I’d find something I thought was an interesting fact and I’d try to validate it. I have two answers! From the research side, it was the sheer amount of misinformation out there. How did the book change as you wrote it? What surprised you, either from the research or the writing itself? I did, and I learned later I was the first person to pitch that game to Boss Fight! There's probably a moral to this story but I'm not sure I learned it.

My friend Matt - the first one - told me to stop worrying and do it anyway. There were a lot of angles I could take, but I didn't want to pitch Resident Evil because I was certain hundreds of people had already pitched it. I knew I could walk through the entire game like a museum exhibit and talk about what every little thing is doing and how it's contributing to the overall atmosphere. I remember comparing it to Alone in the Dark, a PC game from a few years prior that I had also played. I have vivid memories of that night, playing it for the first time with two friends. It was the first PlayStation game I played. That's certainly not obscure so I didn't give it much thought, but it kept creeping back into my mind. I figured I could pitch some truly bizarre title nobody else would dare pitch, and that that would help me stand out a bit.Ī different friend of mine - both of these friends are named Matt, for maximum confusion - had recently rekindled my interest in the first Resident Evil game. I wasn't sure what I'd want to write about, so I brainstormed a bunch of weird and obscure games. I think he didn't want to go through the process alone. I encouraged him, and he encouraged me right back. I had a friend who really wanted to submit a pitch. What was the initial kernel of an idea that made you pitch Resident Evil to us as a subject? Both Philip's book on Resident Evil and Gabe's book on Majora's Mask are funding now on Kickstarter. This is the fifth and final installment of our author-vs.-author Boss Fight Q&A series.

Bible Adventures by Gabe Durham