Felipe Pepe has released the fifth — and final — alpha preview of his epic tome of video game reviews, The CRPG Book:

It’s finally here! I present you our fifth release, the 450-page preview of the CRPG Book!

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This will be the last “alpha preview”, as the book is very close to be completed. The big updates here are the computer history timeline, which is finally completed, and the addition of hyperlinks and .pdf bookmarks – perhaps our most requested feature.

I’ve also added new articles on the history of JRPGs, difference between ports, cancelled RPGs and a FAQ to beginners. Plus dozens of new reviews – Dwarf Fortress, Mass Effect 3, Pillars of Eternity, Ultima VII, Wizardry VII, Planescape: Torment and many more…

Sadly, the pace of new review in the past months has been extremely slow, so if you’re interested in writing a review for the CRPG Book, please do so! We could use the help!

You can download a PDF version of the book directly from Felipe’s site, and the link below is for the same file.