Witcher Is Ending⚔️ Larian's New IP🏆 Mistborn Deckbuilding Game👀~FN~

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

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Will order it to my sister. So I will have something to read when I visit 😎

[@So-Be-It_85949]

That's awesome! I am happy for you.

[@AnomalousCanid]

"Frobe's 30 best..." uhh lmao

[@So-Be-It_85949]

I am old. What does lmao mean? I don't speak Instant Message. I am a couple of generations too old for it.

[@ChristmasLore]

You know you can check pronunciation of.. literally anything on Google, right? (Check "Hachette" pronunciation while you're at it...- you're very far from it, the -h- is silent, and there's no emphasis on any syllable)

[@shellsbrood]

Speaking as a library director, I really appreciate that you take the time to highlight these issues and use your platform to spark important conversations. Equitable access for all is so very important! Thank you!

[@deerhart5009]

"That.... is a choice. That you are legally allowed to make."

[@oskarpalus2846]

I like witcher very much, but after all they did with ip, all i can say is "good".

[@KabbalahSherry]

Yep 🤦🏻‍♀️😩 Agreed. Couldn't believe they showed Yennifer being willing to sacrifice Siri in order to get the ability to have children back. It's a ridiculous subplot! Everybody knows that Geralt & Yen adore Siri, and become like parents to her. Yennifer would die for that girl. It was such a slap in the fact for the show to have her desperate enough to see her killed. Ridiculous. I hated it. They had to reverse that bullsh*t immediately once season 3 started, because the entire fandom (both book readers & non), absolutely hated that dumb sh*t. I don't understand why TV show writers always insist on inserting their own fan fiction ideas into these stories. I get needing to make adjustments when adapting source material for a TV show... but this was such a departure from who the character of Yennifer was, that the decision didn't make a lick of sense! And then the dark side of the internet started blaming the downturn of the show on the fact that they had hired a Latina actress to play the character of Yennifer, and thats why the story sucked so bad. But UMM... the actress had done a phenomenal job in the role in the 1st season, and it wasn't her fault AT ALL that the writers did what they did. Just disgusting.

[@zezia333]

@@KabbalahSherry Wait they acutally made it that Yen was willing to sacrifice Ciri?! What the hell?

[@primarybufferpanel9939]

​​@@KabbalahSherry Yeah, it was so unnecessary. Have to love it when someone actually _wants_ to adapt the source material not twist it into something it never was. On the Yennefer front, Chalotra is English and Indian. And the issues I've seen people have with her is the casting director saying they wanted to cast people outside of the "traditional beauty standard", which people took to mean not following the Polish source material. A slap in the face for Sapkowski, Chalotra and the fans.

[@ShadowTaiga]

The show is a good example of how to ruin something good. The first season was amazing. The second season was okay fun to watch still. The third season i don't even bother to finish watching. I was really looking forward to seeing Regis eventually after the first season but now I could care less about the show. really quite a shame.

[@ChuffedLemon]

@@KabbalahSherry I agree with everything you wrote with 1 clarification: Yennefer’s actress, Anya Chalotra, is East Indian and English.

[@christophergrove8636]

As a board game nerd, I would like to point out something about the Mistborn deck building game that you may not have understood. Magic the gathering is a collectible card game and you are already aware of how that works. The Mistborn game here, is listed as a deck building game. That is a different game from magic. A deck building game has all the cards in the base game (expansions of course could be added) Each player starts with an identical small deck, and as they play the game they buy cards from a pool of cards that add to their deck. So you literally build the deck as you play. Maybe you already knew this, but it didn't come across in the video.

[@kahlenwillow7668]

I'm glad that in Germany libraries are allowed to lend out eBooks they bought. Hope this works out in the US as well.

[@nisc2001]

it does, i think it operates on a license basis though. A library can only have access to certain files they've paid for and they can only lend out as many "copies" that they've paid for, same goes for digital audio books. i think the issue with internet archive might be them changing the file format? i'm not sure.

[@ThexImperfectionist]

​@@nisc2001​ I believe a big part of the problem is also that libraries are only able to "lease" licenses for ebooks. So instead of buying 20 copies of a book as a one-time expense and loaning them out forever, libraries have to pay for however many licenses they want of the ebook, and then continue paying year after year to maintain those ebooks as part of the library. You can see how that would snowball over time and force libraries to choose between maintaining a library archive or buying new books. It's a financial model that needlessly lines the pockets of publishers while bankrupting libraries, who should be able to purchase their ebooks to loan out the way they could with physical books

[@paulbigbee]

Apple taught the music industry how the technology provider can exert a dominant position over the content provider(s). Amazon learned this lesson, applying it to books with Kindle (and then Audible, and now Goodreads). The book publishers oligopoly are competing with Amazon’s monopoly. Guess who gets screwed: the public, the consumer, and the authors. Also, books aren’t software. Scanning a book into an EPUB format is not software. There is software that includes text and graphics (e.g. videogames) but that are quite obviously NOT BOOKS. Finally, the anti-ownership economy is fueling this as well: _leasing_ a book? Pro-capitalism or pro-civilization, pick one.

[@epee11c]

That list is just a slightly adjusted list of the best selling book series of all time. I don't think the author put too much thought into it... 😂

[@pobbityboppity1110]

Forbes Contributor articles are just blogs. Not official Forbes writers.

[@LarkandLegend]

Madeline Miller’s “Circe” is also incredible, and she’s working on a Persephone retelling, so hopefully she keeps blessing us with classic retellings for years to come 💜

[@e.matthews]

Also Margaret Atwood did some pioneering here with her "Penelopiad" counterpart to the Odyssey. It's funny and cutting and very short.

[@LarkandLegend]

@@e.matthewsOoh, thank you for this reminder! I’ve been wanting to check out her Penelopiad and keep forgetting too. Excellent to learn that it’s cutting and funny ✨

[@Googlrr]

Big problem is how copyright is handled in the US. We allow these cultural works of art to remain under copyright for decades and then try to take down any attempts to bring it to the people. Stories shouldn't be locked indefinitely behind copyright and historically this was never the case. I'm all for anything that allows more people to read. Internet Archive is just doing what the government should be doing

[@kibert135]

Isn't "Tales of the Shire" supposed to be something like Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley? This seems to want to be a cozy game that caters to one specific game experiece. Trying to put much more pressure of this game because it technically a Lord of the Rings game seems unfair when since it was announced this game was pretty clear about what it wants to be. Also the characters look great. It is a parculiar art style but everything seems pretty cohesive.

[@hockeyhalod]

It definitely didn't look polished yet but I do like the art style choice for a happy go lucky time in the Shire.

[@RoseBaggins]

It is supposed to be like Animal Crossing, and those who were looking forward to it (like me) are pretty stoked and looking forward to when it releases!

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

Yeah, if AC/SV were the style of games I tended to play, I'd be way more stoked for this than I was for... I dunno, I was excited for Return to Moria until it turned out to be an Epic Game Store exclusive, because fuck store exlcusivity.

[@sarahhaynie2482]

It definitely seemed on the cozy game side for me. As a huge stardew valley fan, I’m looking forward to this!

[@nickdeangelo8955]

A Shire flavored Stardew Valley is anything I could ever ask for

[@stonelane1827]

Yeah Potter over LOTR or Narnia I think not and the fact Twilight and 50 Shades was even on the list automatically invalidates it.

[@robbybevard8034]

That list is just a slightly adjusted list of the best selling book series, that's why Potter is number 1 and why Outlander is so high, the author didn't put any real thought into it.

[@jonasquinn7977]

Eh to be fair I’d put HP over Narnia. Outside of maybe the first couple of books Narnia gets very weird and is basically just Christianity with a new coat of paint. That might just be my own biases though and I agree with all your other points.

[@imperialinquisition6006]

Harry Potter definitely goes above Narnia in my opinion. It’s been a long time since I read Narnia from what I remember Potter is the more interesting and enjoyable book series. I could be wrong but I have this idea that the Narnia books remain quite childish and very short, while the potter books become more interesting and adult over time, which I feel makes them more enjoyable. I reread them for the first time since being about 10(I think I was too young to properly appreciate anything other than major plot points), and hugely enjoyed them.

[@METALGEARMATRIX]

> Harry Potter over LOTR > Twilight on list > 50 Shades on List > Elric excluded but the book that plaguarized it (The Witcher) is Yeah this list doesn't mean dick

[@LarkandLegend]

Pro-Library side, 100%. And so excited to hear your own book updates! 👏👏👏 I’m a big Larian fan, but I’m also way more a fan of their work w BG3 than w their original IP? That said, they’ve done way too amazing of a job lately to not try whatever they do next. Thanks for these FN videos btw! I look forward to them every single week 💜 P.S. I’m glad Jonathan Stroud made the list, but it being Bartimaeus and not Lockwood & Co is baffling to me lol. Lockwood & Co is just such a chef’s kiss of a series!

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Maybe I'm not the only person who read Bartimaeus but only knows Lockwood & Co secondhand after the tv series.😅😅

[@lordshavron]

I'm looking forward to the Mistborn game. I got my daughter into reading Mistborn last year and we both like playing a couple of deckbuilding games so I'm hoping this will be a good time.

[@EotuaDawnwalker]

Go internet archive! As a library worker, YES.

[@BrandonsWritingRoom]

Dominion is one of the staples of deck-building games, if you're interested in checking out something similar. It's fairly quick and easy to learn overall, and there's a ton of replayability.

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

I don't know that I'd call it exactly a deck building game, since you don't build them before you play a match, although it has a lot of the vibes. It is a good game.

[@BrandonsWritingRoom]

@@Marco_Onyxheart From what I can gather, it sounds like games like Dominion are classified as deck builders, whereas games like MtG are classified as trading card games. It seems like the broad definition of a deck builder means you build the deck during the game rather than beforehand. I totally get what you're saying, of course, and these definitions aren't necessarily the best.

[@libraryoffantasy]

Yes a deck-building game is characterized as one that you build your deck during the game to accomplish a goal. Another fantastic one is the DC Deck-building game!

[@JBradintheghetto]

My copy of Neon ghosts arrived today! I can definitely attest the quality of the books. Looks and feels great! The art is awesome as well! Even the box it comes in is cool

[@billyalarie929]

15:02 we just watched the impetus for the end of a relationship

[@emilioares7556]

My wife is currently in school for library science. Her class just discussed this case and ones like it. There is an even bigger issue at play. Since the library only has a license for access, many publishers are going back and literally changing history when their works fall out of favor with public perception. 1984 was even more prophetic than we know.

[@kytten]

Absolutely on the side of Internet Archive, always always.

[@jimbrown5387]

The Mistborn deck building game looks really promising, given what little info they have released about it. Brotherwise games has done good work in the past. In case you didn't already know, Deck-Building is the INVERSE of games like MtG where your deck is pre-built. A deck-builder starts you off with a few cards (usually 10 super basic ones) and you build your deck up as you go. This MistBorn one appears to be accurately capturing the burning of metals through the game mechanisms, so I am looking forward to it.

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the news Daniel! Guess we'll see how the Mistborn game looks when it comes out! :)

[@AbrasiveTea]

As someone that is addicted to Libby and Hoopla. I also have a dyslexic daughter that sometimes needs to follow along with the audio book. I will always be with the library. I know that books I like that I rent I usually buy. It helps me not buy books that are not up my alley crowding up my bookcase. Another issue is that the used bookstore near me is cutting away most of their used merchandise so buying books can get expensive. Especially since me and my wife read over 100 books a year total

[@poeticalvision]

If you think of the list based just on quantity of sales Forbes got it pretty right, but yes in terms of quality I agree the order is wrong... especially the top 10 lol

[@sentinelshoshin4632]

Even if companies somewhat have a leg to stand on in terms of distribution and infringement when it comes to Archive providing unmitigated access to ebooks; digital preservation is extremely important and cannot, and _should_ not, be left as the sole responsibility of corporations, as they have no incentive to continue to provide access to preserved works if its ceases being profitable to do so. Companies that cease distribution of a work, for any reason, could potentially result in its permanent loss.

[@snapgab]

I hate when people make lists about the "best" fantasy series, while what they're really doing is just copy-pasting a bestseller list with some mild adjustments to make it seem like that's not what they're doing. If you want to post a bestseller list then just do that! If you want to make a subjective judgement about which series you think are best, then do that! Don't conflate the two!

[@TheRedHaze3]

I was not expecting The Bartimaeus Trilogy on that list! I read that as a kid and loved it, but I haven't seen anyone talk about it, ever.

[@luxgladius]

So funny, I've never heard of it, but my kid came home with a copy from a book fair yesterday, and now I see it again in this video. Perhaps the universe is telling me to give it a shot!

[@נעם-קליין]

@@luxgladius maybe it does. On that note, I too have read this series! Yeah, I didn't see much talk about it either. Too bad, really.

[@fantasymagic97]

@@luxgladius I always saw it at the library as a kid but never got around to reading it. I decided to read it as an adult not too long ago and thoroughly enjoyed the series.

[@JC-qp8hj]

@@נעם-קלייןI read this series when I was a kid and I remember it being thoroughly overshadowed by Pendragon in terms of popularity. Bartimaeus was far more memorable for me personally though.

[@davidhayward2896]

I loved that series - I have the audio books which were voiced by Stephen Pacey, so it was such a great experience.

[@baumkuchen6543]

+1 For Digital preservation. Not only in regard to books but games as well. Preserving ROMs is now as important as ever with corporation erasing old games from stores and pushing for phasing out physical media.

[@L.J.McEachern]

*looks at Andy Wer set while drooling* I want that... Anyway, Andy Weir holds a special place in my heart as he is the writer that made me enjoy sci-fi. As much as I want to see a Project Hail Mary adaptation, I'm still trying to figure out if it is a good idea. I don't want to spoil anything for people who haven't read it, it's just that I have concerns. The non-linear nature of the story for one. And I'm curious about how they are going to ...uh design a certain character. I mean it's still well off. But I approve of Ryan Gosling as Ryland.

[@Zucchini-official]

Bro. Song of Achilles is one of the most beautifully written books I've ever seen. It is just perfect.

[@BariiAlyn]

Not related the the news but I absolutely love the cardigan.

[@sherbetmango]

Thank you for the reminder. Just bought my copy of Neon Ghosts!

[@fire_aspect_5142]

Even if the internet archive is deemed to be breeching copyright, they're still an invaluable source for everyone. Their digitization and lending of books is something that has done so much good in not just providing access to information, but it. And if what they've done is technically illegal under current copyright law, it's the law that needs to catch up. Not them. Also good reminder to everyone: pirating is morally correct! Do it! Artists would like to keep their lights on, so please also support artists, particularly small artists, financially if you can. But if you can't I promise every artist worth their shit would rather you experience their art.

[@AFStewart]

That is quite untrue. I am an indie author, I know many other indie authors, and we hate book piracy. It is demoralizing, dehumanizing and sends the message we are less than. That we don't deserve to be compensated for our labour, our skill, and our product. Yes, we want readers, but we also want to pay our bills and recoup our costs. There is nothing "morally correct" about piracy. And in case you are wondering, I do distribute my books to libraries (and they actually pay authors). But have nothing against the Internet Archive, and wish them well.

[@robbybevard8034]

​@@AFStewart Pirating is ABSOLUTELY morally correct. If something is currently in circulation and you can support the creator by buying it, then yes always support the official release, 100%. Obviously. But there are millions of books, games, shows, movies, etc. that the official rights holder just doesn't make available in any way. Not in physical format, or in a digital version that you can buy, or that have been long out of print so you can only get a used copy at a ridiculous price. If the owner of something isn't actually giving you any way to buy the product, is only letting you rent it without actually owning it, if they turned their servers off, or they premiered something on streaming and then removed it six weeks later, or they aren't actually giving any of the profits to the creator, or stopped caring about it decades ago and haven't released it since the VHS or gameboy era, or its in the public domain, there's no reason to not get a copy off the net from the library.

[@AFStewart]

@@robbybevard8034 That's just an excuse. Bad decisions on the part of a company don't justify more bad behavior. And yes, the laws need updating, but putting yourself or other people at risk of criminal prosecution is not smart.

[@robbybevard8034]

@@AFStewart When has someone ever been criminally persecuted for buying something used, or getting it from the library? Because that's what the internet archive IS. It's a library. It buys an official digital copy when it can and it loans it out *one user at a time* with a digital chain, they don't get to keep it, just like any library book. The only difference is the branch goes further than a city. It also scans and archives a ton of stuff that doesn't otherwise get saved or preserved anywhere else that has no licensor, publisher, owner, or sale value, that you literally can't get in any other way. There is no way to give anyone money to purchase it, if you don't pirate it, it is simply lost to history at no gain to anyone. Millions of articles, videos, and stories with no home or seller.

[@AFStewart]

@@robbybevard8034 We're not talking about libraries or used books (which authors are fine with), but book piracy: the illegal distribution of copyrighted books. But, hey, if you believe treating authors with massive disrespect for their creative rights is "morally correct", nothing more I can say.

[@rolling.reggie]

As a huge board gamer that has been dabbling into fantasy books the last few years. I am now STRONGLY motivated to finally read Mistborn. Brotherwise is a quality publisher - I especially love Boss Monster by them. It looks like standard deckbuilding mechanics - I recommend the Star Wars Deckbuilding Game if you want an affordable and straight forward example of the mechanism (2p only).

[@yenneferalvarez7122]

Was not a fan of neon ghosts, I did enjoy the world building though. I'm looking forward to the improvements in book 2!!

[@Naimad319]

Let's go His Dark Materials

[@littleheartlibrary]

Honestly, Larian has so many talented writers, I think they'll do great by creating their own IP. Personally hope they stay fantasy (not really a sci-fi person) but I'll buy whatever they put out!

[@milestrombley1466]

The Netflix writers said they have no respect for the original Witcher source material. I can see why their series is being canned now.

[@alexpiperhalliwell]

Netflix should have canned it after s1 coz it was not good not bad but the rest is utter trash.

[@justinrenaud4818]

Yeah that quote comes from a bitter writer who was excused from the writing team. Also fun fact, the writer behind thr Eskel change. Sooooo take that comment with a grain of salt. Show isn’t terrible but yeah I wish they would’ve done more in season 2 to keep it aligned with blood of elves. Season 3 they tried to revert back to more book stuff, but a lot of that was too little too late. Personally I don’t really care if Henry is there or not and I’m also not sure where he became the guardian of keeping it aligned with the books to many people’s eyes given he didn’t even know there were books until after he accepted the role. And there is a shit ton of racism behind some of the critics of the shows reasonings for not liking it as per usual if any fantasy series includes minorities playing characters who weren’t blatantly described as being said race/skin color, but I do think vast majority of the criticism is fair. Just don’t agree 100% with it.

[@wafflingmean4477]

I'm genuinely surprised this show made it to Season 5. The showrunner and most of the writing team seemed to make it their personal vision to drive away both their biggest actor and the vast majority of their fanbase. I genuinely want to interview whoever green lit Season 5. What the hell was going on in their head?

[@alexpiperhalliwell]

They looked at the views not the quality of the series. Its crazy coz Netflix ends most of their good series afters s3 (Stranger Things are an exception still that s2 was yuck filler) and trash series get lots of seasons. The writers were intrested in twisting what the witcher is about into what they want making a fanfiction not an adaptation. The source material was full of great things yet they wasted it to try to make it modern. Terrible decisions all around mostly on creative side of it.

[@Smurffies]

Netflix destroying The Witcher was basically my last straw and then after seeing what they fucked up in Avatar The last Airbender I'm just fucking done. Netflix is dead

[@thiscrudematter]

(with love) Nice to see you today, Mister Rogers

[@billyalarie929]

LMAO

[@ConnyTheTPNenthusiast]

Glad to know the wheel of time as one book is still in the back hehe..

[@ryanratchford2530]

0:07 weekly Slap review. 8/10. Wasn’t in time with the musical crashendo (I’m dyslexic can’t spell) Made me worry that there wouldn’t be a slap this week like last week; but then a glorious back hand. Great sound and motion. And caught me off guard.

[@kay12]

Can we get a review of all of daniel's slaps someday? I genuinely am curious and think that would be hilarious

[@ryanratchford2530]

@@kay12 i do it every week

[@kacheek9101]

The water resistant thing for the e-reader isn't just for kids, it's also useful if you're taking a bath while reading. 'cause sometimes your hand slips and electronics go for a swim (Can you tell I know this from personal experience? lol)

[@Manofthewhiteknife]

Hopefully WOT is paying attention to the WITCHER Collapse

[@akshayhere]

Cool to see some Bartimaeus series representation in the Forbes list

[@Ghues]

15:00 That's a solid reason for breaking up ...

[@brokenredflag]

Im actualy glad harry potter got 1# i was a litle girl when the boom hapend, and what a boom it was. Never seen anything like it for any book. It was the first to do many things. Glad they have not forgoten about that.

[@lady_draguliana784]

It looks like a Puff Pack VHS box... IDK if that was on purpose but I love it!

[@lk_3099]

I hope to be an indie author one day.

[@Bloodglas]

that Forbes article just seems like a list of the most popular/successful series that the article's writer knows about.

[@Asian_Caleb]

I highly recommend the channel Bellular for coverage on the embracer group and their insane progression to this point where they’re breaking up into smaller divisions.

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

9:54 - The BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY YYAAASSSS my childhooodd!!!!!

[@BlackMage_01]

I am all for the internet archive. it's an important resource and tool. we need it. however, they routinely do edit their content to comply with the law, copyright law should be no different as long as its applied equally to other platforms.

[@evang3802]

Having just watched the Tales of the Shire trailer I'm going to say it looks like it's trying to be a cozy game, in line with Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley. I like the overall painted looking art style, but the character design doesn't gell with me. Where as the environment looks stylized the character models look outdated. It's hard to tell if it's KZbin compression or not, but the character animations also looks a bit choppy, like they aren't running at 30 FPS. From what I can tell this is Weta Workshop's first video game so hopefully they stick the landing, but this doesn't look like it's going to wow the world.

[@AniZock]

in germany Kobo is branded as Tolino, the new variantsare comin in May and June. U can get them in any Thalia

[@genmaicha.lapsang]

I like your moustache, Daniel. It looks really good.

[@aaron_osborne]

Considering how I am reading the Hollow Kingdom ebook currently I stand by Internet Archive. Reading should be for everyone no matter what level of access you have.

[@Taupod]

Oh fuck me I want those Andy Weir books. I've been in line to join Broken Binding for so long it hurts

[@littlejerry4957]

Very happy that the witcher is ending. After episode 5 of season 1 I knew it was doomed. But I still watched until the end of Season 2. As Someone who read the books and then played the games. It was extremely disappointing. Hopefully someone serious can try again in the future and just stick to the story line which would easily work without having to make ridiculous changes.

[@negimaaddict742]

I dropped it after episode 3, that first season was pretty bad. Then the Strigga episode happened and I noped out. On top of reading the last wish a handful of times I've seen that play out in the opening cinematic for witcher 1. The monster looked better there, not like some weird xenomorphic botchling on top of screwing with the base story.

[@cathsaigh2197]

Waterproofing isn't necessarily just for kids dipping it in. People might just want to read in the bath, in the rain, on a boat...

[@joshuabraun4669]

If I may speculate wildly about the mistborn deckbuilding game. From looking at these three cards, it appears a card may be played using either it's left or it's right side. The left side being the effect, the right side being the vial. In order to use the left side of the card you must first play another card using it's right side that has a matching symbol. As we can see, each card has symbol representing a metal, iron, zinc, and pewter in this example. So if you had two ironpull cards, you'd play one card to get 1 iron element and whatever the second element in the vial is, and that would allow you to activate the Iron element affect, in this case 2 damage and the text effect. In the case of the other two cards we can see that being able to get more of a metal can allow for more powerful effects from the cards. Like with the middle card, 1 zinc gives you 3 gold, but 1 more zinc for a total of 2 gives you 2 more gold for a total of five. It also appears the vial of metal on this card gives 2 gold on its own, so some vials will have effects behind just granting metal. The top right of the card is obviously the cost in gold of adding the card to your deck. Beyond that we can see theirs obviously damage and healing in the game with the cross swords being damage and the green plus being healing. I think it'll either be like Star Realms or a co-op game because of this. Not a fan of sanderson, but I like use a card to play other cards mechanic, so I may check this one out. Just to repeat, this is all speculation from the picture so don't take it as gospel.

[@etherscholar]

Here's my (hot?) take on the Internet Archives case: authors should have to opt in to that. I'm all for public access to literature (and to be clear this is modern literature we're talking about). It's great - not as big a deal as it was before the internet, not a by a long shot, nobody is learning stuff in libraries anymore really, the internet is our new tutor - but still the idea is good, especially for those getting into real knowledge not just superficial knowledge. It only worked well in the past because there were no digital copies - before the internet this was a rock solid system for the betterment of society. But the internet has changed books. So I'm saying great - make this happen - but get author consent first, because it's basically charity. You don't go stealing someone's work and giving it away, that is in fact piracy, but if they are generous they'll provide it, and I'm pretty sure 75-90% of authors would support it for libraries. This is true especially for fiction, because it's not really education - I mean it is in a way - but mostly it's for entertainment. Just like authors will give out free copies or give out a free short story, they should be giving public library access on a per-title basis, and even better on time limit. Just like netflix and amazon have mainstream movies, not because they are just "loaning" them to us, but because there were agreements in the background to get that to happen. Then authors could even advertise that - like hey, my book is free this month at your local library! And that is a win for everyone involved.

[@joshyaks]

8:45 - We should definitely change the phrase "one up it" to "one overtop it"!

[@ShaKieran06]

When he was talking about classics, did Daniel say "Greece-nt years?" 😂😂

[@bonniestevens4329]

As a librarian, always side with the library!

[@leekelly337]

Thats a good looking book, I think it would jump off shelves like wine bottles w/ flashy labels. Can't wait for tracking info, so i can coordinate my calendar for reading time ;)

[@serpenttailedangel]

A shire cozy game does sound fun. (I've heard Shire/Harvest Moon crossovers pitched by fans of both before.) The graphics really are off-putting tho. The outside looks stylistic, but some of the hobbit holes look unfinished, and all of the character sprites look bad in a screenshot and worse in motion.

[@katebeckett6976]

It's a shame it's not on Amazon. I don't particularly love the company, but there is no shipping fee for me and to ship the book to Poland , it would cost me twice as much and I simply don't have the money

[@MissScarletTanager]

8:08 I played it back multiple times, and I *swear* it sounds like you said "Look back on it Fonda Lee". xD

[@BariiAlyn]

That Forbes list lost me at 50 Shades. There are some other questionable inclusions and rankings.

[@amichau]

It’s always a good time when Daniel growls at you in the opening.

[@ThatOneGuyOverThere]

Daniel I love your sweater where did you get it?

[@Henbot]

Honestly don’t get how some show runner’s approach is just to completely trash an IP. It like they just have a view that they know better? Fallout used the game backbone to weave a story and add new stuff, the boys are adapting the comics but doing changes within the cauldron of it. Use the backbone and bones of an IP and it makes it easier to weave stories. Even Kathlyn Kennedy regrets totally trashing SW EU couple years ago too. Saying how harder it was- use what you got like using Lego pieces of a Lego set.

[@laynelarson7240]

Haven't looked into the mistborn game anymore than this video, but I would be willing to bet it is a game more akin to dominion or star realms rather than magic/hearthstone/etc... wherein a player builds their deck turn by turn throughout the course of the game, and therein lies the main gameplay loop. Rather than in something like magic where you build your deck you even play the game, and then face off against someone. The zinc card having a money icon is very common in deckbuilders where cards cost money, and we can see these 3 cards have a money cost in the top right corner as well. VERY excited to see if this is good, I love deckbuilders. hope this helps fill in your gap of knowledge! you should check out slay the spire (video game) if you haven't before :)

[@briancohen-doherty4392]

"Power Sweater" Daniel in da house!

[@williammell845]

I started this video before having my morning caffeine and that welcome really woke me the fuck up. I threw my headphones off and I aint even mad lol.

[@bluegreen5377]

Wait wait wait, 50 shades is on the list but First Law trilogy isn't?! Really?

[@lucagianchino6404]

10:50 How the HECK made this list? Boh Good video mister goblin;)

[@patrickboyle1135]

Hard to say a lot about the Mistborn game. At the most basic, you've got 3 resources in these types of games; combat(for poking your opponent), health(self explanatory), and money(for buying new cards for your deck. You draw a hand, play all the cards, do all the effects, then put them in a discard pile. When your draw deck is empty, shuffle your discard and go again. Continue until one player is dead. Lots of other text appears to be pretty common mechanics; removing cards from the buy row, 'eliminating' is probably akin to trashing(in this instance removing from the game). All pretty standard. The spicy stuff is going to be how those allomantic metal resources play into the game. The game designer behind it did Mystic Vale, which is pretty fun, so I've got high hopes.

[@pkrdy3]

TIL they made season 3, 4, and 5 of The Witcher. I genuinely thought they were still working on season 3. Not that I'm going to watch any of it: loved season 1, couldn't finish season 2.

[@simmonslucas]

3:30. Oh hell yeah, mistborn magic makes for a perfect deck building game! Metals x magic systems allow for so many ways to interact. I wonder if they will have multiple end-game mechanics or if they will stick with tried and true HP like MTG? I'm definitely picking up some decks.

[@Glokta4]

I'm glad people are getting Neon Ghosts in their hands, I can't wait to get mine.

[@evanb6862]

I must be missing something with the Internet Archive story. I use Libby to frequently borrow ebooks from my local library. How is that different from what the Internet Archive is asking for?

[@DavidSanchez-eh1sy]

Do we have a release date for the lord of demons, Evan winter’s third book?

[@BonesNeverLie]

Man Mistborn and Wheel of Time are incredible but have you ever read 50 shades of grey?? What is going on in the book world?

[@natcommon]

The Bartimaeus Trilogy made the Forbes list??? I'm shocked because not many people talk about it but it's such an amazing series. It deserves the attention.

[@potionseller2083]

I would love a Larian Stormlight Archive game.

[@jonasquinn7977]

11:41 I can’t decide if “Greecent years” is a flub or an intentional pun when discussing classic inspired fantasy…

[@aksharaghav9657]

I might be attracting some heat here, but I really want to know, what do you people feel about downloading books? I redeveloped my interest in reading during the lockdown period, and read 34 books in 2020, all time high score! And I read all of them by downloading from a certain website. I rarely do that now, I save up pocket money and buy the books, but if a book is too expensive, I just download it.

[@Luumus]

The fact that they added "Fifty Shades" and "The Witcher" to Forbe's 30 best fantasy series made me distrust it right away. If they mean popular sure, but well written? Ha! Then again what can you expect from Forbe's lists? Last I heard a significant portion of their "30 under 30" ended up in jail for scams and frauds.

[@ChuffedLemon]

I would absolutely add The Witcher to my personal list, but FSOG? WTF

[@guddefulgaming]

Yeah no. While i understand the reasons not to put the physical book on amazon, as a European i absolutely wont buy your physical book while shipping costs as much as the product itself. Sucks, caus i really wanted to add it to my shelf, but what can i do. :/

[@hobbitgillam]

To maybe impart some knowledge about MTG & Deckbuilding games you might not know: MTG isn't a deckbuilding game. Yes you build decks before you play, but it's a tcg at heart. Deckbuilding games are closer to a board game, where you generally start with a basic deck and upgrade it in game. Looks like purchasing from a market in the mistborn game - similar to the game Dominion.

[@hockeyhalod]

So excited to add Neon ghost to my TBR shelf!!!!

[@ummon]

It's actually not complicated at all, libraries want to continue being libraries and publishers want to eek more money out of their industry by eliminating libraries.

[@lorddenithal]

Bartimaeus pronunciation was... well, it caught my ear.

[@petre1758]

Pro Library without a question, obviously. The qestion of weather we should uphold one of the greatest public goods brought about by the enightment or weather corporations should make even more money has a clear right answer.

[@DSollick]

"Thanks for changing my mind, comments." Where am I? Who am things?

[@mischarowe]

I really need to binge Fallout season 1.

[@KabbalahSherry]

You really do! 😃👌🏽 It's hella good, seriously.

[@mischarowe]

@@KabbalahSherry 👍

[@rettbull9100]

I will not be watching any more witcher. I stopped at season 2, when the producer said she didn't care for the books. Great way to tell the fanbase, hey this show isn't going to be for you, and am going to run it into the ground.

[@alexpiperhalliwell]

The showrunner didnt allow the cast to read the books to begin with. Its like she was trying to gaslight them.

[@evandickinson6393]

Discworld in the top 10...that's damn near unheard up! I absolutely agree that it should be in the top 10