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Looks pretty good, thanks for the heads-up!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25721224-the-crpg-book-project

also his homepage -
https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/

Diablo, Dungeon SIege, FTL, Final Fantasy VII, Hand of Fate, Omikron, Septerra Core, Valkyria Chronicles, and Ys as "cRPG"? This is the broadest definition of cRPG ever that encompasses hack & slash, rogue-lite, Japanese RPG, and even turn-based strategy mixed with a kinetic visual novel…

looks interesting, probably a great reference book.
But from the sample reviews I've read, it suffers from the same issues a lot of such anthology review books suffer from:

1) uneven quality of writing - some of the writers are much better than others, and can make their subject matter practically glow, whereas a weaker writer can leave a great game feel lackluster.
2) opinion-of-the-writer reviews. Some writers are more likely to discuss their own experience playing the game, rather than the game itself. Or they'll focus on their opinion of the standout features, which can dull rather than wow what's unique about a game.

I'll probably wait for a digital edition.
I already have Art of Point & Click Adventure from them (digital only as well).

I'm definitely in. I'm a sucker for fancy books like that and RPGs is my favourite genre.
edit: after seeing the price of the collector's edition, I'm not so sure. I'll take the time to make my mind.

I imagine the problem with this book, and another of books like it, is that it discusses the games that everyone knows about and everyone has talked about forever.