Best children video & electronics game books according to redditors

The “Sword One”

This is the cover image for the Encyclopedia , For anyone interested

Not OP, but here's my story about why Pokémon Blue is (tied as) my favorite game:

Spring 1999: I am eight years old, and Pokémon is subtly beginning to prod my cultural consciousness. Kids in the second grade are beginning to bring cards to school, and although I don't understand the numbers or detailed information they present, I find the artwork compelling. A boy named Ryan gives me few duplicates he has: energies, weak commons, trainer cards. I become vaguely aware of something called a “Pikachu” and notice it starting to appear on Pop-Tart boxes and magazine displays when I accompany my mother to the grocery store. I wonder if it is male or female. Occasionally, I catch snippets of the anime series on T.V. as my brother and I flipp through the channels, looking for Disney or Nickelodeon. The art style reminds me of Dragon Ball Z, but it isn't violent enough to hold my attention.

Summer 1999: My grandmother, previously a kindergarten teacher and now a principal in another state, visits our home in Kentucky. She brings a copy of a book that had been popular at her recent Scholastic School Book Fair as a gift: the Official Pokémon Handbook. By now, I know the yellow clown-mouse on the front is Pikachu, but the T.V. show has still not drawn me in. I tentatively flip through the book and scan the scientific-sounding descriptions, for the first time genuinely intrigued by the concept of Pokémon. I ask my mom if I can use my allowance to buy Pokémon cards. I am still not aware that a Pokémon video game exists.

Late Summer 1999: Soccer practice. I am terrible at soccer, and my father’s work schedule means that I am dropped off at the soccer field an hour or more before practice starts. While I wait, I read the Official Pokémon Handbook. Later, I supplement my reading with a promotional pamphlet describing the Pokémon TCG and a couple of fan magazines I convinced my mother to buy. One day, a boy at the soccer field is playing a Game Boy with a bright red cartridge. I ask about it, and he points at my magazines. I ask to play it, and he says no. Returning home, I ask my mother she can buy me the game, and she says no.

Fall 1999: I return to school, an academic Pokémon Master, still having not played the game. I can recite virtually all of the information from the Official Pokémon Handbook, and I raise my finger like Professor Oak when doing so. A friend quizzes me, asking if I can name a legendary Pokémon. I say “Arcanine” and he laughs. Joke’s on him, because I pull out my dog-eared book and open to Arcanine’s info page, where he is described as “Legendary”. My friend backs off, saying that’s not what he meant.

December 1999: My mother knows that my favorite color is green, so I am confused when she asks if I like red or blue the best. Cooler Ranch Doritos are preferable to Nacho Cheese Doritos, so I say blue. I receive no Doritos and am disappointed.

Christmas 1999: I am no longer disappointed. I get Blue Version and my brother gets Yellow. When I understand the difference later, I am envious, but for now my game is emblazoned with a goddamn Cannon Turtle (“Blastoise: the shellfish pokémon,” I say, finger raised) while his has the clown-mouse, which was never my favorite.

2000-present: I am enthralled.

Basically, Pokémon represented the first time that I felt consciously that my identity was developing as a consequence of my appreciation for and knowledge of something external to my experience. I was part of a community that discussed this topic, that traded strategies and tactics, that speculated on the mysteries of yet-undiscovered regions and creatures. It was a game that rewarded dedication, and I was a dedicated child. That tenacity and curiosity began to pay off as things I had previously ignored or been confused by, such as the television show or the card game, began to open up to me. The show didn’t have to be another Dragon Ball Z because it was about friendship and faith in yourself and your allies. The card game wasn’t just about art, but rather, the artwork concealed a whole pool of strategy and the inevitable friendships that could come about by way of discussing that strategy.

I still remember the first time I encountered someone who built a deck with a strategy more complex than just putting the strongest cards in front of him.

“My whole deck is set up so I control which Pokémon my opponent has in play,” he said, showing me how and Dark Machoke’s Drag Off and Machamp’s Fling could be used to determine which Pokémon his opponent used. He was older, maybe 14. I was impressed.

And this continued basically until the present day. I still return to Pokémon Blue on an annual basis, trying to relive that sense of excitement and discovery that I felt 17 years ago. That feeling is diminished every time I play, but it never disappears completely.

The only other game that comes close is Morrowind, and that’s a story for another time.

MY CONSTANT NEED FOR ALL THINGS POKEMON HAS MADE MY WALLET CRY THIS MONTH.

ANYWAY, BACK ON TOPIC... I NEVER EXPERIENCED POKEMON LIKE THAT BECAUSE I HAD THE POKEMON HANDBOOK. IT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL TO GO IN BLIND, BUT I WORRY I'D END UP REGRETTING MY TEAM CHOICES. AND YEAH, THE WANTING ALL THE INFORMATION NOW THING AS WELL. SO I'LL PROBABLY NEVER EXPERIENCE THAT.

The Gamers Bible

Source page: https://www.amazon.com/Freddy-Files-Five-Nights-Freddys/dp/1338139347/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1487876315&sr=1-1

Luckily for you, there are quite a few resources full of info on the Halo Canon. Whatever you're looking for, you'll find here.

• Halopedia is arguably the best resource for everything Halo, but you'll probably suffer SCP Syndrome and get dragged in for hours and forget what you were there for in the first place.
  
  
• The Halo Story subreddit has a lot of Q&A type posts dating back for years, so whatever questions you may have are probably already answered. If for some reason your questions aren't there, just post them and the awesome community over there will help you out.
  
  
• There are two massive "Halo Bibles" that have been published so far, with the older Halo Encyclopedia covering almost everything released up to Halo: Reach and the new Halo Mythos covering everything from the fall of the Precursors to the months leading up to Halo Wars 2. Mythos, in particular, has some beautiful artwork that could help you get an idea of the mood you'd want for your campaign.
  
  As far as youtuber's go, there are two main ones that I'm aware of. I'm sure there are more, and if anybody would PM me or comment below, I'll add them to the list.
  
  
• Halo Canon, who has videos on almost any topic imaginable.
  
  
• Halo Follower, who focuses more on the "real world" side of Halo, but does have an awesome lore playlist
  
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  Edit: After some quick googling, I've discovered that there is a fan-made Halo RPG called Halo Mythic, which has its own subreddit at /r/HaloMythic/

Afaik, they've made one every Gen, though there is not yet one for Gen VI. Here's the handbook for Gen V: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0545427711/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1397868745&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

The game moves way too quick for any book to be relevant except for a short amount of time, although these are really nice looking books that i plan to buy even if they are outdated.
http://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Redstone-Handbook-Official-Mojang/dp/054568515X
just look for the official mojang handbooks that look like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Pokemon-Kalos-Region-Handbook-Scholastic/dp/0545646022/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=pokemon+handbook&qid=1573852603&sr=8-4

if reading (and bonding) is your goal, you can buy a "Pokemon Handbook" (basically a encyclopedia of pokemon, with their pictures and descriptions! I linked one). there are way more pokemon now than when i was a kid but as a kid i absolutely adored my copy, and read through it countless times. Most are sorted by "Region" of pokemon. An idea is that you can read it together, act out the moves, and go out to hunt for the pokemom cards of his favorites. Honestly as a kid I was vastly disapointed with the card game, as it had aso many rules,and what I really wanted to do was yknow, pretend to shoot fire and stuff.

The Freddy Files is an official "guidebook" made to... solve lore. Learn the game mechanics. Meet the characters, I dunno.

https://www.amazon.com/Freddy-Files-Five-Nights-Freddys/dp/1338139347/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510294430&sr=8-1&keywords=freddy+files

I got my kiddo this for xmas: http://www.amazon.com/Pokemon-Essential-Handbook-Scholastic/dp/0545427711

She uses it frequently to look things up and i find her reading it from time to time. If he is reading the trainer box, this would surely give him loads of reading fun. Plus its a benefit for the game and its fairly cheap.

https://www.amazon.com.mx/Five-Nights-Freddys-Survival-Logbook/dp/1338229303/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504038152&sr=1-5

Here are the links: US Amazon version, UK Amazon version

It's an official book, published by Scholastic Press. There is the redstone one featured here as well as an essentials, construction, and combat book.

https://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Essential-Handbook-Official-Mojang/dp/0545669936

I still have a book from that game.

Clone Wars Adventures: The Official Guide to the Virtual World

https://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Complete-Collection-Stephanie-Milton/dp/0545823285

Here's a link to the updated handbook collection. The price really isn't too bad, and they are nice quality books.

Protip, usually you can shorten links like these, it looks pretty messy, check this: https://www.amazon.com/Five-Nights-Freddys-Survival-Logbook/dp/1338229303/

Isn't there supposed to be a FNaF Survival Guide coming out in like a year? I thought we saw news about that a while back.

Edit: Yeah, it's on the out of the loop post- here's a link.
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Nights-Freddys-Survival-Logbook/dp/1338229303/

I understand.
Oh boy, do I understand.

As I've said, your best bet would probably be reading the books. It isn't telling the same story that the games are but the stories share many similarities and are less confusing to follow. If you really want the game's story though, try The Freddy Files: https://www.amazon.com/Freddy-Files-Five-Nights-Freddys/dp/1338139347/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

It's not the whole story put together but it gives you the details that you might have missed in the games and it gives possible explanations to things that are not answered in the games.

Hope this helps. :)

Yes get one of the 'Pokémon Handbooks' (probably this)


Or this when it comes out, although it's more of a strategy guide.


Or you could just play around on the Pokédex section of the Pokémon website.

New info or not, the descriptions of the book specifically mention that they'll talk about lore, and not just tips and strategies.

But then again, that's unlikely, considering what this descriptions says.

I didn't say it had the biggest, most expansive universe. I'm not dumb.

But I'm a really big fan of the books, which got me looking into the expanded universe. I know Halo doesn't have movies or TV shows or a million bajillion books like the Star Wars/Warhammer ones, but I think for what it is, it's pretty good.

You've got the story arc of the games which introduces the humans and the Covenant and their conflict, then the books show how the conflict started, the human history before the Covenant, the Covenant conflict within itself, and the conflict betweeh humans, covenant, and flood (and all combinations of those) in places not seen in the game. The comics help flesh that out as well.

And then the Forerunner novels that just started coming out are fleshing out the ancient times of humanity and the covenant and stuff like that. It's looking more and more like the Marathon games are tied in with Halo, so all that backstory and that universe could probably be lumped in with Halo. Not to mention that the books also deal with the different factions of the Covenant which from there splinter off into their own backgrounds.

And then you have the ARG's with their whole background and stuff like that.

I think it really hit me when I got the Halo Encyclopedia link and it really fleshes stuff out, and anything that you want more info on, you could probably get.

I'm definitely not saying it has the largest universe or anything like that. But for what started out as a pretty straight-forward series of FPS games, I think it fleshed itself out very nicely.

Sorry if I don't make sense at times, I'm terrible at articulating my thoughts. :P

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Nope. It wasn't removed. https://www.amazon.com/Five-Nights-Freddys-Survival-Logbook/dp/1338229303/

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Scott+Cawthon&search-alias=books

The Ultimate Survival Handbook and the Crafting and Construction Handbook are planned for a November 1st release. I believe they'll release a Kindle version as well!

My girlfriend didn't know who the fuck Charizard was. She got this for Christmas that year.

Great offer!!

Jules, age 7, drew Rosie Revere, Engineer because she wants to be an engineer some day. She was excited to use my graph paper! It is on my kids' wishlist, down at the bottom. Here she is with her drawing!

Sebastian, age 5, drew a Minecraft book. I have been trying to add those Minecraft books to their wishlist for days, but every time I try to add them it pops up with an error. I have no clue why. So it's not on their wishlist. Here he is with his drawing!

Merry Christmas! :)

There are a lot of nice FNaF shirts out there, if you're hoping to get him a gift that's both practical and fun.

Here's a Foxy shirt from Hot Topic. This hoodie is pretty nice too. They have many other options.

Target has this and this.

Walmart has FNaF shirts / hats / etc. as well -- check the boys' section.

The plushies made by Funko are nice, and there are several different Foxy ones to choose from, too. Those are sold at the same stores linked above, as well as Gamestop and other game / media stores.

There's also a FNaF bed set that was recently released, but it doesn't prominently feature Foxy. Still.. practical and fun gift.. so there you go.

If he likes to read, the first FNaF novel was released about a year ago, and the second one will be out by the end of July. There will be a third within the next year, in all likelihood. These books are published by Scholastic and are at about a 7th grade reading level. Lots of people here -- kids, teens, adults -- have read it and enjoyed it.

There's also The Freddy Files but that won't be out for ~2mos so I'm not sure it will be in time for his birthday.

If he likes Legos, there are building sets made by McFarlane Toys. The Foxy one is a Walmart exclusive, and one of the larger sets, I think.

Hope he has a great birthday party! Tell him he can come hang out with the "cool kids" here after he turns 13, heh.

*Pissed because the description on Amazon UK lied to them

He might like Minecraft Story Mode.

There's also the Minecraft Blockpedia and as someone also mentioned, The complete Handbook collection. The construction book in that set is good for making nicer looking houses.

My 6 year old loves the handbooks:
http://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-The-Complete-Handbook-Collection/dp/0545685192

You'd be surprised what a kid at that age can build on their own in Minecraft.

Download the music from the game records and play it while the kids are eating and hanging out.

Make your best attempt at a Desert Temple cake.
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Set up a small LAN where the kids can play the game itself and introduce their friends to it. This is a good "cool down" activity after cake/presents/etc.

Print out block textures, and use those as wrapping paper.

Give some books like these as gifts
http://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Redstone-Handbook-Official-Mojang/dp/054568515X/

http://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Essential-Handbook-Official-Mojang/dp/0545669936/

or just have them around at the party for kids to look through.

For an activity how about some minecraft papercraft?
http://pixelpapercraft.com/

Maybe get some minecraft themed food for all to enjoy.

Cake, cookies, bread, steak, potatoes, milk, mushroom stew, quite a few options.

http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Food

YouTube commentators: (Most of these are kid friendly with little foul language - it's been a while since I listened to them, so they might have changed since then)
ChimneySwift11
Captain Sparklez
Coe's Quest - Really good
Dan021
EthosLab
MinecraftWB
paulsoaresjr - survive and thrive series

Most of the videos will be using a different version that is out today. The PC version might be a bit overwhelming for him as you have to use the keyboard and mouse at the same time, but you can do the hard lifting by doing things for him or letting him run the mouse or keyboard while you do the other.

My niece can't play the PC version but she will get on the Android version with her brother and they will play together, so he might enjoy doing that with you. if you have two computers on the same home network you can both play in the same world. It might be a great way for your son and you to learn together without purchasing a server. One blogger I read suggested https://gforceservers.com/ as a good server host to use - I have not used them so I don't know how good/bad they are.

The PaulSoaresJr Play and thrive is a great introduction as he posts the map and then walks you through how to do things and you can follow along on the same map.

Minecraftforum.net is another good resource, where you can post if you get stuck or have a question.

There is a set of Minecraft books: http://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Complete-Collection-Stephanie-Milton/dp/0545685192/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422626759&sr=1-1&keywords=minecraft . My nephew got them for Christmas and they are very well done.

I don't know if you know there are different levels you can play, so you may want to start his worlds in 'easy' in survival mode or 'creative'. Easy if I remember correctly has no monsters and the food bar doesn't deplete, you have to go out mining to get your materials to build. Creative has all the blocks available to you and the blocks are easy to break.

Good luck with your son.

There is an actual Minecraft for Dummies http://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Dummies-Portable-Edition-Computers/dp/1118537149 thought that was funny.

Here you go!

I'd get this Minecraft book for my daughter. She has two in the series already, but wants the rest for Christmas. It's good to share the love!

I'd suggest asking him to write down some of his favorite pokemon. Each game as a different selection of critters, including the starter pokemon (who are usually big favorites) and the rare, powerful legendary pokemon (usually the critter on the box).

As far as which game to choose, it is hard to go wrong with classic pokemon games. X and Y are about a year old but are good quality games. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire came out two days ago (they're remakes of the third pokemon games from 2003) and are also high quality.

My real suggestion would be this - figure out if your son is a kid who will spend tons of time invested in the game. If they are, get them a game for Christmas and a handbook like this. I am a teacher and I have a fifth of my class who love to look up, share, and draw with these books.

The main problem with Minecraft is you have no way of knowing how to craft things without additional help. You can watch someone else playing on YouTube, which I'm never a fan of, or Mojang have brought out a really nice series of books to help get you into the game:

https://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Essential-Handbook-Updated-Official/dp/0545823269/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QBNF3GH8YVWB2CR59N38&dpID=514t4xeAlxL&preST=_SY344_BO1,204,203,200_QL70_&dpSrc=detail

Also if at all you can get hold of a second PC, or a laptop, you can really easily set up a LAN in the options menu, and play and build together. It makes everything infinitely more fun.

Try this link. Does this work? https://www.amazon.com/Five-Nights-at-Freddys-Guidebook/dp/1338139347/ref=sr_1_2/163-4500732-8863366?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482961887&sr=1-2

(It's probably gonna go down soon just as a note)

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Are you aware of this lovely set of books...? They make a great gift.

http://www.amazon.com/Pokemon-Essential-Handbook-Scholastic/dp/0545427711

My nephew Jakob has been really into minecraft lately and a couple months ago was able to get a book about it at his schools book Fair. He loves being able to read the book and get ideas of what he can create next. So i know he would really love this Minecraft Red Stone handbook to go with his other book.

My brother Kevin loves watching youtube and one of the youtubers he watches is coming out with a book called Girl Online that I know he would love.

Thanks for doing this and thanks for considering them!

this is fun! this please

No, they exist.

as for apps, if you are on iOS, farlanders made a nice guide book a while back.

edit: for a nice book, not an app, this series was awesome, especially the redstone guide.

If your really serious about this, this book is really great. There is a table of contents so you can look up exactly what you want to know, or what you find interesting. But other than that, playing through the games (Halo CE, 2, 3, ODST, Reach, wars, and 4) would be the best way to build a connection to the characters as your boyfriend has.

I doubt it will interest you, but This

Wow, thanks!

He's 6 and having no trouble with the game. He got a basic Pokemon book from the library and loved it.

http://www.amazon.com/Pokemon-Essential-Handbook-Scholastic/dp/0545427711/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422041218&sr=8-1&keywords=pokemon+book

Maybe I should just buy this for him. He just likes to see what Pokemon there are, and read about them.

Also he seems to be making another guidebook too. Here's the link. https://www.amazon.com/Five-Nights-Freddys-Survival-Logbook/dp/1338229303

No, i don’t think there any comparison with real animals other that what people assume on the internet.

here what i was talking about.

Someone found this on Amazon, now we're trying to prove whether or not it's official or fanmade.

The Minecraft Handbook Collection is pretty neat! https://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Complete-Collection-Stephanie-Milton/dp/0545685192

http://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-For-Dummies-Jacob-Cordeiro/dp/1118537149

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I was referring to this one. I would love an updated one with all the EU after halo 3.

Yes, yes it does.

From the official printed Halo Encyclopedia page 198:
>The Gravemind slowly convinced Mendicant Bias that he was a superior being, whose destiny was to rise above his programming, assert this own free will, and eliminate the Forerunners.

And yes, that's canon.

http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Encyclopedia-Definitive-Guide-Universe/dp/0756688698

Amazon states that people who bought this also bought the Xbox 360 version of the game. Which is funny because it seems that this is directed toward the PC version (Chapter 1 is about creating an account on minecraft.net, buying the game, and basic controls such as w to walk.)

I believe in Snow.

I really wish that people saw everyone else as little kids see everyone else. Happy, not scary or creepy or any other derogatory adjective that we use to describe people, and so full of life. First impressions were always positive and exciting and everyone could be your new best friend. I wish that were true. I have become too skeptical now, and the world would be much better if everyone saw each other as kids do.

This please! :)

Changed each and every password 'cause Momma didn't raise no fool.

My son has really been wanting this Minecraft book!

Refers to this:
https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Logbook-Five-Nights-Freddys/dp/1338229303/ref=pd_sbs_14_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RE2DE0ZXG37NC3Q3DC5X

Not whatever the heck this is? Looks like self pubbed fanfiction, but no idea...
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Nights-Freddys-Schmidt-ultimate/dp/1975937376/ref=pd_sbs_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RE2DE0ZXG37NC3Q3DC5X

https://www.amazon.com/Freddy-Files-Five-Nights-Freddys/dp/1338139347/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501294975&sr=8-1&keywords=the+freddy+files

As someone with anxiety, I totally understand your pain. (Mine doesn't manifest as LITERAL physical pain, but Doing Things can be hard some days.) Minecraft is the first "resource management-lite" game I've found that doesn't feel TOO easy, but doesn't force me to constantly keep track of a dozen things at once. I can focus on mining during one play session, crops during another, livestock during a third, maybe build some cool stuff...

As for the redstone, there is [a kids' book] (https://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Redstone-Handbook-Updated-Official/dp/0545823242) on how this works, published by the folks from Mojang themselves a few years back.

I've found it helpful (as a 30-something, I'm a touch younger than you, but I'm sure you understand how much harder it can be to pick some things up as an adult). When I recently rebuilt my "home base," I managed to add electric lights! It's a dead-simple setup, no ability to turn them off, but it looks really nice and lights the rooms up better than torches.

If I'm not mistaken the US version never really had that it was the UK version. And I think? It's still in the description.

Edit

Just checked UK version still divulges that it has police reports etc! :D

>Which is what we were discussing. Almost all Halo fictional non-fiction has been described using some sort of in-universe voice. Terminals. Halsey Journal. Bestiarium.

I don't see the relevance of this point, or at least I do not see what you mean. The Forerunner trilogy, terminals, and the Mythos are not experienced in the same manner as most of the Halo fiction, so whatever point it is that you're trying to discuss here, I think you're getting off on the wrong foot. That short list gives us information via in-universe materials, and character's relating personal stories. Most of the books, and games have us riding along inside the character's heads, or in the third person. There's no ambiguity in the latter's material because their basis is not "This story was found inside a Forerunner data cache". unlike the prior list which does consist of material like that.


>I'm arguing that it's abundantly clear that while the Curator is the one narrating, he's just a mouthpiece for the authors themselves. Therefore any biases or coloring is irrelevant, since the authors are the absolute highest and irrefutable canon.

Can't agree seeing as character bias is an almost inherent trait of fiction, regardless of whether or not they're the author's mouth piece. However I'm not going to tread down that road with you, seeing as the discussion with the other guy resulted in you getting hot headed. Since you so hotly contest this point though, perhaps you should consider asking Grim about it. Maybe he'll give you a solid answer.

>plus the fact that Curator has knowledge beyond that of the UNSC and Guilty Spark

That's a pretty bold claim considering we already know the UNSC is/was in possession of many ancient materials now. Can you actually back this up?

>makes it clear that he doesn't feel Mythos is fully canon, as he directly calls into question Mythos' accuracy of the events, and in addition considers it acceptable to take the Primordial's logic-plague strings over that of Mythos should you feel like it,

You're glazing over parts of your earlier discussion. Questioning accuracy, isn't necessarily questioning canon. Mythos is canon simply because it's 343i's newest encyclopedia, and therefore an addition to their canon, however this wouldn't be the first time Halo has had misinformation in an encyclopedic release. If it introduces the perspective of a different character, then it doesn't make all of that character's interpretations indisputable fact. You can assume this if you want, but I wouldn't say there's a solid basis for it.

>despite the franchise's unambiguous policy that recency = priority.

It's ambiguous enough that 343i has made efforts to clarify inconsistencies in Canon Fodder questions, forum posts, ect. In regards to Staten's earlier comments, Staten is no longer helping head off Halo's larger narrative. Using quotes from him for this subject isn't really much beyond questionable. His word is no longer close to being law.

there are many tutorials on youtube but i recommend the essential handbook by mojang themselves. although it is outdated, it will help you with the basics https://w ww.amazon.com/Minecraft-Essential-Handbook-Official-Mojang/dp/0545669936 here is the link for it on amazon. become an epic gamer!

-Marcus