Games that would make crappy movies
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A Tetris movie could totally be made. You just need to do more of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alw5hs0chj0Kpt._Rob said:
The way to make a Mass Effect movie is, oddly simple. You make it about Captain Anderson and his attempt to get into the Spectre's and the end of the movie you see him get handed a folder which has 'Cmdr J. Shepard' on it.
And if he's played by Idris Elba.rekabdarb said:
You mean, " Simply because I don't have a preference in the genre"?Naeras said:
OT: I don't know what video game movies would suck, but a Sinistar movie would be pretty badass.
Let's think slightly outside the box for a moment - what if a Metal Gear Solid movie was done in a similar way to the original Tomb Raider film i.e. set in the same universe with the same characters but with a different story to any of the games. That way a new plot, still involving Snake trying to stop Metal Gear, could still happen without making a film 10 hours long.
On the subject of games that wouldn't work
Mario Kart
Angry Birds
Kingsley
Guitar Hero
Rayman
On the subject of games that wouldn't work
Mario Kart
Angry Birds
Kingsley
Guitar Hero
Rayman
Dear Esther would make a pretty rubbish movie. Or should I say that it would be made into a pretty rubbish movie. Probably involving multiple clichéd characters, lots of running with handheld cameras and horrific flashbacks. So it would probably be a teen horror. Urgh.
You realize that you just cut out the most important part of my post, right? The narrative model is the most important reason why it wouldn't work, the part you quoted was just the flamebait/ranting-part of my post. :VTheScientificIssole said:
Also, horror movies are pretty much worse than horror games at horrifying by default, because they're non-interactive.
I have the opposite affect. Horror games never worked for me, because I am playing it. I don't know why, but movies have always scarred me much more. Also, are you aware that the part afterward isn't worth responding to, as it is an opinion I have no issues with.Naeras said:
All of them. At least nearly all of them. A big part of what makes a game great is that it's a great game. I can't think of a single game I've played where I thought "Gee, this is amazing! The only way to make this better would be if you took control away from me and I was watching someone else having fun."
Imagine if they made an Animal Crossing movie. It would essentially be a story of a man with a massive head blatantly ignoring the massive debt he was given by an athropomorphic racoon because he was chopping trees down and shooting down UFOs with a slingshot. Riveting.
Ok so, theoritically I think that any videogame franchise could be made into a decent movie.
BUT. It would have to be a different story to that depicted in the game or at least from a different point of view.
The problem that I have with movies based off games is that they are simply retelling the story from the game but as a movie. What is the point of that? We've already seen this story because we PLAYED THE GAME. The thinking behind this sort of thing just baffles me.
I'm alright with movies about stuff surrounding the events of a game though or even just set in that same universe with only tagential relations to the original story. That way they can explore more of the setting and that sort of thing.
BUT. It would have to be a different story to that depicted in the game or at least from a different point of view.
The problem that I have with movies based off games is that they are simply retelling the story from the game but as a movie. What is the point of that? We've already seen this story because we PLAYED THE GAME. The thinking behind this sort of thing just baffles me.
I'm alright with movies about stuff surrounding the events of a game though or even just set in that same universe with only tagential relations to the original story. That way they can explore more of the setting and that sort of thing.
I've very much enjoyed a LOT of games from a second hand perspective. Some are, admittedly, painstakingly boring to watch other people play, while other more skill based games are painful to watch people play because they aren't doing what you would do.Starik20X6 said:
Off the top of my head, Red Dead Redemption had a lot of second hand playtime. I took turns playing with my cousin, then I moved to another state, and took turns playing with my roommate (though most of the time, just sitting on the couch watching).
That said, the only games that could truly be worked into a movie are games that want to be movies. Heavy Rain, Alan Wake, Final Fantasy XIII, etc.
Huh. Interesting. That point of view isn't too common.TheScientificIssole said:
The reason I consider games a better medium for horror is that the build-up to the inevitable "there's probably a monster behind the door/around the corner/RIGHT BEHIND THE PROTAGONIST OMG" hasn't ever worked on me in a movie, because I see what's coming every single time. Either it jumps right at them, or it appears three seconds after the scary music stops. Doing anything else would waste the build-up, and when it's so predictable, it just isn't scary. The result is that I generally end up with a smug "hah, told you"-grin on my face as some unlikable teenager gets his ass full of tentacles and dies, and this tends to happen even in horror movies that are considered both good and nail-bitingly scary.
Doing the same build-up, but forcing me to open the door/turn the corner/turn around is way more effective because, it even if there's actually nothing dangerous present, I do not want to make my character to die. The result is that if I can't see the monster, but I still think it's there, the timing for when to reveal the monster (if it's there at all) isn't set. The rest is just to make sure to fuck with my head enough times throughout the game.
Fair point, though I'd argue that watching someone else play is different to just statically watching a film. When it's a game, you can give tips, point out things the player hasn't seen, laugh together at the dumb things you or they do...Tranquility said:
My first exposure to Zelda was watching my older brother play through Ocarina of Time. I still enjoyed it immensely though, because we'd talk about how to solve the puzzles and what to do/where to go next, so even when I'm not playing I'm still involved on some level. Watching Link stand in the dungeons staring at the walls trying to solve the puzzle in a film is a whole different experience to trying to nut out the solution with a friend.
They made a movie of Final Fantasy VII, although A. It was technically a sequel, and B. I thought it was rubbish. FFVII was a very good game, but it made a lousy film.Arqus_Zed said: