Know how we're going to relate to other people, but it always happens. Those are going to be, and since we're all inside of our own heads we don't Naturally going to resonate with certain other readers. Offering specifics on the ways that you have encountered games, then that's I think that's some of the magic of writing. To me, when you free yourself to write as a real person,Īs a flesh-and-blood human being, who has your own unique history with a game, So whatĮach game calls for, and what each author brings to it, is often going to be Game, but instead offer this author's take on this particular game.

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The small press has published 11 full-length books includingĮarthbound, Chrono Trigger, Shadow of theĬolossus, and more. On a game, relationship to it now, and experiences surrounding their time with Each book is filled with an individual author’s thoughts Series Editor Gabe Durham Kickstarted a line of books that encapsulatesĬlassic video games. Boss Fight Books is a small press with a large sense of

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