Ratings1,275
Average rating4.1
I enjoyed the story more than the actual writing, but the story's strengths lie most of all in focusing on the world of game design and development more than the relationships of the protagonists, so that's potentially damning it with faint praise.
An adaptation that's willing to both take some liberties and to fill in the hazier gaps in the author's knowledge in how games are actually made would probably work really well.