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Re:Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie? by jerf on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @02:33PM (#16814023)
The video games that do have a decent plot often have a plot that just can't be squeezed into a movie. I've seen some decent anime conversions of some video games, which were arguably interactive anime anyhow (i.e., Persona 4), but at roughly 8 hours (call it 24 20 minute episodes by the time you're done with commercials, opening, and closing) and still feeling a bit squeezed at times, that's not going to be a movie any time soon. From a more western perspective, good luck getting Planescape: Torment into a movie format.

I supposed if Hollywood had some confidence about making video game movies they might be very excited about getting a pre-made trilogy, but since their lack of confidence is well-founded in fact I don't see this happening any time soon.

Re:Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie? by jonhendry18 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @12:33PM (#16822557)
"From a more western perspective, good luck getting Planescape: Torment into a movie format."

A Game of Thrones-style "Sigil: City of Doors" series might work. Don't reuse the Nameless One or the plot of the game. Maybe reuse some characters like Annah. Like the game developers did, use the setting and make up new characters and plots.

Maybe before the show airs, put a series of entertaining shorts up on YouTube that introduce the city, the unusual beings resident there, the factions, and finally the main characters of the series.

Re:Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie? by the8472 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @04:49PM (#16815458)
Maybe they should make TV shows instead.
Re:Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie? by 794CD01 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @05:31PM (#16815903)
Random people all over the internet have already done that. It's called "let's play".
Re:Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie? by ionised on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:50AM (#16819074)
How is a Let's Play a TV show?
Re:Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie? by 794CD01 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @11:24AM (#16821893)
It's a sequence of videos.