Multiple titles, different publishers, books missing?

[Occular Malice]

I'm really confused. There's this title (that I owned) but I only see a dozen or so books available in the app, some others available a DLC, but there are some titles missing like Scorpion Swamp, etc. So why doesn't this game have all of the books?

What's more confusing is there are two different products by a different publisher (Nomad Games) which has Fighting Fantasy Legends (which appears to be a more featured version of this app) and they also had a different title called Fighting Fantasy Legends Portal which then became Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy (which only includes three books).

Was there some kind of licensing issues or something? Which game is the official one as they both claim to be? I must be missing a key event or something. Hoping someone can shed some light on this for me.

[TinManGames]

Originally posted by Occular Malice:

I'm really confused. There's this title (that I owned) but I only see a dozen or so books available in the app, some others available a DLC, but there are some titles missing like Scorpion Swamp, etc. So why doesn't this game have all of the books?

Hi there! There are currently 15 of the 60+ Fighting Fantasy gamebooks in the library. We are slowly adding more, but as a small team with other paying projects, this takes time. Expect to see 3-4 more this year. We don't have licenses for all the books and illustrations, but we'll try to secure as many as we can.

Originally posted by Occular Malice:

What's more confusing is there are two different products by a different publisher (Nomad Games) which has Fighting Fantasy Legends (which appears to be a more featured version of this app) and they also had a different title called Fighting Fantasy Legends Portal which then became Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy (which only includes three books).

Essentially Fighting Fantasy Classics versions of the gamebooks are almost 1:1 digital recreations of the paper versions. All other versions of the books, including Nomad's titles, Inkle's Sorcery series, Branching Narrative's video version of Deathtrap Dungeon, and our very own 3D version of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, are adaptations of the books they are based on, with changes to the overall presentation, text, choices, combat system or artwork.

Originally posted by Occular Malice:

Was there some kind of licensing issues or something? Which game is the official one as they both claim to be? I must be missing a key event or something. Hoping someone can shed some light on this for me.

They are all official, just modified adaptations to suit the style of game the developer was intending. If you want the authentic gamebook-like experience, with the original dice rules then FFC is your best choice, If you want to experience some Fighting Fantasy gamebooks taken in new design directions, then you may prefer those.

[Occular Malice]

Thanks for the explanation! Good luck with the future titles. Really enjoying the classic experience.