08-03-2013, 08:01 PM
I don't like movies based off of games*. Games based off of movies can sometimes work, but usually it's a pretty poor result as well.
I think that the main issue is the big difference between the two; interactivity. When you make a movie out of a game, the watcher has no control over any aspect, taking away a big part of what made the game good. This has to be replaced by something else, which wasn't present in the game, and thus it doesn't feel the same.
Similarly, when you turn a movie into a game, space has to be made for player interaction. Usually, a lot of the story and cinematography is lost, again giving the game a completely different atmosphere than the movie.
There are probably multiple exceptions on both sides, but that's how I feel about them in general.
*Wreck-It-Ralph doesn't count. None of the main games involved actually exist, and there are only occasional references to ones that do.
I think that the main issue is the big difference between the two; interactivity. When you make a movie out of a game, the watcher has no control over any aspect, taking away a big part of what made the game good. This has to be replaced by something else, which wasn't present in the game, and thus it doesn't feel the same.
Similarly, when you turn a movie into a game, space has to be made for player interaction. Usually, a lot of the story and cinematography is lost, again giving the game a completely different atmosphere than the movie.
There are probably multiple exceptions on both sides, but that's how I feel about them in general.
*Wreck-It-Ralph doesn't count. None of the main games involved actually exist, and there are only occasional references to ones that do.