This book is a nice piece of nostalgia to have around, but honestly, the player's guide is a more enjoyable read. Standalone novels The Man Who Used the Universe (1983) ISBN 3-1 The I Inside (1984) ISBN 7-7 Slipt (1984) ISBN 6-9 Into the Out Of (1986) ISBN 7-7 Glory Lane (1987) ISBN 4-5 Maori (1988) ISBN 5-3 To the Vanishing Point (1988) ISBN. By: Foster, Alan Dean Price: 3. I imagine it would be all the worse if you haven't played the game and at least had the visual experience, as his description of the lush, beautiful surroundings is very sparse. Not what you are looking for Try Advanced Search. The writing in general is atrocious, though not bad enough to be kitschy-good. He has them observing and commenting on the humans from their arrival, leaving us little to wonder about. The worst part is his treatment of the planet's life-forms, which is one of the best, most tantalizing mysteries of the game. Moreover, other than short quips, he never delves into the minds of the characters, and manages to flatten them to be more two-dimensional than in the computer game. While the game followed a single character, he didn't take the opportunity to flesh out the details of what happened to the secondary characters when separated. Unfortunately, the dialog he writes is a step down in quality from what appears in the game, and through them he makes changes to the characters' personalities, most of all the female reporter. The natural direction of expansion is of the characters themselves, through dialog and thoughts.
In choosing his one path out of all the dialog a user could initiate during the game, he's left out most of the best- as dialog, and as a source of character development.
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Explore books by author, series, or genre today and receive FREE Shipping on orders 35 & up. Revisiting it, I noticed many more shortcomings. Visit Alan Dean Foster’s page at Barnes & Noble® and shop all Alan Dean Foster books. As an 11-year-old, I recall being very disappointed with the ways the book diverged from the game, particularly in details that would have made more sense being kept constant. Unlike Myst, there is a plotline that plays out through the game, so at least he didn't have to work nearly from scratch. I don't envy Foster's task of writing a novel for a game where you spend most of your time walking around and solving puzzles of one sort or another.
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