Top Video games that need to be novels

 I am a huge gamer. one thing I like almost as much as gaming is reading a good Sci-fi novel. and as proved by the HALO series: video games make AMAZING BOOKS! this is my list of Video games that deserve and/or need Novels! I will also touch on where or why they would make the novel. SPOILER ALERT. I will spoil some stuff.

Novel List:

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H𝝺LF-LIFE

Half Life is 100% My favorite video game. (I finally beat it about a week ago!) And it also has an extensive story. HL has a story in the first game that really could be novelized a la The Flood by William C Deitz. The stories scope largens significantly in HL2'S city 17. Half Life has a lot of great supporting characters too!

Where could the novel end up in the timeline?

• During the Black Mesa incident?
• Before it?
• Connecting HL1 and HL2?

What would it be?

• I would like a novel starring my favorite sub-Character: Adrian Shepard! They could do a novel about HL1 with viewpoints from Adrian, Gordon and Barney.
• I have no idea what went on in between HL 1 and HL2.
• I would also like a bit of backstory for XEN.

METROID PRIME

Metroid has an extensive story like HALF LIFE and HALO. I have never played Other M but from what I have heard it may be the classic "It was too stupid. redo it somehow." (Sonic Chronicles) I enjoy Metroid as a fun shooter title. I know everyone says Super Metroid is the best game. however, FPS GAMES ARE 100% MY FAVORITE. METROID PRIME ROCKS!

Where?

• Backstory to Prime?
• New Samus story?
• Novelization of Super?

What?

• Metroid Prime Hunters has a ton of background bounty hunters. what about a series starring all of them?
• Ridley Backstory?
• Why did the Metroids attack humans?
• What about the galactic federation?
• Dark Samus?

PORTAL

Yup. NO-BRAINER. The lore of Portal is COMPLETELY NUTS. Go read the wiki if you want to know what I mean. Wheatly! Chell! GlaDOS! Rattman! Cave Johnson! The possibilities are limitless! The cover idea is for the best possible book idea. I love the Portal games. but 1 thing stands out above the rest. the iconic cake offering murderous robot! If Valve does a Portal novel... I will read the ever-loving crap out of that.

Where?

• Bring your daughter to work day?
• When Caroline was ported to GlaDOS?
• During the game?

What?

• GlaDOS origin story?
• Chell story?
• Rattman story?
• Apertures origin?

MEGA MAN

Mega Man was my absolute favorite video game as a kid. as I got older, I decided to give Mega Man Zero a shot. Zero immediately became my favorite. But I wondered... where did classic Mega Man go? Why was X a cyber elf? there also is a good bit of Mega Man lore. Another thing about the Mega Man franchise is that there are so many different Mega Men to use! example: MegaMan.exe, Mega Man ZX, Mega Man A, Mega Man Vollnut!

Where?

• In-between games?
• During a game? 
• Prologue?
• Epilogue?

What?

• Mega Man origin?
• Proto Man novel? (What was he doing during mm2 and mm1?)
• Zero?
• What about Ceiel and the Biometals?
• Bass?

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

Sonic is one of my favorite franchises. easily. A Sonic novel would have something to do with 2006 or Adventure DX/2. The lore for those games is way better than the Genesis games. A Shadow the hedgehog novel would be great! how about Tikal or Chaos? Sonic's origin? The comics seemed to do a great job with the story. If Ian Flynn writes one count me in! 

Where?

• Related to Sonic Adventure?
• Before it?
• Tikal's time?
• Aftermath of Adventure 2?

What?

• Shadow novel?
• Tails and Sonic origin?
• How about the ARK?
• Eggman origin?

QUAKE

May not be your first pick but it needs a novel. ID Software's acclaimed arena FPS is a great game but doesn't have a huge story. HOWEVER: There are a TON of story opportunities. Strogg! Q3A backstory? and what about Quake 4? I love Quake 2 and Live. How about a little method to the madness? If DOOM can do it so can they!

Where?

• A Quake novel could probably fit almost anywhere!

What?

• A Quake 2 novel about the Strogg?
• Quake 4 novel?
• Quake 3 backstory?
• Quake og novel?

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed reading my list of video games that need novels! FYI. this is for full length novels. like 350-page ones. Some of these may already have novels. I have only read the HALO novels. so, I apologize is if any of these already have novels that I did not know about.