That's the hard cover, you can get the CRPG book free as an ebook here. Archive.org version (it's the same) here.
This is a comprehensive list put out by some people from RPGcodex. So it's not tainted.
The CRPG one looks extensive. It covers alot from 1975 all the way to 2019. Almost 700 pages.
Eventually found the JRPG one, this is about 640 pages.
Protip, if you can't find the book on archive.org or a google search, try this instance of Z-library. The other ones want you to pay or log in but this one is free.
Some excellent reviews there. Used to follow him and look forward to new posts every week, until after 2016 when - like many websites at the time - user comments would randomly start turning into political rants about Trump and right-wingers. It tainted the whole experience and I found myself visiting less often. The actual blog entries are should still be good though.
That's the hard cover, you can get the CRPG book free as an ebook here. Archive.org version (it's the same) here. This is a comprehensive list put out by some people from RPGcodex. So it's not tainted.
The CRPG one looks extensive. It covers alot from 1975 all the way to 2019. Almost 700 pages.
Eventually found the JRPG one, this is about 640 pages.
Protip, if you can't find the book on archive.org or a google search, try this instance of Z-library. The other ones want you to pay or log in but this one is free.
Not sure about the books, but if CRPG's interest you, as they do me - I absolutely love this site. http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/
Pretty much a guy starting out in the early 80's and playing every CRPG ever made all the way up till today. Even old mainframe ones.
Some excellent reviews there. Used to follow him and look forward to new posts every week, until after 2016 when - like many websites at the time - user comments would randomly start turning into political rants about Trump and right-wingers. It tainted the whole experience and I found myself visiting less often. The actual blog entries are should still be good though.
This is the weirdest guerrilla marketing campaign I've ever encountered.
Who are the authors? This sounds interesting. I found them, they're $160 and then $80 at Amazon.