What novel should they make into a game?

[Doomcat]

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere wouldn't make a bad game in my opinion. the setting would at least be an interesting concept to explore.

Also: American gods, probably should have had that one as my first choice XD

 

[plugav]

Or maybe something based on the Chronicles of Amber [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronicles_of_Amber]? Multiverses always offer a lot of possibilities.

Why bother making a whole game out of that series when you could just take 10 hits of acid?

To be honest, I've only read the first book and a part of the second, neither of which is particularly trippy. And I thought about making it into a game, because it reminded me of a game I've already played, namely Magic: The Gathering.

By the way, that Castle Perilous suggestion of yours sounds pretty fun.

 

[irrelevant83]

Or maybe something based on the Chronicles of Amber [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronicles_of_Amber]? Multiverses always offer a lot of possibilities.

Why bother making a whole game out of that series when you could just take 10 hits of acid?

To be honest, I've only read the first book and a part of the second, neither of which is particularly trippy. And I thought about making it into a game, because it reminded me of a game I've already played, namely Magic: The Gathering.

By the way, that Castle Perilous suggestion of yours sounds pretty fun.

The series isn't trippy in the sense that the plot is hard to follow, but I can't help but feel like Zelazny was really high when he came up with the idea, which is why I love it so much. I've never done LSD, I just really like weird stuff. When Corwyn is traveling through Shadow, I can't help but imagine the sky turning different colors and the grass turning blue and purple while his car turns into a horse and carriage.

The best way I could imagine approaching an Amber game, besides the text adventure from back in the late 80s, would be Soul Reaver. You could switch between worlds that are slightly different from each other. The pillar you're standing on is taller in one world, the solid wall in front of you has a door in another.

 

[HardkorSB]

The Bourne trilogy (the games based on movies don't count since the books take place in the 1970's and are completely different stories).

 

[universaltraveller]

I was going to say 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch' by Philip K Dick.

Then I saw these guys;

Fucking Dune. Its been done, but not well. I can totally either see a Total War set in the Dune universe (!!!) or a adventure/RPG game. Sword fights, politics, space travel, survival, sword fights, assassins, witches, laser guns, and sword fights? Hell yes.

A Mass Effect-like Dune game would be amazing.

Exactly. Let's get on this, man. The two of us can do it.

That would make one awesome game... Do it! Give me a copy! Need Music? haha.

Damn, I've been ninja'd.
Didn't even see the worm go by...

Man, I get ninja'd on nearly every thread I read on here... Too many great minds I think...