Weekend Hot Topic: Future video game adaptations
Following the success of Sonic 2, readers suggest more video games that should be turned into movies, from Metroid to Metal Gear.
The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Snake, who asked what new adaptations you hope and expect to see in the future. Do you have any faith they’ll be better than normal for video game movies and do you have a cast or director in mind?
There were plenty of sensible decisions but Horizon Forbidden West was the most common recent title and one that, thanks to Sony, may actually happen.
New Horizons I’m not a great fan of the video game movie concept but thinking about this question, one series did jump out as one that would actually benefit from the transition, and that’s Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West. As many have pointed out the background lore is really good, but the actual story and characters are boring as hell. A movie, you would hope, could improve on these elements and then something would actually be gained from the adaptation.
Obviously, giant robot dinosaurs are a selling point whatever you do, so it seems to me that Sony could be on to a bit of a winner. So why do I still get the feeling it would miss the point and get it all wrong, like the recent Uncharted movie?
I do believe Sony has already talked about making a Horizon movie, and Uncharted’s success makes it much more likely they’ll go through with it, but please, just recognise what the game does well and what it does badly and match the film accordingly. Trying to recreate the game exactly as it is is pointless – the film has to do something better, or show something new, that the games never did.Bonzo
Original creator I wish they’d gone through with the Monkey Island movie idea that was floating around in
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