Without making the main character a Mary Sue? It's not gonna translate. It's gonna suck.Easy Evil said:
So, Oblivion might become a Movie....
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Oblivion is an rpg, and they would have to define the main character, in addition to containing all the wonder of exploration found in oblivion.
Clearly Hollywood morons never heard about Morrowind. That game had an actual story worth telling. Morrowind story might even make a good fantasy movie if they put enough effort into the project and make it the next LoTR
Personally I think that the story of Morrowind would translate far better into a movie than Oblivion.
Oblivion was incredibly bland and focused on the everyday grind and the occasional tussle with story related characters. Morrowind had a couple of points that would translate well into the big screen.
For an example take the final boss. In Morrowind you have to dodge a dark demi-God in a volcano while you use the tools of the God who created the world to destroy the God that the demi-God was building. (I know I use the word God there a lot but the whole story is too long for me to type and for you to read.)
In Oblivion the naked elf with a pink mohawk was furiously masturbating while a dragon bit a giant who had rolled around in a pit of E99.
There's also that in Morrowind the protagonist knows nothing of the place, whereas in Oblivion the character has been around enough to get thrown into a local jail.
Then there's how well the stuff converts into a movie. You can pretty easily condense some of the things in Morrowind like winning over the tribes and houses, while I doubt the Daedric invasion of Oblivion would have as much impact with audiences if you showed the hero clearing a single gate, or had a rocky montage.
Regardless, I'm not very excited about the whole Oblivion thing, found the game to be bland, I can't see it in my mind as a movie, let alone a good movie, and overall I think we're going to end up with something along the lines of "Alone in the Dark" if this actually happends.
Oblivion was incredibly bland and focused on the everyday grind and the occasional tussle with story related characters. Morrowind had a couple of points that would translate well into the big screen.
For an example take the final boss. In Morrowind you have to dodge a dark demi-God in a volcano while you use the tools of the God who created the world to destroy the God that the demi-God was building. (I know I use the word God there a lot but the whole story is too long for me to type and for you to read.)
In Oblivion the naked elf with a pink mohawk was furiously masturbating while a dragon bit a giant who had rolled around in a pit of E99.
There's also that in Morrowind the protagonist knows nothing of the place, whereas in Oblivion the character has been around enough to get thrown into a local jail.
Then there's how well the stuff converts into a movie. You can pretty easily condense some of the things in Morrowind like winning over the tribes and houses, while I doubt the Daedric invasion of Oblivion would have as much impact with audiences if you showed the hero clearing a single gate, or had a rocky montage.
Regardless, I'm not very excited about the whole Oblivion thing, found the game to be bland, I can't see it in my mind as a movie, let alone a good movie, and overall I think we're going to end up with something along the lines of "Alone in the Dark" if this actually happends.
Hello! Don't go in the basement.The Bucket said:
OT: IF they go through with it, I'd like to see a Dark Elf protagonist.
I never finished the main storyline either, I just spent most of my time wandering around til I found a dungeon, grabbing everything that wasnt nailed down, harvesting the fields of honest hardworking farmers and trying to find a good mages robe that didnt make my baby faced character look like a twat.Sovvolf said:
The story really was fairly generic and dull, I can barely remember anything that happened. Something about a cult who never dropped any decent loot?
With a title like that, any number of movie concepts could turn out to be that movie.
It could indeed be based on Elder Scrolls 4, but it just as likely be something like a journey through Hell, or set in modern day with explosions 'n shit everywhere, or even something completely out of the range of most people's trains of thought when they think of the word oblivion.
It could indeed be based on Elder Scrolls 4, but it just as likely be something like a journey through Hell, or set in modern day with explosions 'n shit everywhere, or even something completely out of the range of most people's trains of thought when they think of the word oblivion.
What? NO!!!!!
I assume it will be the main quest... the only crappy questline in the game (imo).
Plus... the whole charm of the game was the adventure! Going in random caves, exploring the country side, doing random shit!
Edit: Plus... there is no defined main character.
I assume it will be the main quest... the only crappy questline in the game (imo).
Plus... the whole charm of the game was the adventure! Going in random caves, exploring the country side, doing random shit!
Edit: Plus... there is no defined main character.
Really? The story isn't the strength of the game. Not by a long shot.
How are they going to have a 2-3 hour film about a person whose sex, age, race (or species), are all ambiguous and who works his/her way to become the Archmage, Gray Fox, Sheogorath, Arena champion, head of the fighter's guild, Listener for the Dark Brotherhood, and who saves the land from the daedric lord Dagon while doing odd tasks and tinkering with vampirism?
How are they going to have a 2-3 hour film about a person whose sex, age, race (or species), are all ambiguous and who works his/her way to become the Archmage, Gray Fox, Sheogorath, Arena champion, head of the fighter's guild, Listener for the Dark Brotherhood, and who saves the land from the daedric lord Dagon while doing odd tasks and tinkering with vampirism?
