[HN Gopher] The CRPG Book Project (2023)
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The CRPG Book Project (2023)
Author : ibobev
Score : 73 points
Date : 2024-09-27 13:09 UTC (9 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (crpgbook.wordpress.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (crpgbook.wordpress.com)
| cheeseomlit wrote:
| Looks really comprehensive, thanks for sharing. Can't wait to dig
| in and add more stuff to my ever-expanding backlog. Loving all
| the screenshots too, something about that 90s-era pixel art is
| just so soulful and charming.
| teroshan wrote:
| It's a beautiful coffee table book, I love opening a page
| randomly and (re)discovering a game.
|
| If you're more into JRPGs, Bitmap Books has got you covered as
| well [1]:
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| [1]: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/a-guide-to-japanese-
| rol...
| VyseofArcadia wrote:
| I own a physical copy. Great book.
| Sakos wrote:
| This looks fantastic. Can't wait to get a printed version.
|
| Anybody have further suggestions for books about games I should
| own?
| ryoshu wrote:
| Have the printed version of the CRPG book. It's great.
|
| https://if50.textories.com/ is another really good one that
| dives into the early days of game design. The story around The
| Hobbit is a great example of emergent gameplay.
| Emigre_ wrote:
| 50 Years of Text Games is an excellent book
| ecshafer wrote:
| Their definition of CRPG seems really broad. I have never seen
| handheld games like pokemon included in that.
| proxysna wrote:
| Beautiful stuff, glad to see that Underrail also made it into the
| book. Underrail is probably the best Fallout-like game.
| depingus wrote:
| Anyone interested in CRPG design should really check out Tim
| Cain's youtube channel. He is the creator of Fallout. His channel
| is treasure trove of information and industry experience you
| won't find anywhere else.
|
| https://www.youtube.com/@CainOnGames/videos
| Waterluvian wrote:
| 100%. I find a good bit of his wisdom is broadly useful, at
| least in software development, and not just game dev.
| dpig_ wrote:
| I have avoided him and PirateSoftware for similar reasons that
| are hard to express. They both strike me as - I don't know,
| barbecue uncles? Too many stories in which they're the hero,
| perhaps.
| podiki wrote:
| My first HN post, in 2017 :)
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14145252
| dang wrote:
| Thanks! Macroexpanded:
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| _The CRPG Book Project: Three Years Later_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28496882 - Sept 2021 (10
| comments)
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| _CRPG Book Released_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16308136 - Feb 2018 (61
| comments)
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| _The History of Computer RPGs_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14145252 - April 2017 (91
| comments)
| ChrisArchitect wrote:
| More on The Last Update (2023)
| https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/update-31-the-last...
| vundercind wrote:
| Why's the link to the hardcover book say it's coming soon, on
| Nov 11 2024? Will that be another edition with the minor
| updates mentioned in the post? This 2023 post says the edition
| linked in it had already been in print for two months, is why I
| ask--evidently there's another print run a few weeks from now,
| and I'm wondering if it's identical to the prior one(s), or
| features the (minor) improvements.
| theogravity wrote:
| I have this book; it's a great book for enthusiasts.
| syldarion wrote:
| This and 'The Games That Weren't' [1] are my favorite coffee
| table books. Like another commenter, I tend to just open to a
| random page and it's always a great tidbit of learning about
| gaming's history.
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| [1]: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-
| books/products/t...
| colkassad wrote:
| First sentence of the book needs some editing:
|
| "When thinking about where a book dedicated to computer RPGs
| might come from, one might Germany, Canada, UK or the US."
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