You always hear about what videogames should be movies or
which ones feel like movies; if you were to ask a gamer what game should be
turned into a movie then you normally get something like The Last of Us or Uncharted
or Red Dead Redemption and to those I always say “NO!” mostly because those
games in my eyes are already cinematic masterpieces, they’re perfect in story,
atmosphere, characters, visuals, you know…everything needed to make a great
movie. If you were to make The Last of Us into a movie then you’d be taking a
14 hour experience and turning it into 2 hours, and The Last of Us already has
a perfect story and perfect visuals and characters, there is nothing that a
movie version could add to it, it would just be taking away from a perfect
videogame, the same with a lot of games that get mentioned often. That’s why
I’m going to be discussing those videogames that should get movie adaptations,
because they have a chance to do something different.
10. Infamous
Infamous is remembered fondly for its addictively fun
gameplay, while the characters were entertaining, the story & visuals were
just…good. A movie version could be awesome, and I’m talking big explosive
special effects with awesome action scenes and a beautiful visuals. Who could
direct something like this? My pick: Zack Snyder, while hit & miss with the
stories of his films, you can’t deny, visually, the dude knows how to make a
damn good film, particularly with action scenes and I imagine he would not
disappoint in this adaptation.
9. Mirror's Edge
Being perfectly honest, I’m not the biggest fan of Mirror’s
Edge, mostly because the gameplay isn’t really my cup of tea, but you can’t
deny that Mirror’s Edge has a very unique style to it and those parkour and
hand-to-hand fight scene would look amazing on the big screen. And the person
who I think would be great with this is Gareth Evans, best known for directing
The Raid and The Raid 2, which in my opinion are the greatest action movies of
the past decade, so I imagine he would do phenomenal with this film.
8. American McGee's
Alice
Honestly I want this simply because I would love to see this
style brought to the big screen, a gothic adaptation of Alice in Wonderland; I
imagine it might confuse audiences as most people think Alice in Wonderland of
a classic kid friendly Disney film. My main problem with this is that the
director who I would have chosen for this project, Tim Burton already made an
Alice in Wonderland movie which…well, sucked, and ironically did not feel like
a Tim Burton film.
7. Halo
Halo is one of the biggest sci-fi stories in gaming history,
yes a lot will have to be cut in order to make this into a movie but let’s be
honest, a lot of stuff in the Halo series is just plain filler, I feel like
this is a story that could easily be compressed into 3 movies, (because let’s
be honest, Halo would definitely be a trilogy) and this is a series that has
been in development hell for years now, it’s time we got this ball rolling! And
my pick for directing: Neill Blomkamp, duh, the guy has wanted to make a Halo
movie for years.
6. Legend of Zelda
I honestly want to see this out of curiosity more than
anything, to see if it’s possible, to make a legit Legend of Zelda movie, while
still being a faithful adaptation, that means Link-Doesn’t-Talk. I get that
this would be a challenge to pull off but I really want to see if this is
possible, because if you can make Legend of Zelda into a great movie, you can
make any videogame into a great movie. And I think we should bring along the
man that made an unfilmable book into a great film, Peter Jackson.
5. Devil May Cry
Again, curiosity more than anything, that plus some amazing
visuals, can you imagine how a Devil May Cry movie would look from a visual
stand point? Your brain would explode from the awesomeness happening on screen.
The director I have in mind for this would be the one the only Guillermo Del
Toro, one of the greatest visual directors of all time so him taking on a
project like this would be a match made in heaven as his previous film Pan’s
Labyrinth proved he can do dark fantasy while Pacific Rim proved he can do
action, mash the two together and you have Devil May Cry (Just make sure it’s
original Dante).
4. Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid is an incredibly difficult story to adapt
into a feature film, mostly because if you ever try to explain the plot to this
franchise to anyone then it sounds absolutely crazy, like something you’d never
be able to take seriously, but somehow we’re able to do it, that takes the very
talented Hideo Kojima to be able to pull that off, and I don’t see any reason
why he wouldn’t be able to take on the film adaptation, after all the Metal
Gear games are very cinematic so it wouldn’t be that difficult to adapt it to
the big screen. But the main reason why I want this to be adapted is because
first of all, to see if it would work, to see if mass film audiences can watch
something as over the top as MGS and take it seriously, to see all those action
set pieces and cinematic moments brought to their best on the big screen, and
finally to have a cohesive MGS story that doesn’t feel bloated and really long,
because let’s be honest, there’s plenty of stuff that you could have cut out, a
movie version might actually have a better flowing narrative.
3. Resident Evil (But
Good)
There have been a ton of Resident Evil movies…but none of
them are any good, guilty pleasures at best, but not only are they bad movies,
but they’re also bad adaptations, the further these films have gone the less
they resemble the videogames, but the worst part about that isn’t the story or
characters have changed, but the tone. Resident Evil is often considered one of
the greatest horror games of all time and revolutionised the industry, I want
to see that brought to the big screen, I want to watch a Resident Evil movie
and have the living daylights scared out of me, so have someone like James Wan
or Scott Derrickson direct a Resident Evil movie and give this movie franchise
a good reputation for once.
2. Bioshock
Bioshock is just begging for a film, I mean the themes and
cinematic experience that people have while playing this game is beyond what
anyone expected, not only was it able to creep the hell out of you but it also
made you think about deep subject matters like what it means to be human and
how far can humanity go while maintaining said humanity. The game has an
incredible atmosphere and smart writing behind it, but there is still plenty of
room for change for a movie adaptation, mostly through the main character, who
remains the silent first person protagonist for the entire game (I hate that
cliché) they could do whatever they like with him and the game is paced like a
videogame obviously which means there are parts that are there simply to fill
up time, so it is a story that could easily be compressed into two hours, or
hell, even 3 hours, I wouldn’t mind, I doubt most fans will, because the story
is so gripping and interesting that it can hold your attention for that long.
1. Eternal Darkness
Eternal Darkness is one of the most creative videogames of
all time, for those of you that have never heard of it, it’s a psychological
horror game that often breaks the fourth wall. And while most games break the
fourth wall to create some comedy, Eternal Darkness uses it to psychologically
mess with the player, such as pretending to turn the volume down, making you
think your controller disconnected and even going as far to make it look like
you accidently deleted your saved file. These qualities and more make it one of
the most creative break the fourth wall games I’ve ever seen and I would just
be dying to see what they could do in movie form, see what techniques they
would use to fool the audience or make them think something has gone wrong, it
would be incredible to see, and that is why it is my no. 1 videogame that
should be a movie.
-Danny
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