do you read book based on video game?

[DCsegaDH]

Did anyone read the Resident Evil books? I kind of want them since I played the all the games, are they any good?

[Pulsar_t]

I would consider reading books based on games.. IF by some freak accident all other literature on earth disappeared overnight.

Comics, on the other hand, can help explain a bit of the game's background without going overboard. F.E.A.R. for example has a ridiculously overused storyline that's been done much better in the movies, but the comic makes it a bit more interesting.

Now getting real authors to write game storylines is an idea I find much more enticing.

[BigTinz]

I have the Doom novels. I was really into them in Middle School...

[Haoie]

I've read 2 Doom books. Very banal.

The novelisation of MGS2 is also pretty sucky. It's basically 1 long transcript of the codecs.

[Jrecee]

I have an Unreal book. Never actually read it though. I used to read sonic the hedgehog comics and I had one of those mario choose your own adventure books. Did they ever make a Metroid choose your own adventure book? That'd be rad.

[Gamerforlife]

I generally like my story telling in one place. I like Lost, but I only watch the show and have never bothered with any of the online story based stuffed they've done. And when I play a game I don't usually go hunting down books based on it, unless it's a REALLY good story and honestly, how many games have that?

[Anapan]

I used to have a few of those Nintendo Adventure and Worlds of Power books in early elementary school.

[Jrecee]

I generally like my story telling in one place. I like Lost, but I only watch the show and have never bothered with any of the online story based stuffed they've done. And when I play a game I don't usually go hunting down books based on it, unless it's a REALLY good story and honestly, how many games have that?

I agree. I used to watch Heroes and they did this a ton, and more recently Breaking Bad. Nope, I prefer the storyline that comes straight from the creators' brains, as opposed to something created by the marketing department.

[burningmice]

I've read one Halo book and am currently reading one World of Warcraft book.
The Halo one was really good and the WoW one is also good so far. Although I really hate the game it's based on.
So yes I do, and all the ones I've read so far have been quite good.

Really excited for the Guild Wars novels.

[Octopod]

I have never read a book based on a video game before that I can think of. I have, however, read a ton of Dungeons & Dragons novels. I know there is much better stuff to read, even much better fantasy, but I love how developed the worlds and mythology are and they are just fun.