badfalcon's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
inbetweenthelines's review against another edition
4.0
Many Many years ago, when I was a wee little shitling (just turned 13). In the early 2000s, I saw a trailer for a book. This trailer to be exact:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZgDNuYgVcU
And it set me off on a journey of reading gamebooks - and getting me into TTRPGs.
This book to me is a classic. It's a maze of death in different ways BUT it is rewarding when you manage to do it. Plus I remember reading it with some paper and pencils drawing the map as I went along, I miss those days.
I enjoyed it so much that to this day I still have this book with the set I saved up for all of them years ago. The fact that I have managed to hold onto the set for nearly 19 years says something to me about a book/set.
And it set me off on a journey of reading gamebooks - and getting me into TTRPGs.
This book to me is a classic. It's a maze of death in different ways BUT it is rewarding when you manage to do it. Plus I remember reading it with some paper and pencils drawing the map as I went along, I miss those days.
I enjoyed it so much that to this day I still have this book with the set I saved up for all of them years ago. The fact that I have managed to hold onto the set for nearly 19 years says something to me about a book/set.
antonism's review against another edition
2.0
I was going to give this 3 stars initially but then I realized that there was something that bugged me during all my adventures under Firetop Mountain. That thing is nowadays called "Dungeon Ecology" and it has to do with what/who you can find in a dungeon and the why and how. Little made sense in this game book. I can't comment with more detail on that because I would spoil it for people who haven't read it. But at the end, if you ask WHY about most rooms you are left without a logical answer and that's a big minus for me.
emzy_moo's review against another edition
5.0
Was such an immersive experience, really used a bit of brain power and would deffo recommend drawing out a map for when you get lost in the maze. Helped to distract away from the strange things happening in the world at the moment.
jonathonjones's review against another edition
2.0
I love that this book exists and helped launch game books as a thing. However, this is basically just a boring dungeon crawl. There aren’t many meaningful choices - mostly you are choosing right or left with no reason to prefer one over the other.
lukecostin's review against another edition
3.0
It feels weird writing a review for a book where I’ve probably only read half of the pages and completely out of order…
A fun little adventure with a very old school feel, and with its back to basic stylings comes the absolute chaos of what can happen in this dungeon. A lot of what happens doesn’t really make sense but at least it’s varied.
Definitely make a map though, the maze near the end is a nightmare.
A fun little adventure with a very old school feel, and with its back to basic stylings comes the absolute chaos of what can happen in this dungeon. A lot of what happens doesn’t really make sense but at least it’s varied.
Definitely make a map though, the maze near the end is a nightmare.
amphibianwitch's review against another edition
2.0
Pensé que me iba a dar para un rato entretenido con el que llenar las horas muertas, pero he estado tres días para encontrar la salida del puñetero laberinto. Eso sí, lo de llenar las horas muertas y entretenerme haciendo el mapa del laberinto lo ha cumplido a la perfección. La historia pues es matar a todo lo que te encuentres y personajes femeninos ni uno, eso estaba claro.
birgieeeee's review against another edition
4.0
Got lost in a maze, defeated a dragon, killed a warlock, didn't have enough keys to open the chest... Loved playing/reading this adventure!