This month we read our first ever non-fiction video game book and now we are sad. also GDC is more like 2,000$ not 7,000. 

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Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sweat-Pixels-Triumphant-Turbulent/dp/0062651234

Our next book: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan 

By: Drew Karpyshyn 

Chapters:  0:00 Intro (of the Podcast) 

7:27 The two things this book taught me  

9:03 Did we even like this book? 

14:02 Intro (of the Book)  

19:23 Pillars of Eternity  

32:40 Uncharted 4 

44:27 Stardew Valley  

49:09 Diablo III 

52:45 Halo Wars 

58:01 Dragon Age Inquisition 

1:05:09 Shovel Knight 

1:15:13 Destiny  

1:26:05 Witcher 3 

1:35:26 Star Wars 1313 

1:46:02 Epilogue

Recorded February 2022. This month we read the two comics for Horizon Zero Dawn (The Sunhawk & Liberation) in preparation for Horizon Forbidden West. 

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Buy the comics: 

Sunhawk:https://titan-comics.com/c/1593-horizon-zero-dawn/

Liberation:https://titan-comics.com/c/1730-horizon-zero-dawn-vol-2-liberation/

Our next book: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made By: Jason Schreier

Chapters:  

0:00 Intro  

7:00 Our Thoughts  

11:51 Liberation (Spoilers Mild)  

32:42 The Sunhawk (Spoilers Spicy)  

57:37 Outro

*spoilers Spicy means that it spoils certain major parts of Horizon Zero Dawn the game where was mild just spoils some side quests. 

Part 2 of our episode on Bioshock: Rapture. Prepare for major spoilers ahead for this book and Bioshock 1 & 2. 

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Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/BioShock-Rapture-John-Shirley/dp/0765367351

Our next books: Horizon Zero Dawn Vol. 1: The Sunhawk & Horizon Zero Dawn Vol. 2: Liberation

Recorded March 2022. This month we read Bioshock: Rapture and because this episode is soooooooo long we had to upload the episode in parts so this is part 1 and part 2 should be coming out soon. Also Suchong is actually from Korea, I am sorry.

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Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/BioShock-Rapture-John-Shirley/dp/0765367351

Our next books: Horizon Zero Dawn Vol. 1: The Sunhawk & Horizon Zero Dawn Vol. 2: Liberation

Chapters:  

0:00 Intro 

2:21 Is it Canon?  

3:13 What is this book even about?  

5:05 Any new info in the book?  

8:36 "Moral Dilemma" 

9:53 Audiobook 

13:02 Did we like the book?  

19:54 What makes a book 5 stars  

21:36 Prologue (Spoilers Start)  

27:27 First Age of Rapture  

37:31 Second Age of Rapture  

1:19:30 Third Age of Rapture

Recorded January 2022. This month we read the very first Five Nights at Freddy's novel, The Silver Eyes. Mainly because Savvy was really into Security Breach that month. Also I know its endoskeleton not exoskeleton, my bad. 

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Buy the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Eyes-Five-Nights-Freddys/dp/133813437X

Buy the Comic: https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Nights-Freddys-Graphic-Novel/dp/1338298488/ref=pd_lpo_3?pd_rd_i=1338298488&psc=1

Our next book: Bioshock: Rapture By John Shirley

Chapters:  

0:00 Intro  

4:01 Canon or Not Canon, That is the Question  

4:52 Would we Recommend this Book?  

6:01 The Graphic Novel vs. The Novel  

11:36 The Audiobook  

12:15 Too Many Characters?  

13:05 Good 4 Kids?  

14:57 Chuck E Cheese 

16:24 Prologue (Spoilers Start)  

17:37 Chapter 1  

27:54 Chapter 2 

33:15 Chapter 3 

41:39 Chapter 4 

47:07 Chapter 5 

55:00 Chapter 6 

1:01:20 Chapter 7 

1:06:04 Chapter 8 

1:14:57 Chapter 9 

1:23:19 Chapter 10 

1:27:28 Chapter 11  

1:34:20 Chapter 12 

1:42:42 Chapter 13 (Spoilers end)  

1:47:08 Will be read more Fnaf books?

Recorded January 2022. This month we read the Dead Island novelization and it made us question the events of Dead Island the game. 

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Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Island-Mark-Morris/dp/0857501038/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2B2G3S3Y58CSC&keywords=dead+island+book&qid=1641117607&s=books&sprefix=dead+island+book%2Cstripbooks%2C150&sr=1-2

Open Library: https://openlibrary.org/

Our next book: Five Nights at Freddy's The Silver Eyes

Chapters:  0:00 Intro  1:49 Repayable games 4:04 How to get this book for free 4:49 Synopsis  10:58 Copyright in books  12:08 Why are video game characters more damaged? 16:14 The characters  17:52 Content warning  23:18 Prologue (Spoilers Start)  27:30 In-Flight Entertainment  30:17 Family Honor 33:28 Who Do You VooDoo, Beach?  37:40 Unknown Number  41:54 Sinamoi 46:03 The Safe Place  49:54 Bare Necessities  52:25 Chimes of Doom  53:42 Low-Life  56:38 An Act of Love  59:12 Going Underground  1:03:23 Mystery Man  1:05:48 Into the Trees  1:07:51 Mad Scientist  1:10:23 Heart of Darkness  1:10:50 The Living Dead Girl  1:14:43 Caged Animals  1:15:21 Night Thoughts  1:16:20 The Survivor  1:18:03 Enemy Mine  1:19:58 Hostage Situation  1:23:37 Battlefield  1:26:25 Secrets and Lies  1:29:50 Uber Zombie (Spoilers End)  1:32:53 VGBC 2021 Stats

Recorded December 2021. This month we read the prequel novel to Far Cry 5, Far Cry Absolution. Its really the book that started this podcast. 

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Buy the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Far-Cry-novel-Absolution/dp/194521029X

Our next book: Mark Morris by Dead Island

Chapters:  

0:00 Intro 

3:00 References to book in game  

4:00 Should you read this before playing Far Cry 5  

6:42 Why Far Cry 5 is the best Far Cry  

7:15 Audiobook  

8:14 John Seed  

9:20 Did we like the book?  

13:18 Prologue  

13:45 Why Audiobooks suck sometime 

14:15 Prologue (Spoilers)  

16:48 Bliss (Spoilers)  

18:05 Prologue Recap (Spoilers)  

18:58 Part 1 (Spoilers)  

20:40 What I learned from Far Cry 

21:43 Part 1 (Spoilers)  

25:15 Cheeseburger the diabetic bear  

26:31 Part 1 Recap (Spoilers)  

28:39 Part 2 (Spoilers)  

31:03 How school ruined me 

31:33 Part 2 (Spoilers)  

36:00 Part 3 (Spoilers)  

41:00 Our sins  

41:15 Part 3 (Spoilers)  

48:38 Part 4 (Spoilers)  

55:55 Part 5 (Spoilers)  

59:39 End and our thoughts plus next months book

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-Odyssey-Official-Novelization/dp/1984803131

Our next book: Far Cry Absolution by Urban Waite

Chapters: 

0:00 Intro 

2:00 Canon?  

5:01 Female Leads  

7:16 Would we recommend this book?  

9:53 Did we finish the game?  

13:08 Differences between game, book, and history  

16:20 Assassin's Creed Discovery Tour  

18:47 Audiobook Kerfuffle  

22:33 Spoilers Part 1 

41:21 Spoilers Part 2 

1:00:29 Spoilers Part 3 

1:36:26 Outro

Recorded in August 2021. This month we read the first Elder Scrolls novel, The Infernal City. Mainly because Savvy was obsessed with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion that month. 

Our Book Club!!: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1170398-savvy-gaming-network-book-club

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-Infernal-City/dp/0345508017

Our next book: Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization) by: Gordon Doherty

Chapters:  

0:00 Intro 

1:53 Our history with Elder Scrolls  

2:19 Cover Art  

3:20 Is this book confusing for the Non Elder Scrolls fan 

13:30 Connections to Skyrim  

15:11 Audiobook  

16:26 Elder Scrolls Lore  

17:19 Prologue (Spoiler Section)  

19:48 Part 1 Arrival  

20:28 What is the Hist?  

22:23 Back to Part 1  

33:12 Part 2 Purpose  

56:43 Part 3 Betrayals  

1:19:57 Good Reads Group

Recorded in August 2021. This month we read Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth, another prequel novel. Elise talks about her love for the Uncharted series and Savvy talks about her dislike for the "Nate Drake Type". 

Check out our Book Club on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1170398-savvy-gaming-network-book-club

Buy the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Uncharted-Fourth-Labyrinth-Christopher-Golden/dp/0345522176

Our next book: The Infernal City (The Elder Scrolls #1) by: Gregory Keyes

Chapters: 

0:00 Intro 

5:46 Should you read this before or after playing the games  

8:12 Why read video game books if you don't play the video game 

9:40 The Nate Drake Type  

10:40 Why are books more gory then games 

12:37 Spoilers start Part 1

19:04 Daedalus Labyrinth History  

23:26 Part 1  

24:51 Part 2 

33:52 Part 3 

36:41 Part 4 

49:59 Chekhov's Gun  

52:57 Final thoughts