Games that need to be made into movies

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#1 Liquid_
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A legitimate Max Payne movie without Mark Walburg would be up on my list along with:

Dead Space

Metal Gear Solid

Bioshock

Mortal Kombat remake

Hitman remake

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#2 Liquid_
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oh yea can't forget Devil May Cry and Diablo

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#3 NaveedLife
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No. Especially for MGS. Why the hell do we need a movie of MGS!?!?! Same goes for Uncharted.

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#4 Phoenix534
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I want another Professor Layton movie.

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#5 campzor
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A legitimate Max Payne movie without Mark Walburg would be up on my list along with:

Dead Space - event horizon

Metal Gear Solid - escape from ny

Bioshock - ????

Mortal Kombat remake - no

Hitman remake - no

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#6 YearoftheSnake5
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The Darkness. It wouldn't be a difficult adaptation.

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#7 goblaa
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None. Games have awful stories.

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#8 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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Assassin's Creed especially needs to be made into a movie (sans the godawful ending)
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#9 PannicAtack
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There are very, VERY few games that could make a decent movie. Max Payne might've worked, but they blew it. A lot of those listed (Dead Space, Diablo, Devil May Cry) would not work. Only one I can think of that'd work off the top of my head is To the Moon.
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#10 Basinboy
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I have no idea how anybody would go about doing a MGS movie while remaining true to the source material. Way too convoluted for a 2-2.5 hour movie.

For as great as Bioshock is and as interesting a movie it would make, the strongest elements of its story and presentation are suited for interaction, not observation.

Dead Space? Yeah, I can see that happening.

Others: Uncharted, Deus Ex, Shadow of the Colossus, and Assassin's Creed (proposed release for 2014).

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#11 NaveedLife
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Assassin's Creed especially needs to be made into a movie (sans the godawful ending)charizard1605

Why would people want movies of games? So many are so epic and cinematic that they are basically interactive movies. I can see why someone would see James bond (back in the day) and go "oh man I wish there was a game like that!?" which is basically saying I want a game with this gameplay and this movie just reminded me of it.

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#12 deactivated-5d78760d7d740
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I can totally see a Mario Kart movie made by Michael Bay. They should use Fast & Furious as inspiration, I'm sure it'd be a box office hit. Especially with Mario as the starring male character, and Luigi as the starring female character.

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#13 PannicAtack
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Assassin's Creed especially needs to be made into a movie (sans the godawful ending)charizard1605
And the godawful everything else?

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#14 clyde46
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NO! Hollywood has a history of butchering games to make movies.
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#15 biggest_loser
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People are still trying to push for this?!
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#16 Goyoshi12
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There are no games that need to be made into movies.

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#17 FrozenLiquid
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None. Games have awful stories.

goblaa
This.
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#18 jg4xchamp
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[QUOTE="goblaa"]

None. Games have awful stories.

FrozenLiquid

This.

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#19 ultraking
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Well I was hoping for a halo movie but forward unto dawn was soooooo god damn awful. I have lost all hope
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#20 Xaero_Gravity
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Metal Gear Solid 4

Heavy Rain

[spoiler] :twisted: [/spoiler]
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#21 platniumgamer
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Metal Gear Solid 4

Heavy Rain

[spoiler] :twisted: [/spoiler] Xaero_Gravity

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#22 Night-Wolf93
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God of War: Kratos should be Vin Diesel

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#23 IAmNot_fun
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Bleh MGS is a movie already. No need to make a movie of something that is already one. Same goes for Uncharted. It is not like they have good stories anyway.
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[QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"]Metal Gear Solid 4

Heavy Rain

[spoiler] :twisted: [/spoiler] platniumgamer

That's so creepy. :x
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#25 deactivated-5d78760d7d740
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Metal Gear Solid 4

Heavy Rain

[spoiler] :twisted: [/spoiler] Xaero_Gravity

Sony Domination Continuation. They've dominated the gaming industry, now they're headed for hollywood :o.

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#26 DarkLink77
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[QUOTE="goblaa"]

None. Games have awful stories.

FrozenLiquid
This.

Yeah, probably. The best thing they could do is turn the basic concept into a movie, but actually adapting the games? lolno.
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#27 Zeviander
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Not a game, but a book based on a game: Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
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#28 AmazonTreeBoa
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Infamous
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#29 megadeth1117
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Red Dead Redemption with Josh Brolin as John Marston.

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#30 Liquid_
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Most of the video game stories are much more creative than what hollywood has been reashing out lately

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#31 GamerZem
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Entire Halo series.

Skyrim.

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#32 Masenkoe
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Games have terrible stories? No fxk u

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#33 PannicAtack
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Most of the video game stories are much more creative than what hollywood has been reashing out lately

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Yeah, no.
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#34 goblaa
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[QUOTE="goblaa"]

None. Games have awful stories.

FrozenLiquid

This.

Well, to be fair, I could see Shadow of the Colossus as a movie if done right. Everything else, no.

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#35 navyguy21
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Mass Effect 1
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#36 RageQuitter69
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  • Mafia II, I can honestly see people crying in the ending.
  • Red Dead Redemption, would have been a great western.
  • Grand Theft Auto IV, it would have made a great movie, assuming the revenge ending is chosen.
  • Mass Effect 2, it should have just been a movie and never a game, because as a game, it's mediocre.
  • Metal Gear Solid 4, once again, this should have just been a movie, because as a game, it's spread the message that all games need is glossy cutscenes to be good.
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#37 Another-World
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MGS already has movie(s). :P Grim Fandango?
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#38 bufu21
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crash bandicoot:cool:

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#39 jg4xchamp
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  • Mafia II, I can honestly see people crying in the ending.

RageQuitter69

F*ck no. That game took so many of the most basic elements from much better crime drams, and missed consistently. And I sincerely doubt a complete tool like Vito Scaletta is going to inspire some sorrow from a movie going audience that has dealt with vastly superior crime drama stories.

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#40 RageQuitter69
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Heavy Rain

Xaero_Gravity

Heavy Rain was all about the choice you make in the story, so I don't think it would make a good movie.

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#41 jg4xchamp
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[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"][QUOTE="goblaa"]

None. Games have awful stories.

goblaa

This.

Well, to be fair, I could see Shadow of the Colossus as a movie if done right. Everything else, no.

Shadow of the Colossus' best attributes come from its interactive nature. Turning it into a film wouldn't come close to replicating what you feel as a player, because what's actually being told is pretty bare bones and simple.
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#42 Another-World
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[QUOTE="RageQuitter69"]

  • Mafia II, I can honestly see people crying in the ending.

jg4xchamp

F*ck no. That game took so many of the most basic elements from much better crime drams, and missed consistently. And I sincerely doubt a complete tool like Vito Scaletta is going to inspire some sorrow from a movie going audience that has dealt with vastly superior crime drama stories.

Plus that genre has been beaten to death and beyond.
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#43 Liquid_
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[QUOTE="Liquid_"]

Most of the video game stories are much more creative than what hollywood has been reashing out lately

PannicAtack

Yeah, no.

Groundbreaking rebuttle

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#44 FrozenLiquid
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[QUOTE="PannicAtack"][QUOTE="Liquid_"]

Most of the video game stories are much more creative than what hollywood has been reashing out lately

Liquid_

Yeah, no.

Groundbreaking rebuttle

What video game stories are much more creative than Hollywood? I mean, how are stories centered around shooting, slashing, or racing inspiring more creativity? And why are you just poking Hollywood films? They may earn the most, but they're a small part of the wider film community. What happens when video games go up against the Cannes Official Selection? Video game stories have generally always sucked. And the ones that don't, people hardly ever take notice.
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#45 Ucasuals
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duke nukem they were gonna make a movie back in the day.
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#46 Kandlegoat
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[QUOTE="Liquid_"]

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Yeah, no.FrozenLiquid

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Video game stories have generally always sucked. And the ones that don't, people hardly ever take notice.

Looking at your sig.

The Longest Journey is actually one of the few games that would have potential to work as a film ...granted,they got a competent screen-writer/director that's actually serious about making a good film.

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#48 FrozenLiquid
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[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"][QUOTE="Liquid_"]

Groundbreaking rebuttle

Kandlegoat

Video game stories have generally always sucked. And the ones that don't, people hardly ever take notice.

Looking at your sig.

The Longest Journey is actually one of the few games that would have potential to work as a film ...granted,they got a competent screen-writer/director that's actually serious about making a good film.

And even then, they'd have to seriously retool the presentation so as to not make it a movie full of talking heads lol. There's others though, like Syberia which would work as a fascinating fantasy/adventure movie. In terms of shooters, I've always taken a liking to Call of Juarez 1 & 2, especially the second one with the three main characters on the road to hell.
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#49 DragonfireXZ95
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None. Games have awful stories.

goblaa
This. The only one I can think of that would be good is To The Moon or possibly Stalker or The Witcher.
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#50 PannicAtack
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[QUOTE="PannicAtack"][QUOTE="Liquid_"]

Most of the video game stories are much more creative than what hollywood has been reashing out lately

Liquid_

Yeah, no.

Groundbreaking rebuttle

As much as people loooove to mock Hollywood as the epitome of creative bankruptcy, the thing is a lot of the mainstream films and stuff? They actually know how to tell stories. Folks in Hollywood know how to do things like character development, consistent plotting, exploration of a theme, and all the things that go with telling a good story. How many video games can make that same claim?

Can you honestly say that the stories in the video game industry, as a whole, are on the same level as a lot of films that have come out in the past few years, like The Social Network, True Grit, or Hugo? How many video games can you honestly claim are on that level?