There are so many gamebooks that make up the best gamebooks today, they really do gift us with a huge selection. From behind-the-scenes stories and looks, to technical and industry explorations, to works of art and works of fiction, the best gamebooks are fantastic in their own right, but they’re very worthy contenders for any fan of physical merchandise and excellent companions to our favorite games.
In fact, I believe that as physical additions to gaming merch collections and libraries, they are some of the highest quality, informative, fun, and often beautiful bits of gaming merch and media we can get our hands on. . they offer a fine and refined means of adding to one’s merchandising collection, while also offering means of accessing much more information, lore, history, and background content on our favorite games, and the way games are made, and how the industry moves. And since it’s World Book Day this month, there’s never a better time to embrace the best gamebooks to go along with our favorite games.
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so when it comes to physical game merch, the best game books combine some wonderful things to make them really compelling acquisitions: by merging behind-the-scenes info with artwork and inspiration, or great stories and filling in the gaps. narrative to perfection with great imagination, or taking us back to our early days of gaming with wonderful look backs at the retro gaming scene. Gamebooks, in all their forms, are something to be highly appreciated and valued amongst the plethora of plastic and flammable items that often come to the fore when searching for gaming merchandise.
We have many game books with the highest regards (we also have a dedicated guide to the best video game art books). and you’ll see some of our favorites here as we take a broader look at the best gaming books: From novels and supporting fiction, to great art and lore books, and books that specifically celebrate retro gaming from our past – there are a glorious selection to choose from. (just a word of warning, book covers and artwork may look different depending on where you are in the world, but as long as you use the links below and stick to the book titles, you won’t be wrong). some of the best known gamebooks or some of our picks for the best gamebooks – there are so many out there.
video game novels
Novels are a great way to continue enjoying the stories of our favorite games, or re-enjoy them, but in a slightly different but equally compelling way. It’s true that some are more successful than others, but overall, there are some great books to go along with some of the biggest and best game series we know and love.
It is important to note that even the seemingly simplest novel of game plots, such as the Assassin’s Creed books, are worth reading, as writers and authors often provide a wealth of backstory. additions and narratives or plot sequences to support and fill in any ‘gaps’ the games may have had. For example, you’ll get an additional bonus story and information from the Kenway Saga with the Forsaken novel, rather than simply retelling Assassin’s Creed III. You’ll also find some games that are steeped in lore and history, and different lands and peoples make for really rich novel series with unique, stand-alone stories that are really exciting, like the dragon age books.
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Anyway, there are so many, many novel series based on games that it would be uninspiring to list them all, but there are several standout novel series to go for in the first place, and you’ll find some of them below, starting with one that became very popular recently…
video game art books
Video game art books are some of my favorite things to collect and I have dozens of them that I love to read and read frequently. Gone are the days of guide and strategy books that included some art, and even purely behind-the-scenes books (‘how the developers made the game’) aren’t seen as often. now, they cover inspirations and concept designs, more insights and information about the game universe, location histories, and character backgrounds, improving just about everything about a game and what you thought you knew about it. they really are some of the best video game books you can get your hands on. there are hundreds of these art books, and we get more every year, so we’ve simultaneously pointed you in the right direction, generally, as well as a bit more specifically, below. (You’ll have to forgive us for not including everyone’s favorites *sad face*).
Some of the true crowd favorites are out there and still very popular, so I’ve taken the liberty of listing a few below for inspiration, as well as including some of the great gamebooks still in our books. shelves. and they are available for pre-order.
retro game books
One of the most exciting and great things to come out of the recent (sort of) wave of retro gaming enthusiasm that we’re enjoying is the parallel rise in the means through which we enjoy reminiscing about games and technology from the past. . In addition to the resurgence of the best retro gaming consoles (opens in a new tab), gaming cabinets, arcades, and accessories, retro gaming books are also enjoying popularity, and for good reason. the publishing standard for retro gaming books is better than ever, and from huge encyclopedias of a console’s library, to tracking the history of technology and all the trends and twists, to insights into the development of a retro classic In the culture that they were enjoyed throughout by the way, retro game books are a wealth of information and enjoyment.
Below are a few picks from the bunch our friends at retro gamer magazine (opens in a new tab) have curated for us. thanks to them for helping us with this part, but if you want to explore more specialized books and tomes not found in regular retail stores, then check out read only memory (opens in a new tab) and bitmap books (Opens in a new tab.) both websites have amazing collections of really nice retro books that are stylish, well documented and bring to life the joy of retro gaming, which we all fondly remember, but also areas that are more specific, but no less interesting.
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