Games that would make good movies

[SethMode]

Ugh. None. I wish they would stop trying to do it altogether. Even the best videogame stories would make terrible movies.

[Twigg4075]

Ugh. None. I wish they would stop trying to do it altogether. Even the best videogame stories would make terrible movies.

Even Gears of War?

[killgod]

They never take them seriously to turn them into AAA quality titles. They just want to cash on the IP.

[FedEx227]

Always thought this. It wouldn't be a Blockbuster because it'd have to be a slow, almost silent movie but I think it would be incredible.

[FedEx227]

Even the best videogame stories would make terrible movies.

There's a lot of great ones. They'd have to be the slower ones though, everybody wants to make the big action movie but Zelda, Shadow of the Colossus, Ico, Assassins Creed, Metal Gear Solid, BioShock, maybe even God of War and Fallout 3...

[Leftwich]

I think Uncharted would make a good movie but it would be kinda Indiana Jones esque. They would probably have to ditch the spanish people turning into zombies though because people would probably find that unbelievable and ruin the whole movie.

Legend of Zelda is another one but i don't think the casual movie fan who doesn't care about the game would flock to it. They'd probably think it is some LOTR knockoff.

[SethMode]

Even Gears of War?

Well first of all, you guys can stop inventing what I said. I said they finally learned how to tell a pretty good story (and again, this was early in -- by the end I was pretty disappointed).

Second, honestly, if anything could work it would be the simplest of bro-style shooting games. At least then they could churn out an entertaining movie that might not be good, but you could sit through and enjoy.

But still, no, no, no.

[SethMode]

There's a lot of great ones. They'd have to be the slower ones though, everybody wants to make the big action movie but Zelda, Shadow of the Colossus, Ico, Assassins Creed, Metal Gear Solid, BioShock, maybe even God of War and Fallout 3...

Man, we disagree greatly then on what would make a great movie. Shadow of the Colossus and Ico might work if done as a fan project by some film student, but Assassins Creed, BioShock, and God of War 3? Yeesh. Those stories are great for video games, but they would not translate well to a movie at all.

Fallout 3's story is fucking terrible, so I don't know why that was even mentioned.

And super LOL at Metal Gear Solid. Really? That is perhaps the pinnacle of an example of why what can work in a video game wouldn't work on the screen. That shit is silly as all hell when you take it out of context of a video game.

It's not a knock on video games, it's just saying that stuff that is bananas that you excuse in a video game just wouldn't be excused in a movie.

"In this scene, let's have this cyborg invisible ninja who at one time was friends with the hero show up and fight! Then in the scene after that there will be a dude that can read minds and throw chairs and stuff and he'll be all decked out in a gas mask and bondage wear. We can call him Psycho Mantis!!!"

That reads kind of like what a meeting that I imagined happened between the screen writers for movies like X-Men Origins: Wolverine or some shit.

[Twigg4075]

Well first of all, you guys can stop inventing what I said. I said they finally learned how to tell a pretty good story (and again, this was early in -- by the end I was pretty disappointed).

Second, honestly, if anything could work it would be the simplest of bro-style shooting games. At least then they could churn out an entertaining movie that might not be good, but you could sit through and enjoy.

But still, no, no, no.

Just busting balls.

[SethMode]

Just busting balls.

I know, I thanked appropriately. But I do think a movie somewhat based around Gears could be stupid entertaining as shit.

[IamMedellin]

If this doesnt invoke an emotional response, then you simply have no soul...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFEXppw4INc"]Gears of War 3 - Cole Train plays football (thrashball) with lambent locust! - YouTube[/ame]

[JTRaines92]

Red Dead tbh.

[Twigg4075]

I know, I thanked appropriately. But I do think a movie somewhat based around Gears could be stupid entertaining as shit.

Those are some of my favorite movies. Jason Statham FTW.

[CCBrink]

Legend of Zelda

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBCzkz3gHb8"]Legend of Zelda (April Fools' Day) Movie Trailer Premiere - YouTube[/ame]

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Have you guys ever seen the Halo shorts ? Theyre awesome.

I think you guys sound like comic book fans circa 1995. "None didnt you see F4 , Punisher , Captain America , etc "

All it really took was budget, a director/writer that gave a shit , and the technology to be ready.2 out of those 3 would be taken care of today. Frankly we wouldnt be having this conversation had Universal not been fucktards. IIRC Peter Jackson was in line to produce and had a little known guy named Blonkamp as the director. They both left after $ negotiations fell through and went and made District 9.

FYI Like it or not Resident Evil is on its kabillionth sequel and for all intents is a successful video game translation. As comic books run dry and reboots already starting its a pretty sweet time period for a huge Video game adaptation trend.
Blade= Resident Evil
XMEN = ???

Problem is most games are based on movie genres to begin with. GTA the movie is just every gangster movie ever. Read Dead would just be another western.

Anyways so long as care is taken into the project Halo and Gears of War could be it.
Something over the top ridiculous like Twisted Metal could work.
Lame as it sounds Call of Duty. Every WW3/Nuke war movie is from a sci fi angle or that Tom Clancy guy in a suit nothing ever happens on screen movie. If you could make a WW3 movie from a historical P.O.V like Private Ryan/Black Hawk Down...or in the trench WW3 is about to go full force BattleLosAngeles type of movie it could work.



Portal would make a great porn. Shoot a gun and instant glory hole.