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4thofeleven) wrote2010-04-17 06:45 pm
4thofeleven) wrote2010-04-17 06:45 pm
Knee-Deep in the Past
Saw something utterly baffling in a bookstore today - a brand-new Doom 3 licenced novel.
The hell? The original Doom novelizations were inexplicable on their own, but at least came out at the same time as the game - and Doom I and II were the biggest games around for a while. Doom 3 was decent enough, but never had the same impact - and that was six years ago. As intriguing as its premise was ("You're a bald space marine shooting monsters!"), I'm not convinced there's a market for novels set there...
The hell? The original Doom novelizations were inexplicable on their own, but at least came out at the same time as the game - and Doom I and II were the biggest games around for a while. Doom 3 was decent enough, but never had the same impact - and that was six years ago. As intriguing as its premise was ("You're a bald space marine shooting monsters!"), I'm not convinced there's a market for novels set there...