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Dungeons & Dragons Anniversary Book Review at Slashdot

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by chevalier, Nov 30, 2004.

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    Slashdot has posted a review of the Dungeons & Dragons anniversary coffee table book that we mentioned some time ago in a previous anniversary news item. The reviewer is extremely unhappy with the reviewed material, pointing out, e.g. poor overall quality, lack of editing and gratuituous swearing. He claims the book is not worth half its price and gives partial ratings of C and D. Here's an excerpt:

    The inside book jacket explains that "(t)his book is a celebration of that phenomenon (D&D, natch) and a tribute to the millions of players who brought the Dungeons & Dragons experience to life." When I think of tributes, I think of missing-man formations flying over stadiums, of 21-gun salutes, and Taps played on a lone bugle. As a tribute, this book is the equivalent of a handful of cellophane balloons released from the rooftop of a children's hospital just before noon on a Sunday, with Kool and the Gang playing on a cassette deck nearby.

    OK, perhaps that's harsh. Or perhaps you really like Kool and the Gang. In either case, I'll do my best to lay out my case clearly, and in the end you can decide for yourself if you think my harshness is justified or not.

    Read the whole review at Slashdot.
     
    chevalier, Nov 30, 2004
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