Games that would make good movies

[QUOTE="MEOWWW123"]Theres already a Halo movie in the makings, im pretty sure Bruce Willis is the chief, correct me if im wrong. But i think Crysis or HL2 or even that really awful game um... Fall of Liberty? It was a terrible game maybe it could be a good movie? It's original?McJugga

That will be horrible, the halo story is complete sh*t.

Yeah, it's almost as bad as Half Life's story.

[QUOTE="McJugga"]

[QUOTE="MEOWWW123"]Theres already a Halo movie in the makings, im pretty sure Bruce Willis is the chief, correct me if im wrong. But i think Crysis or HL2 or even that really awful game um... Fall of Liberty? It was a terrible game maybe it could be a good movie? It's original?_Memento_

That will be horrible, the halo story is complete sh*t.

Yeah, it's almost as bad as Half Life's story.

What?

Halo barely even has a story.

System Shock 2 - made just like the game.

First person and no dialogue except email messages from Polito/Shodan and audio logs. It could be a masterpiece - both as a science fiction and as a horror, but also as an artistic piece. First person is being used more and more in films (Cloverfield, Rec, Diary of the Dead, etc), but no one seems to have the stones to shoot first person through the eyes of a character.

I also think Half Life 1 and 2 could make great films, and Sam and Max would make a great CG or even cell movie - with the more adult vibe of the games, of course, and less the childish themes of the cartoon.

Plus, I would love to see a Valce-created Team Fortress 2 movie, made in the styIe of the meet the team videos. They're easily good looking enough for the big screen, the writing is generally hilarious, the characters are great and the voice work is superb. I would rather see one TF2 movie from Valve in Source than any of the CG stuff Pixar/Disney/everyone else has in production right now.

I also think Red Alert 2 would make a magnificent film.

I think Mafia would make a great movie.

Also, Children of Men is nothing like HL2. I loved Children of Men, but nowhere like HL2.

[QUOTE="_Memento_"][QUOTE="McJugga"]

[QUOTE="MEOWWW123"]Theres already a Halo movie in the makings, im pretty sure Bruce Willis is the chief, correct me if im wrong. But i think Crysis or HL2 or even that really awful game um... Fall of Liberty? It was a terrible game maybe it could be a good movie? It's original?McJugga

That will be horrible, the halo story is complete sh*t.

Yeah, it's almost as bad as Half Life's story.

What?

Halo barely even has a story.

Something you guys need to realise, if you don't already know, is that films based on games don't tend to follow the game's story - it's more like it's set in the same universe than it has the same story.

So a Halo movie wouldn't be the Halo game on screen, it would be the humans vs aliens on a big ring planet scenario, then a mostly new story, possibly based loosely on some of the game's plot strands. The same is true of a Half Life story.

When looking at which games would work as movies, if you want to be realistic, you should look at the setting, not the story itself.

The only real exception I make is for System Shock 2, which has a story (and storytelling) far better than most movies could ever dream of. I would have also made the same exception for Silent Hill, but Avery and Gans went the handholding route, which ruined the coolest thing about SH's story - interpreting it yourself.

If they made a movie on all the Metal Gear Solid games, it'd be perfect movie.Pzendalyx

Yea, but it's better off a show as there's too much story to fit into a movie, or even a few movies.

Apparently though, Snake is based on Snake from Escape from LA/NY movies.

There are a few people in this thread who want to see a direct movie translation of their favorite game. Why?

Why should anyone agree to be a passive observer by paying to see a movie based on the story in a game when they can go home and be an active participant? That seems like a waste of time and money to me.

The idea for a movie about the fall of Rapture was a better idea. To me the best video game movies will be the ones that try to expand on the story and the world the game creates.

Drosa

Do you read much? Many of the best films I've ever seen are based on books. Liberties are taken here and there, but generally speaking, the closer the movie is to the book, the better it is. Lord of the Rings, Fight Club, American Psycho - I love reading the books, but then I love watching the films, too. They offer very different experiences that compliment eachother very nicely.

Even if they are essentially the same, even if they tell the same story, they do so in a very different way. The same is true of game and film. A Half Life film, for instance, may tell essentially the same story as the Half Life game, but it would do so in a very different manner. Playing a game is completely unlike watching the film - for games and films are completely different, and one cannot replace the other. I don't see how having played the game would detract from the experience of watching the film any more than having read the book and then watching the film detracts from the experience, even if they are identical.

Indeed, one of the biggest problems with existing game to film adaptations is that too many changes are made to the core story. Resident Evil, Doom, Silent Hill - stupid changes were made to all three which (amongst other things) spoilt all three.

I'm open to the idea of universe expansion - most of the best film to games are universe expansions: Escape from Butcher Bay, Blade Runner, Tron 2.0, etc - but it's not necessarily better the other way around - indeed, there is no evidence that I'm aware of to prove the universe expansion theory true. It seems the more moviemakers deviate from the original game story, the worse things get.

Either way, a film is only as good as its writers, it actors and its director.

None. Since Hollywood can't seem to make a decent game-based movie if their life depended on it.zomglolcats

I guess they just assume they dont have to work that hard to make a profit off of a game based movie.

What is with PC gamers and their claim that Halo has no story?

Educate yourselves:

http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html

Has the entire story including it's backstory, transcripts of the story as portrayed in the game, as well as the in-game cinematics. You don't have to like the game, but it certainly does have a story (and imo a pretty interesting one at that).

well not really answering the question directly.

but i think the freespace series would make a great TV series (or maybe a mini series like band o brothers). think battlestar galactica...on a far far far grander scale.

What is with PC gamers and their claim that Halo has no story?

Educate yourselves:

http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html

Has the entire story including it's backstory, transcripts of the story as portrayed in the game, as well as the in-game cinematics. You don't have to like the game, but it certainly does have a story (and imo a pretty interesting one at that).

dnuggs40

It's just cool to hate Halo. I personally think it has a great story (it was based off of books for crying out loud) but the games IMO were mediocre. I think a lot of people hate it without even ever having played it, especially because calling someone a "Halo" player is a common insult in a lot of online pc games. Anyways, Halo definitely doesn't deserve the hate it gets but what are you gonna do? I think it could make a good movie series, but it would have to be done right. It would be way to easy to screw that one up.

[QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

What is with PC gamers and their claim that Halo has no story?

Educate yourselves:

http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html

Has the entire story including it's backstory, transcripts of the story as portrayed in the game, as well as the in-game cinematics. You don't have to like the game, but it certainly does have a story (and imo a pretty interesting one at that).

chesterocks7

It's just cool to hate Halo.

Apparently, now it is cool to say it is cool to hate something.

Any time someone says how they don't like something that is popular, people say that they are trying to be cool by going against what is popular.

So basically either you like halo, or you are trying to be cool and not like it, same goes for WoW.

[QUOTE="chesterocks7"][QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

What is with PC gamers and their claim that Halo has no story?

Educate yourselves:

http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html

Has the entire story including it's backstory, transcripts of the story as portrayed in the game, as well as the in-game cinematics. You don't have to like the game, but it certainly does have a story (and imo a pretty interesting one at that).

McJugga

It's just cool to hate Halo.

Apparently, now it is cool to say it is cool to hate something.

Any time someone says how they don't like something that is popular, people say that they are trying to be cool by going against what is popular.

So basically either you like halo, or you are trying to be cool and not like it, same goes for WoW.

The Halo series may not be the best games ever, but they certainly do not deserve all the hate they get. And yes, a lot of people do hate popular series (Halo, WoW, Half-Life) simply because they are popular and very succesful. I never said everyone who hates them just hates them to be cool, but to think that everyone who hates them does so out of a sincere dislike of the game is incredibly naive.

[QUOTE="chesterocks7"][QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

What is with PC gamers and their claim that Halo has no story?

Educate yourselves:

http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html

Has the entire story including it's backstory, transcripts of the story as portrayed in the game, as well as the in-game cinematics. You don't have to like the game, but it certainly does have a story (and imo a pretty interesting one at that).

McJugga

It's just cool to hate Halo.

Apparently, now it is cool to say it is cool to hate something.

Any time someone says how they don't like something that is popular, people say that they are trying to be cool by going against what is popular.

So basically either you like halo, or you are trying to be cool and not like it, same goes for WoW.

No, I am simply countering a rediculous claim that halo "has no story", becuase it is quite obvious it does. For the actual games, I think they are decent and worth a play. Nothing more, nothing less.

So basically nothing you said applies to anything I said.

[QUOTE="chesterocks7"][QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

What is with PC gamers and their claim that Halo has no story?

Educate yourselves:

http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html

Has the entire story including it's backstory, transcripts of the story as portrayed in the game, as well as the in-game cinematics. You don't have to like the game, but it certainly does have a story (and imo a pretty interesting one at that).

McJugga

It's just cool to hate Halo.

Apparently, now it is cool to say it is cool to hate something.

Any time someone says how they don't like something that is popular, people say that they are trying to be cool by going against what is popular.

So basically either you like halo, or you are trying to be cool and not like it, same goes for WoW.

No, I am simply countering a rediculous claim that halo "has no story", becuase it is quite obvious it does. For the actual games, I think they are decent and worth a play. Nothing more, nothing less.

I even said quite explicility:

"You don't have to like the game, but it certainly does have a story "

So basically nothing you said applies to anything I said...try again.

[QUOTE="McJugga"][QUOTE="chesterocks7"][QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

What is with PC gamers and their claim that Halo has no story?

Educate yourselves:

http://halostory.bungie.org/halostory.timeline.html

Has the entire story including it's backstory, transcripts of the story as portrayed in the game, as well as the in-game cinematics. You don't have to like the game, but it certainly does have a story (and imo a pretty interesting one at that).

dnuggs40

It's just cool to hate Halo.

Apparently, now it is cool to say it is cool to hate something.

Any time someone says how they don't like something that is popular, people say that they are trying to be cool by going against what is popular.

So basically either you like halo, or you are trying to be cool and not like it, same goes for WoW.

No, I am simply countering a rediculous claim that halo "has no story", becuase it is quite obvious it does. For the actual games, I think they are decent and worth a play. Nothing more, nothing less.

So basically nothing you said applies to anything I said.

I was talking to chesterock7, who said it is cool to hate halo, not you.

Team fortress 2 ;)

Heh, actually I'd like to see Eternal Darkness made into a movie :o

flclempire

Starcraft and Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines.

While I wasn't a huge fan of the game, i think a movie based on STALKER would be really interesting.

Starcraft and Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines.

While I wasn't a huge fan of the game, i think a movie based on STALKER would be really interesting.

YourOldFriend

Read me

I read somewhere that Half Life was considered by the developers to be the "unofficial" sequel to the novel "The Mist" and since the novel was made into a movie I guess in a way...Its already been done??digipixels

Mass effect, nuff said :P.

-Orakk

[QUOTE="YourOldFriend"]

Starcraft and Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines.

While I wasn't a huge fan of the game, i think a movie based on STALKER would be really interesting.

biggest_loser

Read me

It's a great movie too. It's not exactly identical to S.T.A.L.K.E.R (or similar at that), but it's one of the best movies I've seen.

Diablo

Castlevania

Metriod

Each release of these games have different plots, but the premise of all three could make great movies. I should say that these would also fall under the 'series' category, like Tomb Raider and Resident Evil. I think an RE4 movie would be very entertaining if done properly.

World of warcraft would make a pretty good movie,

Come on guys... THAT WOULD BE SOOO COOl

i think that world of warcraft would make a pretty cool movie

i meen come on..... THAT WOULD BE SOO COOL!

I know, why does every one go against WoW, just because there rubbish at it, and the spoilt ones take one look and say its crap. !?!?!

P.S: i havent played WoW in 9 months, WOW

I know, why does every one go against WoW, just because there rubbish at it, and the spoilt ones take one look and say its crap. !?!?!

P.S: i havent played WoW in 9 months, WOW

Elitewhitewolf

What would be the story if you made that into a movie?

Does no one read imdb? A WarCraft movie has been in development for some time. $100m budget, produced by Legendary pictures (300, Batman films), Blizzard has the final say on every aspect of the movie, penciled for a 2009 release date.

Does no one read imdb? A WarCraft movie has been in development for some time. $100m budget, produced by Legendary pictures (300, Batman films), Blizzard has the final say on every aspect of the movie, penciled for a 2009 release date.

fatshodan

Why in the hell would they make a movie based off WoW? If it's gonna be live action that would be hilarious. WoW requires no movie/story.

[QUOTE="fatshodan"]

Does no one read imdb? A WarCraft movie has been in development for some time. $100m budget, produced by Legendary pictures (300, Batman films), Blizzard has the final say on every aspect of the movie, penciled for a 2009 release date.

snowmanman7

Why in the hell would they make a movie based off WoW? If it's gonna be live action that would be hilarious. WoW requires no movie/story.

It's not based on WoW, it's based on WarCraft. WarCraft has a huge amount of fascinating lore and story, and if you've ever played WarCraft 3 I'm sure you'll know that the game is very story driven and has many cinematic qualities. Personally, I think a WarCraft movie could be absolutely spectacular. If it's done right, it'll have the same tone and mood as the Lord of the Rings films.

From what I've read, it's going to be a 'war movie' (naturally), so we can probably expect multiple battle sequences which could be spectacular. Personally, I welcome a WarCraft movie. With Legendary, Blizzard and a $100m budget backing it, I'm expecting something petty damn good. I would far prefer a Diablo film, but I'll take what I can get.