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> Genre: Romance > So that what happens to game designers when they retire?

So that what happens to game designers when they retire?

Billy and the Beast by Eli Easton

January 12, 2021 by Professor FluffyKitten Leave a Comment

Eli Easton is the pen name of Jane Jensen a game designer and writer who helmed one of the more successful Sierra adventure game series, Gabriel Knight. She is also somewhat blamed for the death of adventure games due to a specific puzzle in Gabriel Knight 3 and the fact that it was the last adventure game released by Sierra. This is a shame mostly due to Jane Jensen being A. one of the only female game designers who directed her own series of games (still almost unheard of); B. Gabriel Knight 1 and 2 are fantastic games; C. Adventure games were in decline long before Gabriel Knight 3 came out.

This to also say, Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within is one of my all-time favourite game! While the writing can be a bit cheesy at times, Jensen manages to create a sprawling well-researched saga with some historical touch. Jensen proves that she was one of the best (if not the best) adventure games writer and it’s a shame that her games are remembered because of a bad puzzle.

If you ever played Gabriel Knight 2 it might not be too surprising that Jensen pivoted to writing M/M romance considering the queer subtext of the game (which was frankly very much text). Not that it doesn’t have any issues, as it is a very 90’s interpretation of queerness, but in a medium that often prides itself in its heteronormativity (especially in the 90’s) Jensen’s work was rather subversive.

This to say, I only found out a few weeks ago that she now writes M/M romance and once I did I had to pick up one of her books and that was the first one I did. The book was ok, another modern retelling of beauty and the beast, nothing too exciting but an enjoyable read. In hindsight maybe I should have read ROBBY RIVERTON: MAIL ORDER BRIDE because of that cover, but also I mostly just want her to make Gabriel Knight 4.

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Eli Easton, fairy tale retelling, m/m, m/m romance

Professor FluffyKitten's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Eli Easton, fairy tale retelling, m/m, m/m romance ·
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