Video Game Adaptations News

Award Potential: Many Users believe the Elden Ring movie has the most legitimate chance for awards among upcoming video game adaptations, particularly for technical categories. "Elden Ring is the only one with any legitimate chances at any awards, and even then, it’s only for technical awards."

Screenplay Expectations: With Alex Garland writing, some Users see a possibility for screenplay nominations, although they acknowledge the Academy's historical disinterest in video game adaptations. "Alex Garland is writing Elden Ring so that alone gives it a chance at possibly screenplay but probably not."

Director's Vision: Some users are cautiously optimistic due to Alex Garland's involvement and Miyazaki's approval, but question if his directorial style is a good fit. "I did have my misgivings at first, but Alex Garland did say his script got approval from Miyazaki so I’m still cautiously optimistic about this movie."

Complex Lore: Users anticipate challenges in adapting Elden Ring's vast and often ambiguous lore into a coherent movie plot, suggesting flashbacks as a possible solution. "A good friend and I have talked about this at length and the general feeling based on what we’ve both seen is that it’s going to likely be told with multiple flashbacks highlighting significant events that we’ve known of (dungeater’s hanging, omen’s banishment for example)."

Maintaining Atmosphere: Many are curious how the movie will balance the game's atmosphere with storytelling, with some hoping for a cryptic approach with minimal dialogue. "I hope it’s very cryptic in the present day timeline with very minimal dialogue."

Focus on New Stories: Some Users express a desire for the movie to explore new narratives within the Elden Ring universe rather than directly re-telling the game's story. "i honestly hope the movie has nothing to do with the Tarnished because Elden Ring is huge and would not translate well to a movie."

High Expectations: Fans often demand perfection from adaptations, especially for beloved franchises like Eragon, fearing previous failures. "I'm pretty certain I can speak for everyone in this community that the Eragon TV series NEEDS to be perfect."

Animation Preference: For certain fantasy series, Users suggest animation might be a more suitable medium than live-action to capture the original material faithfully. "This series badly needs to be animated insted, but yeah, won't happen anytime soon."

Success Stories: Recent adaptations like Sonic the Hedgehog and Fallout are often cited as examples of successful video game adaptations that broke the "curse." "Sonic 1 and Detective Pikachu are considered the films to break the curse of video game adaptions."