Quote: As for expecting "extreme enlightenment" in the publishing arena, I have yet to find a book at any price which has given me the "magic" answer
Right. Which is why my ears perked up when Red made his initial claims that by merely studing "he knew how to get a game published and marketed".
Quote: I'm looking at the technical aspect of the book; everything else is a bonus
IMO, it's "the bonus" that makes REd's book worth looking at; it's HOW HE is putting togetehr the technical stuff in an original manner that makes it worth reading. Hence, you can't separate the Technical from the Bonus.
As I see it, if I **just** wanted the technical aspect, I can look at the manual. If I want to know how this technical stuff comes together, then I read Reds book in the hopes that he has EXPERIENCE USING THE TECHNICAL STUFF TO MAKE GAMES AND THUS PRESENTS ME WITH AN ORIGINAL VIEWPOINT. If this isn't the case, then the most Red can claim is HE HAS READ HOW TO PUT THE TECHNICAL STUFF TOGETHER, BUT HAS NO PERSONAL EVIDENCE OF IT'S EFFECTIVENESS, thus diminishing the value of the book IMO.
