I just listened to the audiobook of Ready Player One from Ernest Cline, and his second novel, Armada.
The man loves his 80s video games. I grew up in the same era, but miss many of his references.
I enjoyed RP1 immensely. I honestly think that represents the near future of video gaming and VR. Not so much the real world aspect, but the VR is totally what we'll be doing in a few years. Using the PlayStation VR today, that world is just incremental improvements on what I did just today.
Armada. Not a sequel - it's own separate thing, though it shares the author's interest in VR and the 80s. Not a good second novel. I can't think of much to say about it. I hope his next is better.
Who's read either book? What did you think?
The man loves his 80s video games. I grew up in the same era, but miss many of his references.
I enjoyed RP1 immensely. I honestly think that represents the near future of video gaming and VR. Not so much the real world aspect, but the VR is totally what we'll be doing in a few years. Using the PlayStation VR today, that world is just incremental improvements on what I did just today.
Armada. Not a sequel - it's own separate thing, though it shares the author's interest in VR and the 80s. Not a good second novel. I can't think of much to say about it. I hope his next is better.
Who's read either book? What did you think?