What Game are you Reading?

What Game are you Reading?

If you love a game series you owe it to yourself to read a book based on that game.

Remember books?

Think back, they used to make you read them back in high school and elementary school.

Starting to come back to you now?

Good. This post is about books.

But Joe! This blog is about video games! I don't want to read about books!

Too bad!

You're going to read about books and you're going to like it!

I love video games.

I also love books. 

I'll let you in on a secret. They write books based on video games.

What's your favorite game series?

Halo?

Mass Effect?

Gears of War?

Asssassin’s Creed?

Dead Space?

Resident Evil?

Star Craft?

Metal Gear Solid?

All of these have books. 

So many games now are getting counterpart novels. It’s great.

When was the last time you actually just sat down and read a book? 


I don't know about you, but the story is one of my favorite elements of a game. That's one of the reasons books compliment games so well. More story!

You can get lost in a game. Well books can do a pretty good job at pulling you in too.

Reading a book based in the world of one of your favorite games is fun. They can pull you deeper into the universe of the game. They can give you more back-story to help you appreciate the game even more.

Reading books based on games also gives you a lot more fanboy cred.

I am a huge Mass Effect fanboy, and a pretty big Gears of War fan too.

I've read all of the books for both of those fantastic series. (I've read the comics too. Comic books/graphic novels are awesome.)

Another great thing about books is that they're single player only. You're not going to turn a page and have a notification pop up telling you that 'so and so' invites you to his book. Thankfully books aren't at that point yet. Not that playing with friends is a bad thing, but we all need to have some time alone to get lost in something now and then.

Books are wireless! You can take them anywhere. Neat huh? Thought that was only for your handhelds didn't you? 

I challenge you to grab a book and take it down to a park, or a chill coffee shop, or anywhere peaceful you can find and read.

Just read.

Playing games for hours on end is awesome, but reading can be too.

Reading is calming.

Reading is relaxing.

Reading is exciting.

Reading is stimulating.

Reading is good for you.

Enjoy your game.

Enjoy a book.

Enjoy your life.

Now if only you could get achievements for reading video game books.... One day...