Comments on atypicalgamer: Superhero substitutes

That sounds about the right amount, without taking...

2008-08-18T15:13:00.000+01:00

That sounds about the right amount, without taking the book into a PC only title.

Though if you ever decide to do such a thing I'd certainly be interested in getting a copy.

z45tu7, you're a strategy/resource-management game...

2008-08-16T09:46:00.000+01:00

z45tu7, you're a strategy/resource-management gamer after my own heart - but finding the right perspective on that when kateb and I were writing the book was tricky (glad you enjoyed it, btw), and I cut out a lot of games that were dear to my heart but were also, to use your term, niche.

In fact I could write a whole other book on these and still manage to miss a few - and I think leaving out any reference at all to the X-Com/UFO series was a real oversight on my part (I'm the PC gamer out of the two of us). If the book goes to a second edition I'd definitely think about expanding our coverage of strategy and resource-management games, maybe as a large boxed text with some mini reviews, like the boxes on survival horror on p229, on Tom Clancy on p114, or on online RPGs on p40.

Would that work for you, or is it still too PC-lite?

Well I'm predominantly a PC gamer with a bit of DS...

2008-08-15T00:35:00.000+01:00

Well I'm predominantly a PC gamer with a bit of DS thrown in so PC's I suppose.

Perhaps some niche classics, for example 4X games like Master of Orion 2, Space Empires 4 and on a slightly different tack Paradox interactive's Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron. Not forgetting Microprose's UFO Enemy Unknown and the X-Com series (I try and forget X-Com Interceptor).

All excellent games (but not particulary mainstream) which have taken up way to much of my waking hours and quite a few of the hours I should have been sleeping.

Glad to hear you liked the book.I'd love to go int...

2008-08-13T12:36:00.000+01:00

Glad to hear you liked the book.

I'd love to go into more depth, but ultimately it's down to the publisher. And it will depend on sales more than anything (hint: the more online reviews, the better!).

But seriously, is there a particular platform you'd like to see covered in more depth?

Enjoyed the book, now I need to find the time to t...

2008-08-13T02:22:00.000+01:00

Enjoyed the book, now I need to find the time to try out some of the ones I missed first time around (Hidden & Dangerous for example).

Are you planning on going more in depth on any particular platform in the future?

An intelligent yellow furry animal that walks on t...

2008-08-08T18:58:00.000+01:00

An intelligent yellow furry animal that walks on two legs. The rest of them have been wiped out, but you can visit the ruins of their city. Bet you're glad you asked!

What's a lombax?

2008-08-08T18:53:00.000+01:00

What's a lombax?