A review by beorn_101
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner
5.0
I really enjoy video game journalism, and I kept hearing about this book, so I had to give it a try.
Doom and other ID games never had as drastic an impact on me personally, as on many other gamers, but I was familiar enough with the games to want to read about their inceptions.
The writing style is engaging, weaving together the tale of the various creators, their origins, and gaming philosophies. The story of their rags to riches, and then to drama, is compelling and poignant.
I think the most engaging section discussed the ways politicians jump frequently to blaming video games for societies ailments, while refusing to look at other causes.
Overall, if you like video games, want to know more about their development, and see the ways early games were made, this is a fascinating read.
It is dated, with later sections talking about "pocket PCs" aka early smart phones, and the update still originating to the early Xbox era I think.
If you have read Jason Schrier's work, and want something more, this is a good place to go.
Doom and other ID games never had as drastic an impact on me personally, as on many other gamers, but I was familiar enough with the games to want to read about their inceptions.
The writing style is engaging, weaving together the tale of the various creators, their origins, and gaming philosophies. The story of their rags to riches, and then to drama, is compelling and poignant.
I think the most engaging section discussed the ways politicians jump frequently to blaming video games for societies ailments, while refusing to look at other causes.
Overall, if you like video games, want to know more about their development, and see the ways early games were made, this is a fascinating read.
It is dated, with later sections talking about "pocket PCs" aka early smart phones, and the update still originating to the early Xbox era I think.
If you have read Jason Schrier's work, and want something more, this is a good place to go.