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asgardian Sat Jul 4 18:38:02 2020 General Chat |
Nice to see the site is still operating. A perfect time to be at home reading old FF books (City of Thieves is a great one when there is heavy rain outside). I'm fortunate in that the current situation hasn't affected me financially, but it still leaves one numb when you try and comprehend the global situation. I suspect the "old normal" is gone forever. |
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Jerry Wed Jul 8 11:54:22 2020 Hunger Of The Wolf 
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I thought I won, but...
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SCC Fri Jul 10 20:03:29 2020 General Chat |
"I heard that Stephen Hand wants nothing more to do with Fighting Fantasy. What would be cool is if some of the books here got the print treatment. However I'm sceptical as they seem to be aiming their books at a childrens' market now." * Stuart Lloyd (from Fri Jul 19 05:10:20 2019) Good point, sir. I think a collection of some of the better Windjammer stories that were only 100 entries long would have been a good sell. I was once given a nice compliment by someone after showing them a revised version of my story "Golem's Gauntlet". This person was "in the know" as far as FF titles went and said it would have been perfect for the later half of the run and was in fact much more original and enjoyable than many of the published efforts. I was very grateful, but at the same time agree with your comment that the new titles will be for a younger audience. The advent of gaming has taken many young teens away from books. In fact, FF worked because it and other products such as D & D were the outlet for the imagination in those days. Not so now. While I enjoy playing the latest Souls game as much as the next person, there's a special place in my heart for the first seven FF books and the Sorcery series (I have PDF versions of them all on file for when I have a taste for nostalgia). It's hard to quantify and explain to someone who didn't live through that period, but I believe we've lost something. But, nothing is forever. |
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Tammy Sat Jul 11 16:24:07 2020 General Chat |
Its aimed at 12 or younger, which is fine. But i doubt im able to write for that audience, as i would get bored writing a dumbed down, G rated story. I would read them for fun but doubt i'd play with dice. What they should do is have a category of 13 and up and then 12 to younger. That way adults can still read their favorite themed ff gamebooks to themselves with difficult settings rather than read a bedtime gamebook to their children, where house of hell has become house of the very mean man and a few scary monsters in a big old creepy house. |
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Tammy Tue Jul 28 14:44:17 2020 General Chat |
Just came back to read my post, it seemed a bit harsh. What I am trying to say is that they should categorize the FF franchise. From 0-11, gamebooks written for children. Where monsters become cute and villains are creative not scary. The hero would not be facing dire consequences and death refs. The Paw Patrol, He-Man, Power Rangers, Winnie the Poo, Blues Clues? Has a gamebook author tried to attempt this? 12-18, gamebooks geared at teenagers like in the (80s & 90s), what we have now in our collections including future books. This is usually where Ian Livingstone (and a majority of others) stays in the boundaries. This is the level to which everyone usually writes their stories. Adult gamebooks not ranging in content for only for grown ups but with higher difficulty levels of gameplay, deeper plots, and longer references with details and good dialogue. The only one I noticed who had done a great job at this was Jonathan Green. I would read gamebooks ranging in violent gore, sexuality, and swearing but I will just go play a video game to reach that effect. They'd be fun to read once or twice but then it'd be put on the shelf and most likely I'd go back to open the 12-18 ones more often. I think CYOA are the only ones who do adult gamebooks with odd front covers, i read a few once, but that was it, just once. Not against it, i just prefer my sword, magic spells, armour and regular old villain story lines. They should open more genres too like Old Westerns, romances, scientific/physics, paranormal, historical, modern day... LGBT? I believe someone wrote a gay zombie gamebook. There were gamebooks geared just at a female only audience but they didn't do so well. I'm sure now if they tried again it might work if they did a Nancy Drew theme. Loved Nancy Drew or a romance like in Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones. Then there is Lara Croft. |
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Stuart Lloyd Wed Jul 29 08:52:15 2020 General Chat |
This website gets a mention in Hacking the Curriculum by Ian Livingstone and Shahneila Saeed. It is part of a lesson plan for writing a gamebook! I would recommend the book to anyone who wants to bring games to education. |
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Andyzero Thu Aug 6 00:56:44 2020 A Flame In The North 
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Very good. Shame the third story was never made. |
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Jules and Sage Mon Aug 10 00:59:48 2020 The Trial Of Allibor's Tomb
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This was an excellent adventure with a lot of plot twists! Loved all the gems and keys and found it a good balance of challenge and fun. Great job!
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He Mon Aug 31 00:06:05 2020 Hellfire
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Amazing scary just a all round amazing story |
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Pantelis Polakis Thu Sep 3 01:32:41 2020 Impudent Peasant!
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Very interesting, i especially enjoyed the feeling of your environs and the sense of time passing. resources management was spot on. |
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MPerera Thu Sep 3 02:16:56 2020 Hellfire |
The ghost woman you encounter after the shape shifter and the mushroom cave... does anyone know how to find out how old she is? |
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Benoît Smith Thu Sep 3 13:17:21 2020 A Saint Beckons |
Hello again, Please accept my apologies if it's the wrong place to ask about this. I'd like to know more about the copyright status of A Saint Beckons (both in Windhammer and FFProject version). I'm considering a French translation, in order to make it downloadable on the non-profit, IF-related website http://www.litteraction.fr. Please let me know if there could be any issues about that. |
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meschlum Fri Sep 4 08:05:11 2020 Hellfire |
You can find many useful things in the beginning of your adventure. And some dangerous ones too, but early on it's a good idea to explore a lot.
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MPerera Fri Sep 4 21:49:12 2020 Hellfire |
Oh, now I get it. Thanks!
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Robert Douglas Tue Sep 15 23:00:19 2020 A Saint Beckons |
Hi Benoit, Thanks for showing interest in 'A Saint Beckons'. Copyright of gamebooks on this website and Chronicles of Arborell (Windhammer version) belong to the authors. If you wish to do a French translation for litteraction.fr. that would be great! One thing,
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meschlum Wed Sep 16 08:55:32 2020 A Saint Beckons |
As to the translation...
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Benoît Smith Wed Sep 16 10:28:37 2020 A Saint Beckons |
Hi Robert, Thanks for your blessing and pieces of advice! I guess that translation will ne a nice challenge! :) |
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Robert Douglas Wed Sep 16 10:52:15 2020 A Saint Beckons |
Hi Benoit, hope it goes okay :) |
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Winner Thu Sep 17 13:00:55 2020 Garden Of Bones
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first try |
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