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I'd be surprised if many book fans felt differently!

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It depends on the book for me and I enjoy reading.

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I disagree but some books are nice.

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Duh.

Ocarina of Time > Twilight

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Depends, books usually give me short bursts of fun because if I enjoy a book I'll read it all in one day.

I can't finish a game I like in one sitting even if I want to, and more often than not it takes more than 24h to beat the games I enjoy so it wouldn't be possible.

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I'm the opposite, books usually last longer to me than video games.

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what about books based on video games?

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Yeah but I'm mostly a MMO/WRPG player.

Soo...

If I played other genres sure.

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Also I mostly read big ass fantasy books.

Soo...

If I mostly read other genres sure.

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Ho ho depends there, if you talk about a whole series it'll take a longer time. But I can easily tear through 500 pages of a book in half a day easily. I've done it alot in High School. Even big ass fantasy books can't last me long if they're good!

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Mmm... it's hard for me to say personally. I usually choose to not compare the two, but I probably spend more time reading than playing video games, and I definitely cover more books in a given year.

From: beavis666x2 | #008
what about books based on video games?

I've read a few, and the games are better for each one. The Myst books do come close, though, but Riven was just too good.

Actually, in one instance I've played games based on books that were absolutely better than the books. It's two text adventure games from Legend Entertainment, Gateway and Gateway II: Homeworld, which are based on Frederik Pohl's Gateway series. Of course, they're text adventures so it probably isn't that extraordinary of a feat. They didn't follow the events of the books, but were really just set within the same universe.

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I heartily embrace both mediums!

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I enjoy books, but I enjoy gaming a bit more.

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Books are nice but can't really compete with interactive entertainment

Video games >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Books > Films

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I dunno why, but text usually provoke my emotion more than visuals.

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Raka_Putra posted...
Duh.

Ocarina of Time > Twilight

I will respectfully disagree.

OoT is a game where nothing especially stands out to me. The plot is sub-JRPG level (and not all JRPGs even have a plot I'd consider good). The gameplay is shallow: when you Z-target one enemy, other enemies mostly ignore you, so you only need to learn how to fight 6 or so 1v1 fights to beat mooks. I'm not a fan of the music, which is overly simplistic and very repetitive to make the area themes sound like the 6-note Ocarena songs.

Twilight on the other hand, is hilarious. There are mediocre aspects to it of course, but at least it does one thing very well (humor). Actually, it's also very good at planning ahead: damn near everything that seems out of place in earlier books tends to have a purpose in later books.

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I don't know. I'd rather play video games, and I feel kind of bad about it, because when I read a great book it's like, man...

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The two aren't really comparable tbh. They are different types of experience.

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I'm not a fan of the music, which is overly simplistic

it's actually relatively complex compared to most game music, there's bitonal pieces, irregular time signatures, mixed meter, atonality, really probably why a lot of it gets "repetitive", there would be a lot more music if it were more typical of an adventure/RPG kind of game

Books, eh?



Hrm....

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metroid composite posted...
OoT is a game where nothing especially stands out to me. The plot is sub-JRPG level (and not all JRPGs even have a plot I'd consider good). The gameplay is shallow: when you Z-target one enemy, other enemies mostly ignore you, so you only need to learn how to fight 6 or so 1v1 fights to beat mooks. I'm not a fan of the music, which is overly simplistic and very repetitive to make the area themes sound like the 6-note Ocarena songs.

Excellent, very true mini-review of OoT!

Actually, it's also very good at planning ahead: damn near everything that seems out of place in earlier books tends to have a purpose in later books.

That reminds me of the Metal Gear series, so you can't be sure if it's really planning ahead or just taking care to explain strange stuff the fanbase was wondering about. :P

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That reminds me of the Metal Gear series, so you can't be sure if it's really planning ahead or just taking care to explain strange stuff the fanbase was wondering about. :P

NANOMACHINES DID IT is clearly not very thoughtful planning ahead

Bokos > Video Games

What about FFV? >.>

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The redheaded step child is king though.

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