From what I recall the powers were written as an RPG type game, it wouldn’t take a lot to make an RPG or video game out of it (yes I know it is a tabletop RPG as well now).

I think I only got 3ish books in (maybe 4 can’t recall) but having to hear the exact amounts of material for their powers really struck the idea home is all. I believe I read he played DnD and if true it shows.

The movement may make it more fun than the rest of the ideas combined really (just look at spider man, the agility alone makes that a fun combat system), that’s probably where’s it’ll succeed or die off I imagine. It may be good without a good movement mechanic there but it’d be awesome with it done right.

Been awhile but not all powers were movement based either, while it can make or break a game it may break the setting if not done well either, which would suck for fans but if it’s fun to play then it’s fun to play.

At my age I’ve played enough adaptations that weren’t overly true to the material but still has a fun game underneath can’t recall exactly but I know I’ve had that thought previously.

I dont trust anyone with a live action mistborn imo. Stuff like the mist, rain of ash and flying around the city it just needs to be animated. With live action they would try to save money everywhere, like the dragons in game of thrones.

I didn’t notice anything in the first book, my ex-Mormon friend did; and I think it was more to do with the writing style.

In the third book, it got more pronounced. I only know broad strokes about Mormonism so it’s hard to put a finger on more than a couple of details. That being said, the two spirits merging together to destroy/remake the world plays into some Mormon beliefs and plays into their focus on being doomsday preppers. Plus, the whole pivot to the main character handing the book to Sazed at the end to spread its teachings was a huge nod to John Smith allegedly finding the Book of Mormon and starting the church.

Those things are what caused me to do a bit of digging on Sanderson and finding out he went to Brigham Young University (and I just found out he teaches there too). Brigham Young is well known for being a Mormon University, since it’s named after the religion’s 2nd leader (and iirc he was also the guy that pushed the church to go poligamist)

A) I could do that, as I already said, yes.

B) I’m glad you enjoyed Mistborn. I enjoy frozen pizza. Is it culinary art? No, and I’m not writing an essay to explain why. Just try some other food and then reflect on your experiences.

Reddit needs you. You shouldn’t bother posting on lemmy. You bringing nothing of value.

Do you realize how entitled it is to expect a detailed explanation for why Mistborn, Twilight, and a stack of fart jokes aren’t the height of literature?

What’s next, I say the sky is blue and you tell me to prove it? Go outside. Look up. Behold.

Never have I have had to ask twice from an avid reader for a book recommendation. It’s like asking for a tech geeks favorite linux distro.

I know and chat with actual literature professors and professional authors. Someone who knows what they are talking about is not reluctant to share knowledge with people. I always learn, even by accident being in the mere vicinity of those folks. You are not from that group.

For you I recommend Something Happened, by Joseph Heller

I suspect your life is going to go about as good as Bob’s life. Nice easy book by a famous author. I’ve read dozens of books and this was one of them.

You’re very confusing. All I said was that Mistborn is badly written, which is objectively true. The statement was a shibboleth for people who love books.

Well he is a proponent of hard magic systems so it’s not so much that he wrote it like a video game I think, that video game is necessitate hard magic systems.

Is that the one where they have to eat metal to do magic? That always struck me as weird. Like that kid you knew in grade school that ate pennies.

Bro lost me on the first “secret project” book deal. A crowd funded campaign to release like 4 books that “will never be on audible or kindle” as this big stance against the audible/kindle monopoly.

He pulled in $43 million.

What did he do? Put the books up on audible and kindle less than 6 months later with a half assed social media post about how he “won” better conditions for VAs and bigger cuts for authors.

What a crock of shit. Here comes the fattest grifter of the LDS church, again, to fuck up yet another media format with his horseshit.

I was more thinking he wrote it like a tabletop RPG system that adapts to a video game. I realize now I left out the tabletop bit from my previous comment.