5 times video games were inspired/adapted from novels
Video games are usually original forms of storytelling. However, they can also be adapted or inspired by other works of fiction.
Popular culture tends to get a lot of representation in video games, as movies are TV shows that are constantly being given tie-in releases.
Novels also get this treatment. Sometimes, this can manifest itself as an important influence on a video game’s story or theme. At other times, a fictional world is directly lifted from the pages of a book and portrayed in detail in a video game medium.
Let’s now take a look at five video games that were inspired or adapted from novels.
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While this might not have been common knowledge before 2018, it is now widely known that The Witcher video games are based on a book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.
The franchise from CD Projekt Red illustrates the world seen in the book series, which follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, the white-haired Witcher. It takes place after the ending of the story in the books, which means it tells an original story that serves as a continuation of the plot.
Many iconic characters from the books return to the games. These include Yennefer, Geralt’s long-time love interest, Ciri, his adoptive daughter, and Dandelion, his oldest friend.
The latest game in the series, The Witcher 3, seems to have ended Geralt's story, with the next entry possibly focusing on another protagonist.
Both Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and its sequel Shadow of War take place within the universe of J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous works of fiction.
Tolkien is remembered for the Lord of the Rings novels, as well as other related works like The Hobbit and the
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