice and simple.

Or

35 Years of Computer Role Playing:
Confessions of Love to a Genre​

Computer Role Playing Games:
A[n] [Insiders'] Guide through the last 35 years

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felipepepe are you searching for

a) a more funny (nerdy) title,
b) a more serious one or
c) a more nostalgic/romantic one?

 

[felipepepe]

Ahn... all of the above?

Sorry, I'm a horrible person and I know it. I think it should be nostalgic/romantic and lighthearted, without sounding too dorky or try-hard. I don't like fancy pretentious names, or those titles that look like an ad trying to sell you stuff or a click-hungry news headline.

So far I really like these (subtitles are interchangeable):

The Book of
Computer Role-Playing Games:
A love letter to a genre​

The Codex of
Computer Role-Playing Games
Your companion through 35 years
of virtual Adventures

BTW, using "35 years" anywhere means I won't update this until we reach "40 years". I'm sure everyone with obsessive–compulsive disorder agrees. ​