5 Book-Inspired Video Games

GAMEFINITY.ID, Bandung – Many of you must know that books or novels are usually used as one of the sources that are most often adapted into other works such as films, usually books that are adapted into films are the early Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and The Lord Of The Rings. it’s from novels, but not only movies, there are also many adaptations of books into video games, it might sound less popular because books are more difficult to adapt into video games. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t good book adaptations for video games.

Maybe you only know a few game titles adapted from novels or books. There are so many games that are inspired by novels and books and most of them are quite famous and you probably already know about it. Well, here is a list of the five best video games adapted from books.

1. Suikoden II

Surely many of you have played this game but you don’t realize that the entire Suikoden series is based on a Chinese novel entitled Water Margin written by Shi Naian, the idea of ​​108 Stars of Destiny was found from the novel and made a core from the Suikoden franchise. The novel Water Margin, written by Shi Naian, tells the story of what happened during the Song dynasty (960-1279), telling the story of a group of 108 criminals in China who form an army to fight a corrupt government.

Of all the Suikoden Series adapted from the novel Water Margin, Suikoden II is the best game of all the adapted series. Suikoden II is very different from the JRPG games on Plyastation because the genre is different from other games, Suikoden II has a genre that focuses on the theme of politics and war.

2. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt

Maybe you know about this game, in terms of story and in terms of brutality, but this game is a game that is often played by many people. This game is adapted from the book The Witcher by Andrej Sapkowski, the game made by CD project Red in 2008 and 2021 is a continuation of the book The Witcher.
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt game has its own fanbase because this third series is considered the pinnacle of the series and is one of the best games released in recent years. This book by Sapskoski is the best fantasy literature written in the last 30 years.

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt game also has high standards, The Witcher III creates an original story that captivates every character. So it’s only natural that this game is one of the best book adaptation games ever.

3. Spec Ops: The Line

This video game is taken from the book entitled Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. In the game, there are some points or details that are slightly changed according to the adaptation of the book, such as moving the story to the ruined city of Dubai and also changing each character’s name, although there are still many adaptations that are in accordance with the book and executed well. extraordinary.

What makes this game very interesting is that it uses features that are unique to the FPS game which can create a butterfly effect in every choice you choose and can make you not believe what will happen in the game and what you see inside. games.

4. Metro 2033

This Metro 2033 game is an adaptation of the novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky which takes the background, the many characters, and the direct storyline details all come from the novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky. As the title implies, Metro 2033 takes place in 2033 in the Moscow metro tunnel after the nuclear war that occurred 20 years ago because the nuclear war caused the world to be destroyed and forced many people to survive underground so as not to be exposed to radiation by the nuclear war. for survival.

As a result of a nuclear war that occurred 20 years ago, there was a mysterious group of creatures known as the Dark Ones. This group of Dark Ones attacks one of the stations on the metro which makes Artyom have to find reinforcements to face the Dark Ones group for the rest of the humans who are still alive in the metro tunnel.

What makes Metro 2033 much loved by people because this game manages to build suspense and mystery in the game that makes players will be faced with dark and scary metro tunnels.

5. Parasite Eve

In the early to mid 90s, the horror game genre grew rapidly in popularity in Japan, many books and films were released with the horror genre in the 90s. One of them is the fictional horror novel by Hideaki Sena which was released in 1995 under the title Parasite Eve.

Actually, Hideaki Sena’s Parasite Eve has been adapted into a film, Parasite Eve itself has two manga series and no action RPG video game series. This game was first released in 1998 on the PlayStation. Although the Parasite Eve game is more into the RPG genre than the Horror genre, the adaptation in the novel is very thick.

As an adaptation, Parasite Eve is a sequel to the novel Sena, taking the premise of the novel as its basis and using it as the setting for its own narrative. In addition, a related element between the book and the game is the character Eve, the main villain born from mitochondria who has evolved and is now trying to replace humans and other similar life forms as the dominant species on Earth.

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