Writing for Video Game Genres: From FPS to RPG 1st Edition

I bought this book to gain a further understanding of different genres of gaming and you get just that with this read. Highly recommended!

3rd book for writers from the IGDAEach genre is covered by a dif author with a dif personality. Theyre all pros. Most of the chapters have *something* to offer. Maybe not what you expect or what you hope for, but you get something of value. It's worth a read.The only iffy one so far has been the fantasy sci fi rant. The guy scolds the younger generations for mixing fantasy and sci fi, and for not reading deep enough into the dif genres... but the guy doesnt seem well read himself.

This book like others in the IGDA writing series provides key insight into how some of games best writers tackle various genres. It's chalk full of sampkes and suggestions to get any writer started.

Considering the fact that this garbage is written by "professionals" who at one time or another worked for triple A companies like EA...yeah, you do the math. The giants in the industry are not destroying video games, they are only destroying themselves. I'd like to see a book come out that's written by indie game writers as an alternative to this propaganda. Daniel Erickson? Come on! Really? He's the front man for yet another dying company: BioWare. Think for yourselves people.