Game of Thrones to Become an Actual Game

[Doug]

Damnit, I'm going to have to start reading these books now too - between Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks, I've got alot of books to catch up on.

 

[theamazingbean]

And how is the setting generic? There are no elves, nymphs, sorcerers (confirmed ones anyway), orcs, trolls, goblins or other Tolkien-esque recycled material. Hell, even the dragons are such a minimal role in the story, they might as well not exist.

Castles, knights, Atlantis-analogue, Fantasy Counterpart Middle East. Seems like basic stuff to me, even it is isn't particularly Tolkien-esque.

Martin's series is a grittier, more realistic dark fantasy. And who else in mainstream literature has the stones to make characters pay with their lives when they make a bad decision?

Yes, this is what I meant by "character and plot driven". I find nothing particularly interesting about Westeros as a setting. You could take the characters and plot and transplant them to any other pseudo-medieval fantasy setting and they would be just as interesting.

 

[Boba Frag]

Ooooh, interesting...

Now, while I'm really looking forward to the HBO series (Sean Bean as Eddard Stark- WOO!), I can't help but feel that itch again.. *sighs*
Oh, George... when will that damn book be ready?? it's 2010 and I need my fix...

 

[Don't taze me bro]

While a game based on the series would be great, I would prefer for Martin to finish A Dance with Dragons and continue the series. He blogged 2 years ago it was just about done, and we're still waiting...