# Player vs. Monster

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- Book: [Player vs. Monster](https://www.bookquiver.com/jaroslav-svelch/player-vs-monster) ([Player vs. Monster.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jaroslav-svelch/player-vs-monster.md))
- Authors: [Jaroslav Svelch](https://www.bookquiver.com/jaroslav-svelch)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6204-775-3
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2023-02-07
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

An ode to the gruesome game characters we love to beat—from the monsters of D&D to the mutants of The Last of Us—and what they tell us about ourselves. Since the early days of video games,...