Shaun Musgrave
@shaunmusgrave.bsky.social
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Slinging words for Siliconera, Nintendo Insider, and TouchArcade. Formerly IGN and Ziff-Davis among others. Freelance writer for hire. He/him. See also: postgamecontent.com, patreon.com/ShaunMusgrave
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Yeah I consider this game quietly a part of the Heaven & Earth series even though it was more Shade’s gig than Quintet’s, very good stuff
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Never get trapped in a hot take prison of your own design
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Yeah I loved that one back when I reviewed it
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Time to settle in and own the place
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Might add more later but that’s a lot of reading for now! Go support independent authors and small publishing! Even one sale means the world when you’ve poured your heart into writing this kind of thing.
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With the current fracas it feels weird to recommend a Bitmap book but with how it started, I think this is appropriate. If you like RPGs, you have to read The CRPG Book. No matter how much you think you know you’ll learn something here. From Felipe Pepe & many others.

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The CRPG Book - Expanded Edition
The CRPG Book - Expanded Edition [Felipe Pepe] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The CRPG Book - Expanded Edition
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Shameless plug for novel I edited: Toshie the Hero and the Orbs of Destiny is not a book about games, but if you like RPGs it’s a charming read. From the guy behind the Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta, Eric Koziol!

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Toshie the Hero and the Orbs of Destiny
Amazon.com: Toshie the Hero and the Orbs of Destiny eBook : Koziol, Eric, Mizutori, Ahiru, Musgrave, Shaun: Kindle Store
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I can confidently say this is just about the best book on the Virtual Boy library you’re going to find. Written by the ever-knowledgeable Jeremy Parish, it’s a great conversation piece for your fancier parties. Just like the Virtual Boy itself!

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Virtual Boy Works Hardcover Book – Limited Run Games
After Nintendo achieved world-shaking success with its Game Boy handheld system, a next-generation follow-up seemed inevitable. Yet few could have predicted the form it would take—or how poorly it wou...
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Want an RPG book? Chris Kohler’s Final Fantasy V book for Boss Fight Books is a great one! Falling in love with an import RPG in the 1990s was a whole different ballgame, and Kohler’s passion for the game shines through brightly.

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Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
Release Date: October 24, 2017176 pagesISBN 13: 978-1-940535-18-0 When Final Fantasy V was released for the Japanese Super Famicom in 1992, the fantasy role-playing game was an instant hit, selling tw...
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Alright, let’s recommend some books about games. This will be a thread I add stuff to as I think of it.

Kurt Kalata writes about all kinds of games but if you’ve known his work as long as I have, he’s Mr. Castlevania. I really liked this one.

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Castlevania (Color Edition)
Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Castlevania (Color Edition) [Kalata, Kurt] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Castlevania (Color Edition)
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Seems like you’re waiting for this
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Anyway it’s neat how every single day we can see a reason why PR people exist
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All this over a relatively poorly written, myopic book that reprints official art from some pretty famous artists and only credits a Fandom site for it
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Short version is:

- Asshole writes book
- People talk about what an asshole he is
- Publisher kneejerks
- Shitty people get mad
- Publisher kneejerks in the other direction
- Everyone else gets mad
- Writer gloats like an asshole
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Sorry to any decent writers caught up in this shit tsunami
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I’ve never bought any of their books so I won’t pretend I’m “taking my business elsewhere”.

But I sure won’t buy any from them in the future.