I as a gamer myself would rather enjoy playing a game then
someone writing about playing a game or describing what is happening in a
gaming world. I see most gaming novels as RPG’s which what I will be comparing,
the gaming experience of an RPG to a novel RPG.
Details that could easily have been shown are now fully
written and described because we are placed in an un-established world with new
rules to abide by. A game guide and tutorial level let us get used to the
controls and rules and from there we follow a premade story that is the general
basis of the game. Another important element that makes playing a game much
more interesting is the chance for failure, an alternate ending, how we as the
player approach the game. People play games with different perspectives.
Whether we see are selves as the main character and stand in their shoes or we
are a greater force dictating the choices and moves for the characters, it is
all based on the game and gamer. I
personally do not enjoy gaming novels because usually the way they handle this
perspective usually differs from my own. Games are meant to be thoroughly
explored to the point where you are looking into every pot, piece of long
grass, and cave looking for hidden treasure. The experience to explore works
for a visual game but when they add this element its boring and when they
remove this from the novel it no longer feels like a game.
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