What game would you pick to be made into film?

Mass Effect would be awsome,

bALTHar86

Yeah, the movie was announced recently

FF, MGS and bioshock.

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Final Fantasy X would be good

fmos9

Why do people like jrpg's, there often not original, are overdramatic, and have been edited terribly so that plot points are repetitive

Since I'm going to avoid simply repeating games that have been listed here numerous times, I'll just go with Devil May Cry. I think it would make a great action movie.

Many of these responses aren't putting the story into the perspective of film. I honestly think a God of War movie would be horrible, even worse than 300, the story simply wouldn't work, especially as a live action movie.

A game like Bioshock on the other hand, is rich enough, with a setting so well thought out, that you could adapt it and manipulate it in a more cinematic way, it has the potential to work- but NOT as in the way the narrative is now. The audio diary narrative is not something that would work for the length of a movie, and you would need more on-screen characters with the protagonist, Jack.

Also, a game like Metal Gear Solid, would probably not work as a movie, unless they overhaul much about it. It's too convoluted and melodramatic as it is now.

Many of these responses aren't putting the story into the perspective of film. I honestly think a God of War movie would be horrible, even worse than 300, the story simply wouldn't work, especially as a live action movie.

A game like Bioshock on the other hand, is rich enough, with a setting so well thought out, that you could adapt it and manipulate it in a more cinematic way, it has the potential to work- but NOT as in the way the narrative is now. The audio diary narrative is not something that would work for the length of a movie, and you would need more on-screen characters with the protagonist, Jack.

Also, a game like Metal Gear Solid, would probably not work as a movie, unless they overhaul much about it. It's too convoluted and melodramatic as it is now.

TheGrayEye

I kind of agree with you, especially about God of War. And Bioshock I think could make a good movie, although I haven't finished the game yet, still partway through. But I've seen enough to think it might work. It'll need to be different, like you said, but that's not a bad thing. But that's what people are afraid of when they make a game based movie, they don't want things to change. And because of that, any game based movie is doomed to fail, no matter how well done it is.

God of War could work as well, but they'll need to make some changes. Keeping him in one temple alone for a whole movie won't work. But I just don't see the point. They'll need to change so much, that they may as well make an original movie based on Greek mythology themselves.

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Rainbow Six

Bridgelayer

I like the idea of a Rainbow Six movie franchise.

this, but maybe animated instead, by pixar.

Also, a game like Metal Gear Solid, would probably not work as a movie, unless they overhaul much about it. It's too convoluted and melodramatic as it is now.

TheGrayEye

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Also, a game like Metal Gear Solid, would probably not work as a movie, unless they overhaul much about it. It's too convoluted and melodramatic as it is now.

ChiliDragon

No. I'm sorry, but that was my whole point, that you can't simply slap the movie together from the game like that. Even if it acts or sounds like a movie, with all its cutscenes, it should be understood that the story elements that work in the game, enter a whole different league of perception on film. A game is all animated, and you're just playing for fun and to kill people, etc.

With a movie, you go for the story and the experience. Metal Gear has elements of a good story, but you would need to overhaul the entire thing. It may not seem like you would, but characters like Solid Snake (trust me) won't adapt to the screen as well as you think (it also doesn't help that in some ways, he's a rehash of Kurt Russel's character from Escape from New York). Crap like the Metal Gear itself is just too over-the-top to be taken seriously (it roars like a trex and fires missles from it's shoulders...?), as well as a cyborg ninja who front flips over office cubicles while a trapped anime-loving scientist pisses in his pants nearby...

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Final Fantasy X would be good

DarthJohnova

Why do people like jrpg's, there often not original, are overdramatic, and have been edited terribly so that plot points are repetitive

Well Final Fantasy and many others follow this trend so its not a stereotype its the truth.

And don't counter me by saying "Haha! western games have story flaws too!" I'm not insinuating they don't.

I just don't understand the frivolous cheesyness these games possess, and how anyone could be excited by turn based PERSONAL combat, in a large scale strategy setting yes, but turn based is too bland, sure there is strategy, but no excitement.

For god's sakes all the non-evilmen look like women and all the women have the voices of six year old girls! Oh yeah thats movie material... NOTTT!!!

pong !

The Adventures of Lolo..... :)

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Why do people like jrpg's, there often not original, are overdramatic, and have been edited terribly so that plot points are repetitive

fmos9

Well Final Fantasy and many others follow this trend so its not a stereotype its the truth.

And don't counter me by saying "Haha! western games have story flaws too!" I'm not insinuating they don't.

I just don't understand the frivolous cheesyness these games possess, and how anyone could be excited by turn based PERSONAL combat, in a large scale strategy setting yes, but turn based is too bland, sure there is strategy, but no excitement.

For god's sakes all the non-evilmen look like women and all the women have the voices of six year old girls! Oh yeah thats movie material... NOTTT!!!

[QUOTE="DarthJohnova"][QUOTE="fmos9"]

Why do people like jrpg's, there often not original, are overdramatic, and have been edited terribly so that plot points are repetitive

fmos9

Well Final Fantasy and many others follow this trend so its not a stereotype its the truth.

And don't counter me by saying "Haha! western games have story flaws too!" I'm not insinuating they don't.

I just don't understand the frivolous cheesyness these games possess, and how anyone could be excited by turn based PERSONAL combat, in a large scale strategy setting yes, but turn based is too bland, sure there is strategy, but no excitement.

For god's sakes all the non-evilmen look like women and all the women have the voices of six year old girls! Oh yeah thats movie material... NOTTT!!!

God of War series. :D

uncharted, MAss effect, dragon age, Call of duty and fallout

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Rainbow Six

Bridgelayer

I like the idea of a Rainbow Six movie franchise.

I would prefer if it was based off the book and the game. don't ask me why though.

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[QUOTE="DarthJohnova"] Nice broad stereotype there.mariomaster16

Well Final Fantasy and many others follow this trend so its not a stereotype its the truth.

And don't counter me by saying "Haha! western games have story flaws too!" I'm not insinuating they don't.

I just don't understand the frivolous cheesyness these games possess, and how anyone could be excited by turn based PERSONAL combat, in a large scale strategy setting yes, but turn based is too bland, sure there is strategy, but no excitement.

For god's sakes all the non-evilmen look like women and all the women have the voices of six year old girls! Oh yeah thats movie material... NOTTT!!!

I guess you are right, but I still don't think it would translate at all to a live action movie.

Assassin's Creed, preferably 2.reyad-u

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Rainbow Six

TheShadowLord07

I like the idea of a Rainbow Six movie franchise.

I would prefer if it was based off the book and the game. don't ask me why though.

Probably for the same reason why I would, the plot is the same, even if all the missions do not match each other in the book and game.