{"id":102535,"date":"2016-09-07T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=102535"},"modified":"2016-09-07T09:01:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T07:01:45","slug":"5-awesome-video-games-based-on-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/102535-5-awesome-video-games-based-on-books","title":{"rendered":"5 awesome video games based on books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Video games can have amazing storylines and immersive worlds, especially those based on good novels.<\/p>\n

We’ve found 5 well-known\u00a0game franchises and single games based on books, including some fan favourites and a few surprises.<\/p>\n

Here are our picks for the 5 best video games based on literature:<\/p>\n

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Assassin’s Creed<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vladimir Bartol – Alamut<\/strong><\/p>\n

While not adapted directly from a novel, Assassin’s Creed is heavily inspired by Vladimir Bartol’s Alamut.<\/p>\n

The novel actually coined the motto,\u00a0\u201cNothing is true, everything is permitted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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J.K. Rowling –\u00a0Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the Lego Harry Potter video games are all great titles, one of the best EA Harry Potter titles is Chamber of Secrets.<\/p>\n

Focussing on exploration and immersion, the game retains the classic Harry Potter atmosphere of the films and novels.<\/p>\n

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Emperor: Battle for Dune<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Frank Herbert – Dune<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good video games based on Frank Herbert’s Dune series are difficult to find, but Emperor: Battle for Dune passes the test.<\/p>\n

Featuring strategy gameplay similar to Red Alert 2 and a large collection of cutscenes, Battle for Dune is one of the best Dune games ever made.<\/p>\n

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The Lord of the Rings Online<\/strong><\/h3>\n

J.R.R. Tolkien – The Lord of the Rings<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lord of the Rings Online differs from other Middle Earth-based games in that it is mainly based on\u00a0the literature and not the films.<\/p>\n

This means that if you are an MMO player and a big Tolkien fan, you will find a ton of literature references in this game.<\/p>\n

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Andrzej Sapkowski – The Witcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Witcher games are based on a series of novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.<\/p>\n

Unique and well-written characters such as Geralt, Ciri, Triss, and many others are all taken directly from Sapkowski’s novels.<\/p>\n

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More gaming news<\/h3>\n

Epic graphics card deals in South Africa this week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Games you can play this week \u2013 monsters and magic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has a crazy amount of microtransactions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Check out these amazing games based on books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":82612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11681,4],"tags":[21555,19101,1966,21553,183],"class_list":["post-102535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-based","tag-books","tag-games","tag-novels","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}