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re: The Last Of Us Might Just Be HBO's Most Expensive Show Ever
Posted on 7/21/21 at 9:11 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Posted on 7/21/21 at 9:11 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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Works for books, but only if they are completed.
yeah, but books are different. When you read a book, most people sort of see a movie in their head, right? If you really loved the property, i.e game of thrones, you then look forward seeing it in movie form and filling in the gaps and really getting that visual. You get my drift here.
But video games are different. You've seen the movie. Not only have you seen the movie, you've controlled the movie. You've been the movie. It's why video game movies don't work. You have to piggy back off the property, not just exchanged the media.
It might work, but I just won't be surprised if it doesn't. It'd have to be good enough to draw in people who've never played the game, and it might be, but if not, you don't just have a built in audience because it was a game. You're built in audience is the most critical.
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Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:17 pm to lsu1919
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But video games are different. You've seen the movie. Not only have you seen the movie, you've controlled the movie. You've been the movie. It's why video game movies don't work. You have to piggy back off the property, not just exchanged the media.
I see your point and agree with a game like the Last of Us. The game was cinematic and realistic in its portrayal of characters and story. The world wasnt that interesting. Just typical post apocalyptic zombie nightmare. The characters made it special. I loved the game. Its one of only a handful of games that really got to me emotionally but I feel like Ive gotten all I can get out of that world and story.
Now where a video game movie can work and add something to the mix (if done right) I think would be something like Metroid. With the exception of the terrible story elements of Other M, there is a lot of mystery surrounding the Metroid universe and could be explored in other media. Or something like Halo that has a fair amount of lore that hasnt been fully explored in the games.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 12:31 am to lsu1919
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But video games are different. You've seen the movie. Not only have you seen the movie, you've controlled the movie. You've been the movie. It's why video game movies don't work. You have to piggy back off the property, not just exchanged the media.
No, they usually don't work b/c fools making the movies decide to completely throw away major parts of the story for no damn reason.
This post was edited on 7/22/21 at 12:37 am
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