Movies based off video games historically have always sucked.
While there may be a few exceptions to the rule, usually, video game movies walk the
line between being box office bombs or a critic’s worst nightmare.
While there’s a whole lot that could be unboxed about why these cinematic adaptations
tend to flounder, today, we’re looking at the future in a more positive light, and listing
off the top 10 video games that need to be turned into movies.
Obviously, hoping that these movies avoid falling into that whole ‘sucking’ pattern.
Don’t have hope for Sonic friends, Jim Carrey can’t save everything.
10 Uncharted Recently, a fan made Uncharted film hit the
interwebs, and became a viral hit.
We say fan lightly, because the person who made it, and played Nathan Drake, was none
other than Nathan Fillion.
He’s been a dream-casting choice for many fans of Uncharted, so it was pretty darn neat
to see that come alive.
While there has been talk for over a decade about an official Uncharted film, it was announced
last year that director Shawn Levy was attached to the project and Tom Holland is reportedly
being attached to play Drake.
But things still seem like they’re moving quite slow, despite Levy’s promise that
the script is in good form and scheduling and additional casting are the next steps.
9 Outlast Both Outlast and Outlast 2 would make horrifically
scary movies.
Specifically the second, which has a significantly larger amount of character development than
the first.
Regardless of which title you prefer more, both Outlast games exist in settings that
are the stuff of nightmare fuel, and have enough twists and turns to keep movie goers
preoccupied with what unpredictable horror may show up next.
Hey, it’d even make a good candidate for a POV movie, although those don’t tend to
have the best response from critics either.
8 Pokemon Okay, sure, there’s a bunch of Pokemon animated
films that have been produced over the years, often with a lot of success.
But for over a decade now, fans of the series have always wanted to see (or dreaded the
idea of) a live action feature film.
And it makes sense why there are so many opposing opinions on this.
It could be utterly disastrous.
The CG could go wrong in so many ways.
And it would be really difficult to avoid campy or cringe territory, given the light
hearted nature that the series has always boasted.
How would they approach making the Pokemon, too?
Go for animated versions 7 The Legend of Zelda
Okay, there’s a lot to unpack here with this suggestion.
Especially since Link is historically a protagonist with not much personality; rather, he’s
a protagonist that players can easily project themselves onto.
And it’s clearly effective.
The franchise is one of Nintendo’s most beloved all across the globe, and its titles
continue to impress with how rich their worlds are.
There’s also a few games that would make fantastic candidates for films, particularly
Ocarina of Time or Majora’s Mask, although the latter would be one hell of a heavy film
to watch.
6 God of War God of War’s most recent installment shook
up the series, in a very positive way.
Now focusing more on Kratos’ development as a character and his relationship with a
new character, his young son Atreus, the game explored new territory that the God of War
franchise has never ventured into before.
Many critics feel like it’s the best title of 2018 to date.
It only further fuels the fire as to why a God of War series or film should be made;
it’s no longer just about hacking and slashing and getting revenge.
It’s about so much more.
And, in that isn’t convincing enough, the world of God of War has always been entertaining
and immersive, rich in the Greek mythology it based itself of off, and now, its expanded
into Norse mythology, meaning there’s a whole lot to work with.
5 The Last of Us The Last of Us deserves a spot on this list,
but at the same time, it really doesn’t.
The story telling in Naughty Dog’s titanic size hit is already so beautifully done that
it would almost feel criminal trying to adapt Joel and Ellie’s story to the big (or small)
screen without losing something.
The Last of Us is very much an example of video games as a form of artistic storytelling.
That being said, if done correctly, a cinematic adaptation could be something equally as brilliant.
The game is already filled with fantastic characters, a WHOLE lot of conflict, and moments
that are basically emotional rollercoaster rides.
A talented filmmaker could bring it to life with ease.
But a studio looking to make some serious bank off of it could possibly do more damage
than it’s worth.
4 The Witcher That would be brilliant, right?
Well, it’s already happening, thanks to Netflix.
While not much information has been released about it yet, we do know a handful of things.
It was initially supposed to be a feature film, but because of how ‘robust’ the
stories are, the producers behind it felt that it would fit better as a tv series.
We know the synopsis is “The witcher, Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find
his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.”
We know that Lauren S Hissrich, who has written for Daredevil, The Defenders and The West
Wing, is writing the pilot and will be acting as showrunner.
She also tweeted out this, “I think the only two things Ive ever, ever confirmed are
1) Geralt will be a man.
2) The show won’t be watered down.”
There also is a Witcher film that currently exists, made back in 2001 in Poland called
The Hexer, but it’s fairly unknown.
3 LA Noire Rockstar’s LA Noire was pretty ground breaking
when it came out.
Looking back at it now, you can easily see its flaws, but it still gets a big thumbs
up for effort.
It’s a game that if it were to be released nowadays, would be absolutely mind blowing
with what developers are capable of doing thanks to current technology.
That being said, one of the reasons why La Noire is such a beloved game is because of
how fascinating its story is, and the way it integrated real life crimes into its narrative.
You play as Cole Phelps, a decorated veteran after WW2, who returns to the US and becomes
a patrol officer in the LAPD.
He eventually is promoted to a detective, and you work your way through the different
crime units until he begins to unravel a scandal, and thus is manipulated into being demoted
and becoming a big of a disgraced detective.
The plot only thickens from there, with the story having the potential to contain enough
subtleties that would read much better in a live action adaptation.
2 Mass Effect Mass Effect has all the makings of a science
fiction trilogy epic.
The first three games follow the story of a soldier named Commander Sheppard, who you
can choose to play as either a male or a female.
Shep’s mission is to save the galaxy from a race called the Reapers, who are powerful
mechanical beings, who tens of thousands of years before exterminated all sentient life
in the galaxy as part of their reoccurring cycle of genocide.
So yeah, definitely has the right stuff there.
While some believe that it would work well as a trilogy of three feature films, others
see it better as a series.
Plus, while Mass Effect Andromeda may have gotten some mixed reviews, it does open up
a whole lot of potential for story continuation within that same universe.
1 Kentucky Route Zero Kentucky Route Zero is the stuff of Oscar
bait.
You play as a truck driver named Conway in this stunning point and click game; he’s
on his last delivery before the shop he works for is officially out of business.
It’s been described as a southern gothic ghost story with some David Lynch magical
realism.
Praised for its writing, diverse cast of characters and mysterious tone, the game has five acts
in which you make your way down a secret highway called the Zero in the caves beneath Kentucky.
It all starts with Conway asking for directions at a place called Equus Oils, and unravels
from there.
Critics have called it powerfully evocative and a beautiful subversion of the point and
click route.
There we have it!
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