I, too, appreciate these reviews very much. But like I was saying to Bill, it's always important to point out the positives as well as the negatives of something you are reviewing. Both reviews highly recommend the book, but it's not clear in one why that is the case, since the author spends more time nitpicking (his words!) than establishing why the book is recommended or "essential reading" or what have you. I certainly don't mind his criticisms and in fact agree with them, but it would have been nice to see what he liked about the book as well.

As much as I hate Ruins of Myth Drannor, even I can point out some positive things about it, such as its great potential--it really had promise. I honestly think the only reason it turned out so poor was that it was rushed through production and lacked a coherent vision. My guess is that there was a lot of drama that we don't know about that caused it. Same for the last Ultima or King's Quest games--no doubt there was something there, but for various reasons it didn't pan out. That said, there are plenty of good things about both of them that tend to get ignored. Hell, I've even seen a guy go out of his way to defend E.T. for the Atari 2600!

Anyway, again I appreciate both reviews very much and would love, love, love to see more!