The CRPG Book Project - Alpha Release!

[Couchpotato]

Felipe Pepe has released a 100 page alpha version of his CRPG Book. He also wants to remind everyone who has pledge to help with a review to please send them in.

I’ll keep this one short: The first public release of the book is out, a 100-page preview featuring 36 reviews, many articles, a working bookmark thingie and countless grammar errors and nonsense like calling the preview of a book an alpha build.

Grab it here: https://www.mediafire.com/?66nybfqbxfn3p2g

And please, share any feedback you might have. I got a thick skin, I can handle it. Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a great 2015 for everyone!

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[Couchpotato]

Congratulations on releasing the first version Felipe Pepe.
I can't wait to read the finished product as I have never played some of the games in your book. I have plenty of free time now so I will try to find a few of them.

 

[bjon045]

Enjoyed the first half the most before it moved into JRPG's and action game territory. Not sure I agree with mount and blade getting a double page spread while Pool of radiance gets a single sentence. If the idea is to get a breath of the full spectrum of cRPG's I guess it is okay but M&B, Space rangers 2, and Puzzle Quest seem like questionable inclusions when some of the most influential games are missing.

 

[HiddenX]

@bjon045

Keep in mind that the preview is only 20-25% of the final book, many more games will be covered.

I really enjoy it that Felipe collects articles from all different kinds of CRPGs and also games with only a few RPG elements. Only this way you can see the whole big beautiful picture of the CRPG genre.

 

[bjon045]

That is great if it is only 20-25%. Good stuff.

 

[felipepepe]

Yes, only 36 of the intended 300 reviews are in this preview.

I selected games like Yumina and Puzzle Quest to help show how diverse the book will be, not just talking about classics.

 

[Hastar]

Man thanks for posting this. You jackasses wasted my whole morning. I could not stop reading the reviews and the section on the companies was amazing. Keep up the great work.

 

[darklord]

I read this and very much enjoyed it.

Daniel.