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| 30 OCT 2008 at 10:14am |
Mr Innocent.Journeyman
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| 30 OCT 2008 at 10:20am |
ArkadiaPrivate Detective
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| 30 OCT 2008 at 10:39am |
JelenaPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | The Gabriel Knight games I guess. (Haven't played the third though) Also the Broken Sword games, and Black Dahlia for sure.
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| 30 OCT 2008 at 11:40am |
InesrocksPrivate Detective
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Playing: Skyrim (ongoing)
Last Finished: can't recall, been too long.
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| 30 OCT 2008 at 11:40am |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | In total agreement with Nik here. Also, Beneath a Steel Sky really feels like it belongsas a 1970s sci-fi movie.
You can't kill someone in a studio.
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| 30 OCT 2008 at 1:06pm |
RosseauIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | I'd love to have seen Broken Sword 1 or Gabriel Knight (I've only played GK3) on the big screen, but I think they'd come across to Joe Public as Da Vinci Code rip-offs. Similarly, Monkey Island would look like a Pirates Of The Caribbean rip-off, although in all these cases WE know which came first.
I think The Longest Journey would make a great fantasy adventure film. I could imagine myself watching that at Christmas, which seems to be the best time for those type of epic films (Lord Of The Rings, Jason and The Argonauts, Quo Vadis, The Polar Express and even The Wizard Of Oz).
I think a couple of the more edgy ones could interest the MTV generation market, like Fahrenheit, Overclocked, Moment Of Silence or The Experiment. Although they'd probably prefer a film based on Bioshock or whatever.
Also, the critical acclaim for some of the well-written 'time-travel' stuff (Doctor Who, Life On Mars, The Butterfly Effect, Memento) could see Day of The Tentacle interest a curious audience
Playing: Fahrenheit&&Reading: The Interpretation Of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld&&Watching: BBC's Life On Mars (again!)&&Listening: The Last Shadow Puppets
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| 30 OCT 2008 at 2:18pm |
An_InklingSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | I can't really think of any that would work as anything other than "B" movies. The plots, writing and characterisation are generally not strong enough, and are usually either "a little too out there" or too cliched and stereotypical.
The AG that, for me, has the best story (particularly characters and explication), is The Last Express. I think it would work well enough as a movie, but certainly nothing ground-breaking, especially as there is already an "Orient Express" movie or two, of relatively similar substance.
Two of my other favourites - Sanitarium and Grim Fandango would both be too far out there. Though, if done well a GF-like movie could certainly be some fun.
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| 30 OCT 2008 at 10:58pm |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Certainly you can't transplant a game into a movie script. First, you'd have to lose a lot of the puzzles, or transform them into entertainment and suspense. However, many games have all the elements necessary to adapt a version of the experience into a film. TLJ and Dreamfall would work well.
Uru, for instance, has a deep history of family, conflict, upheaval, rebirth, and personal passion amidst an awesome backdrop that begins when a lone contemporary explorer enters a cleft in the New Mexico desert. If that's not ripe for a screenwriter to fashion an epic, nothing is.
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| 30 OCT 2008 at 11:13pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Originally Posted By An_Inkling (30 OCT 2008 2:18pm)
I can't really think of any that would work as anything other than "B" movies. The plots, writing and characterisation are generally not strong enough, and are usually either "a little too out there" or too cliched and stereotypical.
The AG that, for me, has the best story (particularly characters and explication), is The Last Express. I think it would work well enough as a movie, but certainly nothing ground-breaking, especially as there is already an "Orient Express" movie or two, of relatively similar substance.
Two of my other favourites - Sanitarium and Grim Fandango would both be too far out there. Though, if done well a GF-like movie could certainly be some fun.
And if Tim Burton did Grim Fandango: The Movie, it would also be artistically brilliant with super high production values.
For Sanitarium, I'm thinking Ridley Scott. He's one of the best multimedia art directors to ever evolve into a major film director and lately he's proven deft at handling interesting dialog and subtler character nuances.
For something a bit campier but still high class, Luc Besson could lend his wry touch like he did in The Fifth Element.
Cheers, Terry
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 12:12am |
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 12:47am |
ButterproofSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Loom should make a good movie, Day of the tentacle will also do it. What about myst???
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 6:21am |
SAMSpace Cadet
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 6:55am |
ArkadiaPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Inesrocks (30 OCT 2008 11:40am)
Broken Sword and Still Life
I couldn't stop thinking how great a movie Still Life would make while I was playing it. It does remind me a lot of the Jack the Ripper movie (I forget the title but it had Johnny Depp in it).
A lot of the ones people listed here would also make some really great movies - I can't stop thinking of a CGI Grim Fandango movie! That would definitely be amazing.
And Inkling, as some others have said, obviously you couldn't take a game and directly transplant it into a movie format. Things would have to be rewritten and fleshed out, but I believe for quite a few games, the substance is there
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 11:58am |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Butterproof (31 OCT 2008 12:47am)
Loom should make a good movie, Day of the tentacle will also do it. What about myst???
The backstory could serve as the basis for a number of good movies, I expect (and with any luck we shall someday find out), but the game itself? It would be rather lonely, besides which it would be bad form to ascribe a gender, face or indeed anything to the Stranger. Myst is an excellent sensory experience with a fine story, but ultimately it hasn't much in the way of plot. Besides the first few minutes and the last few minutes, there isn't much in the way of plot progression at all.
Originally Posted By Arkadia (31 OCT 2008 6:54am)
I couldn't stop thinking how great a movie Still Life would make while I was playing it. It does remind me a lot of the Jack the Ripper movie (I forget the title but it had Johnny Depp in it).
You are, I believe, thinking of "From Hell".
You can't kill someone in a studio.
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 12:49pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By JKing (31 OCT 2008 11:57am)
Originally Posted By Butterproof (31 OCT 2008 12:47am)
Loom should make a good movie, Day of the tentacle will also do it. What about myst???
The backstory could serve as the basis for a number of good movies, I expect (and with any luck we shall someday find out), but the game itself? It would be rather lonely, besides which it would be bad form to ascribe a gender, face or indeed anything to the Stranger.
JKing, what on earth are you talking about here - Loom, Day of the Tentacle, or Myst? :-?
Originally Posted By Arkadia (31 OCT 2008 6:54am)
I couldn't stop thinking how great a movie Still Life would make while I was playing it. It does remind me a lot of the Jack the Ripper movie (I forget the title but it had Johnny Depp in it).
Never saw Jack The Ripper, but I agree with you about Still Life. It's one of the most gripping and atmospheric and poignant adventure games I have ever played. The paintings gave it another dimension, and I felt so ripped in the gut by what happened to poor old Gus, that I found myself lying awake mulling it over, for a few nights after I had even finished the game. No adventure game has done that to me before.
Oh, and why would Sanitarium be too "far out" if Grim fandango isn't? : I actually think Sanitarium would make quite good movie material. We have all the necessary technology for some astoundingly realistic S Effects here, so why not?
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 1:00pm |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (31 OCT 2008 12:49pm)
JKing, what on earth are you talking about here - Loom, Day of the Tentacle, or Myst? :-?
Apologies: I was referring to Myst. I thought this obvious with reference to the Stranger, but I suppose those not too familiar with common lore convention wouldn't catch on.
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 1:05pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By JKing (31 OCT 2008 12:59pm)
Originally Posted By TheTraveler (31 OCT 2008 12:49pm)
JKing, what on earth are you talking about here - Loom, Day of the Tentacle, or Myst? :-?
Apologies: I was referring to Myst. I thought this obvious with reference to the Stranger, but I suppose those not too familiar with common lore convention wouldn't catch on.
Ah - so your entire reply there referred to Myst. Lots of "Strangers" hanging qround in adventures and videogames in general, JKing!
Yup - well as there is not much dialogue in Myst, and the books you read in it don't really refer to a stranger as far as I had conspicuously noticed, I don't suppose you could blame the uninitiated (like myself) too much for not knowing about "The Stranger" :
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 4:28pm |
jalexSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | These are all great choicrs. I would like some more recent game stories as well.
I would say Tunguska : Secret Files as I liked that story.
The second choice I thnk would be The Lost Crown.
A lot of the new games when you take out the puzzles, minigames, and oher time waisters you notice that the stories are very short and would not make a good movie.
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| 31 OCT 2008 at 5:09pm |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Short is okay, if the story is good. ALL these games need new film scripts and treatments. Nothing is going from computer to screen without a screenplay...and I don't mean puzzle chatter.
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| 1 NOV 2008 at 6:45pm |
SharonBSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | I agree with others who mentioned Still Life. That would make a very interesting movie. Post Mortem as well would be good. And all the Gabriel Knight games would be good movies. Tex Murphy games could also make good movies.
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| 1 NOV 2008 at 7:11pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
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| 1 NOV 2008 at 9:17pm |
Lucien21Guild Master
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Possibly with Johnny Depp.
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| 1 NOV 2008 at 9:54pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Originally Posted By Lucien21 (1 NOV 2008 9:17pm)
Monkey Island would probably make a decent movie.
Possibly with Johnny Depp.
The latter releases in the series were basically interactive Disney films and I think an animated feature-length movie based on Guybrush & Company would be a natural.
It's already got a complete story that includes the hero, heroine, villain, plus a great sidekick and loads of other fun secondary characters. The theme song and basic soundtrack already exist too and the style is tailormade for family-oriented cinema.
Cheers, Terry
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| 2 NOV 2008 at 4:23am |
An_InklingSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (31 OCT 2008 12:49pm)
Oh, and why would Sanitarium be too "far out" if Grim fandango isn't? : I actually think Sanitarium would make quite good movie material. We have all the necessary technology for some astoundingly realistic S Effects here, so why not?
Because it takes itself more seriously than GF, and for me, has a weaker story. I'm not saying it'd be impossible to create a worthwhile movie with similar ideas, but it runs a serious risk of descending into silliness.
The story of Sanitarium (both setup and execution) is "good for a video game", but would, I feel, need to be improved and expanded (it's narrative is really quite sparse, with a rather poorly explored one-note theme) almost beyond recognition to make a good, serious movie or inject much action to work as a B movie.
It's a really cool game, one of my favourite Adventures, but it's story is not brilliant (Planescape: Torment explores a somewhat similar theme, much more effectively, as do countless horror/fantasy novels). Certainly not exceptional enough to "leech off" for a movie, rather than creating something original.
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