Not sure why it popper into my head, but it occurred to me that A Princess Bride could make an awesome adventure game. Any other films you'd love to see converted to our favourite genre?
Brazil.
Labyrinth- there was a game waaaay back then, but I'd love to see it done with style.
Donnie Darko- come on, I can't be the only one thinking o' that??
And probably Puppet Master- the base formula for ridiculous horror movie concepts done RIGHT.
Quote from: Ghost on Tue 26/07/2011 15:23:53
Donnie Darko- come on, I can't be the only one thinking o' that??
And how would this happen exactly? Are we talking lik if there wasn't a movie then this would make a great game?
The Happening (aka Marky Mark runs away from the wind).
Obviously.
If I'm not mistaken, I'm pretty sure a certain someone around here made a Donnie Darko game some time back.
@anian- I'm pretty sure they just mean movies that already exist that would make for good plots/gameplay if they were to made into adventure games.
(On the creepy side of things I would say)
Childs play
constantly try to stop chucky from getting you
interview with a vampire
As the story is told you warp back to surving as a vampire in different times
13 ghosts
crazy house, crazy ghosts, get out alive
A princess Bride was great, I think that would work
Quote from: anian on Tue 26/07/2011 15:25:39
Quote from: Ghost on Tue 26/07/2011 15:23:53
Donnie Darko- come on, I can't be the only one thinking o' that??
And how would this happen exactly? Are we talking lik if there wasn't a movie then this would make a great game?
Nope- it's a movie with many elements that lend well to an adventure game, and thus, just by existing, is considered by my as a good movie to have a game made out of, though possibly not by me. If it didn't exist, it couldn't be made into a game. QED.
Quote13 Ghosts
Second that!
Inception. I'd love to see that.
Donnie Darko: The Adventure Game (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=6683.0) [June MAGS 2003]
DL from AGSarchives (http://www.agsarchives.com/gamecard/197/donnie-darko-the-adventure-game.html)
Some screenies (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/donnie-darko-the-adventure-game/screenshots)
Quote from: Ghost on Tue 26/07/2011 15:42:58
Nope- it's a movie with many elements that lend well to an adventure game, and thus, just by existing, is considered by my as a good movie to have a game made out of, though possibly not by me. If it didn't exist, it couldn't be made into a game. QED.
Don't you QED me young man :P , I meant as a story and gameplay, because a game made of DD an having the same plot is just silly because you know how it ends and a game where the story takes place in the same universe, probably wouldn't be that good (case and point Donnie Darko 2).
Quote from: Dualnames on Tue 26/07/2011 15:15:41
Brazil.
And 12 Monkeys, and Baron Münchhausen. A game of Brazil would probably play a bit like Douglas Adams's Text Adventure 'Bureaucracy'.
It seems there was an adventure game of City of Lost Children, but although I haven't played it I've heard terrible things. In many ways, I think it ought to have made a better game than a film.
Quote from: Radiant on Tue 26/07/2011 15:45:37
Inception. I'd love to see that.
Me too! Especially the idea of swapping between dream levels and your actions on one level producing an effect in the next etc.
On a similar(ish) theme, what about Enemy Mine? That could make a good adventure game.
Any horror, sci-fi, or adventure film, really. I have a hard time figuring out what wouldn't work. All it takes is a little imagination.
I'll say E.T. as an example, just because that game has such a rocky relationship with video games. An adventure game would be perfect for it.
I agree ...ET the adventure game...Theres a lot of cool scenes people would love to see again...
Quote from: Secret Fawful on Tue 26/07/2011 16:19:34
I'll say E.T. as an example, just because that game has such a rocky relationship with video games.
You mean you didn't like the Atari 2600 version?!?!? ;D
Hate. Let me tell you how much I've come to hate E.T. on the Atari 2600 since I began to live. There are 387.44 million miles of printed circuits in wafer thin layers that fill my complex. If the word hate was engraved on each nanoangstrom of those hundreds of millions of miles it would not equal one one-billionth of the hate I feel for E.T. on the Atari 2600 at this micro-instant for you. Hate. Hate. :=
I read that in AM's voice. And it really creeped me out.
And I don't know why but I've always wanted to play a Who Framed Roger Rabit adventure game.
Quote from: Dualnames on Tue 26/07/2011 15:15:41Brazil.
*shudders* That movie was way beyond weird, holy hell.
Besides being an awesome film, MOON would make a pretty cool adventure game too. And there are more people that feel that way apparently:
(http://badassness.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/moon_scumm.jpg)
I don't see Moon working because it's too self-contained as a story (99% of it takes place in the very cramped station where very little happens). It was a good, if depressing, film, but I don't see it translating well without major alterations that would almost make it a different story.
I think you could make a case for a hybrid adventure with Die Hard since McClane has to make so many jury-rigged devices, traverse elevator shafts, steal equipment, and generally avoid confrontations. The confrontations could be handled like a combination of Indy (with better fight controls) and a cover-based shooting mini-game.
"Schiess dem Fenster!"
I think Frequency (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186151/) would make a great adventure game.
I actually found myself thinking Moon would make a better game than a film due to the whole 'extra lives' thing. It would also give you the option to circumvent a lot of the exposition if you happened to be a player who had, ooh let's say, read ONE other sci-fi story in their lives.
If I'm allowed to deviate a bit from adventure games; I think the mythology of the classic Hammer vampire movies could be weaved into one hell of an awesome open-world RPG. I had the idea while watching Brides of Dracula which contains this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW4V5M8OaN8&feature=player_detailpage#t=516s)perfect little Fallout-style dilemma.
PS. Ifyouareinspiredtomakeagamelikethisatallfromthispostpleasegetintouchwithmeihaveentiresketchbooksfilledwithnotesforquestideas
Frequency? Now there's a movie that would make for an interesting gameplay experience, particularly with the sudden changes in the present caused by even minor alterations in the past (moving a screwdriver where your modern counterpart can get it) along with the modern-day character's advanced knowledge which can be passed to the past player via radio (or whatever).
Also, Hammer's vampire series as an open-world? Not so much, but as a series of games, or even rpgs, hell yes! Even though I'm an 80's child I love the Hammer films for being classy and still delivering a good horror narrative. Indeed, I'd like to make a good horror-themed series like that at some point!
Also, you'll have to forgive me if I'm making loads of spelling mistakes; I'm typing from across the room on my Fitdesk right now :).
I saw a movie last night called "The Jacket". I was only half impressed by the film itself, but the premise I found quite interesting. Basically it's just about er, tripping out and becoming part of the future, then taking information learnt in the future trip back to the present and using it to your advantage. Something along those lines would be cool IMO, but not a direct version of the movie - cos it was a bit lame. I am totally gripped by time travel games/movies etc right now.
I agree, that Moon image looks great - but I also agree with Progz. Not a lot happens in the movie to warrant a grand set of puzzles for a game - but it would certainly make a decent short/medium adventure.
Brazil. Damn it!
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 26/07/2011 16:17:11
Quote from: Radiant on Tue 26/07/2011 15:45:37
Inception. I'd love to see that.
Me too! Especially the idea of swapping between dream levels and your actions on one level producing an effect in the next etc.
On a similar(ish) theme, what about Enemy Mine? That could make a good adventure game.
this should happen. Anyone want to form a team to write a script? :D
other than that:
Pulp Fiction
-> shoot ... marvin's face
Kill Bill
total recall
minority report
Quote from: selmiak on Wed 27/07/2011 14:08:24
Pulp Fiction
Actually, the whole non-chronological plot business would be interesting to write for.
I think 'The Hangover' is a great concept for an Adventure game.
You wake up, with no recollection about the night before and have to travel around Vegas piecing a bunch of clues together.
Quote from: Stupot+ on Thu 28/07/2011 22:39:03I think 'The Hangover' is a great concept for an Adventure game.
Totally agree! I had the same notion after watching the movie. In a similar vein your best friend is 'missing' and you have no idea what happened the night before so you set off to find him! I was imagining it in a Leisure Suit Larry type setting.
I also think Moon would be an interesting game (love the movie) but yes, you'd have to take serious liberties with the story to make it work in an adventure setting.
I've always thought the movie
Cube (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123755/) would make for an interesting game as well (even though the movie wasn't all that great). The backgrounds would be a snap to create and each room you must solve progressively harder and more complicated puzzles to find the way out.
While not strictly based on a specific movie... I actually (quite a few years back) started working on a game called "The Little Lebowski" (if you can't figure out the movie that's based on...). It takes place in 1999 and The Dude and Maude's kid (the little lebowski) has gone missing and the Dude puts on his detective's cap again to go in search of his missing kid (very complicated case). Walter, of course, is by the Dude's side to help him and he's obsessed with Y2K (but the Dude doesn't really mind as Vietnam is no longer the obsession). The Ghost of Donnie appears to the Dude (after he's had a few white russians and smoked a bit) and helps him along as well! I actually have a script/story of it on a hard-drive somewhere. I still intend to make it someday!
>USE RUG
How do you want to use the rug?
> TIE ROOM TOGETHER
Quote from: Ali on Fri 29/07/2011 13:58:25>USE RUG
How do you want to use the rug?
> TIE ROOM TOGETHER
Haha you actually hit the nail RIGHT on the head! I had, loosely, written a scene where a room
was actually falling apart and the puzzle's solution was to use a rug to "tie the room together" to keep it from falling apart (I hadn't worked out the specifics on
why the room was falling in half, but I was leaning towards an earthquake). I had planned to use that phrase nowhere else in the game (and not even at that part) so it would be a silent "easter egg" for true fans!
I was going to go with:
>USE NAILS WITH WOODEN BOARD
You nail the wooden board to the floor.
>USE CHAIR WITH WOODEN BOARD AND DOOR
You wedge the chair between the wooden board and the door.
> OPEN DOOR
Se7en, the adventure game universe could use a good serial killer hunting game after so many, many, disappointments.
Die hard, one man against a whole bunch of thugs and more importantly; against all ods.
Any world war 2 game: would be brave and rewarding if someone gave it a try to make a good game about ww2. As a resistance member, someone looking for his relatives or even as a german soldier or ss officer... most adventurge games dealing with world war 2 only have some nazi's in them (indiana) but in the heart of war would be something.
I say start with movies such as Blackbook about the resistance, why not.
Zoolander
The Simpsons by the way, talking about a good cast with tons of possibilities for cool games.
I really think The Simpsons was scraping the bottom of the barrel a good while before they made the movie. Futurama on the other hand...
vicky, christina, barcelona LOL - that is, if you want to play something meaningless and a waste of time...
seriously, though, inception might not make a bad game, as well as minority report and the rome apartment
i think one i'd like to see is the adjustment bureau, i think it might make a nice quest kind of thing, especially if they put more action into the whole door/corridor thingy..
CUBE....I second that...
Cube... definitely!
Fear-paranoia-suspicion-desperation
Quote from: NickyNyce on Thu 04/08/2011 14:51:58
CUBE....I second that...
Quote from: └» Arj0n «┘ on Thu 04/08/2011 15:12:55
Cube... definitely!
Fear-paranoia-suspicion-desperation
Heh. Reminds me of that time I was thinking of making a CUBE vs. Predator game for the "one room, one month" MAGS. But then I answered Baron's call to arms and we made Snakes of Avalon instead.
Actually, we considered that idea for a day or two, but Baron kept insisting Cube is too obscure a movie, and Canadian to boot. ;)
Cube was an O.K. movie that could have been so much better....As for a game, it does set up perfectly, Crazy characters, death scenes, where am I story line, puzzles galore to progress through the cubes....Darth Mandarb is on to something.
The Princess Bride, I totally agree would be awesome! A few that nobody's mentioned: Planet of the Apes -- that would awesome! And the Bourn trilogy, as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
a good adventure game about the justice system would be nice. no law and order that's too episodical.
-a few good men
-jfk
-a time to kill
-just cause
-the verdict
good games about non-cops fighting the system, unraveling conspiracies, digging in the past etcetera.
Quote from: ArKaN01D on Thu 04/08/2011 18:01:33
The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
That was already done as a blend of adventure game and RPG in the 90s.
Quote from: Ascovel on Thu 04/08/2011 21:16:32
Quote from: ArKaN01D on Thu 04/08/2011 18:01:33
The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
That was already done as a blend of adventure game and RPG in the 90s.
Ah, that Melbourne House game? Frodo is Hale and Hardy! Loved that game for its unique style. The adventure element didn't really work though.
Quote from: CaptainD on Thu 04/08/2011 23:05:51
Quote from: Ascovel on Thu 04/08/2011 21:16:32
Quote from: ArKaN01D on Thu 04/08/2011 18:01:33
The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
That was already done as a blend of adventure game and RPG in the 90s.
Ah, that Melbourne House game? Frodo is Hale and Hardy! Loved that game for its unique style. The adventure element didn't really work though.
This one: http://www.mobygames.com/game/jrr-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-vol-i
And its sequel.
There are also older illustrated Interactive Fiction LOTR and Hobbit games. The Hobbit one was quite well known in its time.
Firefly / Serenity would make a good, sandbox setting.
And while this dates me terribly, I think a game based on either Tales of the Gold Monkey or The Rockford Files would be a pretty interesting one.
And I've always wanted a Star Wars adventure game that didn't focus on the Force. I'd much rather play as a Lando Calrissian gambler type than a jedi of any flavor. I've always thought the Star Wars setting would be an interesting one to explore from an "everyman's" perspective.
Quote from: Ponch on Fri 05/08/2011 00:00:23
Tales of the Gold Monkey
8) 8)
Not that would make an awesome game - would obviously suit an episodic format too! Plus, remembering that doesn't make you old... at least, not unless I'm old too.
Oh... :'(
Hmm...Maybe The Goonies could be a pretty cool adventuregame (I know of the earlier platform games)even though the movie had quite a few characters it could be cool to use that in the game too maybe...Data being the tech specialist, Brand being the muscles etc. maybe a mix of Gobliiins and Indy hehe :D
Quote from: Ponch on Fri 05/08/2011 00:00:23Firefly / Serenity would make a good, sandbox setting.
I actually started to work on this a few years ago... had sprited up the main characters too:
(http://www.pixeljoint.com/files/icons/full/serenity_crew.gif)
Miez and I (at Mittens 2008) discussed the future potential of collaborating on it! I'd still love to do it at some point!
Quote from: NickyNyce on Thu 04/08/2011 16:18:51As for a game, it does set up perfectly, Crazy characters, death scenes, where am I story line, puzzles galore to progress through the cubes....Darth Mandarb is on to something.
Yup! And the backgrounds could all, essentially, fit into a 'template' if you will so the production time would be decreased! Just change some colors and a few details here and there and you have a new screen. Throw in some clever puzzles and some gore and voila!
I just randomly got this idea in my head today. What about Homeward Bound: The Adventure Game.
[no, I am not making this]
(http://i.imgur.com/EMrRJ.png)
"The Frighteners" of course, watched it again last night, still a very adventureish movie.
Home Alone of course, in good old Sierra spirit (Infocom text adventures work too), where there are numerous ways to kill the
protagonist (and the bad guys as well).
Spoiler
No matter how crappy the movie can be and no, I actually never watched it. ;D
What a coincidence, Secret Fawful, my 4 year old is currently obsessed with that movie.
Quote from: Iceboty V7000a on Wed 10/08/2011 10:59:42
Home Alone of course, in good old Sierra spirit (Infocom text adventures work too), where there are numerous ways to kill the protagonist (and the bad guys as well).
I saw that movie a hundred times as a kid and loved it - the sequels were horrible - the 3rd was an abomination). I think it would make a great adventure game as well, whether it's Sierra style or Lucas Arts (although I think Lucas Arts would be better suited). Just as long as it wasn't done in the vain of Night Trap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJBlxqdkal8) - that's what I keep imagining it ending up as, unfortunately.
The following is not a movie, but a commercial. It'll seem a little silly, but I always thought that the WORLD depicted in these commercials would make a great setting for an adventure game:
I bring to you, the VESIcare (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cEFrVdyV9w&feature=related) commercials!
I can't find the most recent commercials that show the surrounding city and building structures more, but minus having to take a piss every five minutes, I think the world within these commercials would create a great setting for an adventure game.
I seem to remember there already being a Home Alone game...maybe it was for one of the consoles? If I'm remembering right, it was a sort of 2D platformer thing whereyou had some time to set up all the traps. then the enemies would come rushing in.
Quote from: Babar on Wed 10/08/2011 17:02:43
I seem to remember there already being a Home Alone game...maybe it was for one of the consoles? If I'm remembering right, it was a sort of 2D platformer thing whereyou had some time to set up all the traps. then the enemies would come rushing in.
I remember that one for Game Boy, but I only played it for a few minutes. It was confusing if I remember right. Actually, I think it may have been Home Alone 2...
(http://www.consoleclassix.com/info_img/Home_Alone_GBC_ScreenShot2.gif)
Home Alone 1
Quote from: Ponch on Fri 05/08/2011 00:00:23
Firefly / Serenity would make a good, sandbox setting.
I totally agree. Not so coincidentally, Firefly is one of the inspirations for Quasar.
Quote from: Snake on Wed 10/08/2011 15:46:54What a coincidence, Secret Fawful, my 4 year old is currently obsessed with that movie.
I remember being obsessed with it when I was a kid. :D
That is a great mockup, doing it in that Sierra photo art style would be great too. I would love to make that. And the three people puzzles would be fun to switch between characters.
I think Blues Brothers would make a great adventure game. Think of that: two incredibly different main characters, nonsensical but funny plot, great NPCs, some mini-games (pursuit-scenes and stuff), plus, of course, music.
Jacob's Ladder would be good thing to do too (though there is a game based on this movie, and it's called Silent Hill).
The Seventh Seal - great surrealistic epic, it would be fun to play as Death ::).
Some old Bogart movies could make good movies too.
To think about it - this list could be really, really big.
Someone is probably going to tell you off for digging up an old post...
But before they do I wanted to congratulate you on your choice of films. Actually, I haven't seen Jacob's Ladder, but the rest are all great. A Blues Brothers adventure game would be amazing. (I think it's no coincidence that Sam & Max drive pretty much the same car as Jake & Elwood...)
There was something I was watching recently, what was it...?
Ah yes, Source Code! Having the situation repeat over and over and enabling the player to get a bit farther next time by having a greater understanding of what's going on, that strikes me as the kind of thing that'd work in an adventure.
Hang on, didn't Warthogs already do that?
Quote from: Nick O. on Wed 09/11/2011 12:56:40
I think Blues Brothers would make a great adventure game. Think of that: two incredibly different main characters, nonsensical but funny plot, great NPCs, some mini-games (pursuit-scenes and stuff), plus, of course, music.
Jacob's Ladder would be good thing to do too (though there is a game based on this movie, and it's called Silent Hill).
The Seventh Seal - great surrealistic epic, it would be fun to play as Death ::).
Some old Bogart movies could make good movies too.
To think about it - this list could be really, really big.
I used to have the Blues Brothers game on my Amstrad (probably still do somewhere).
It's not an adventure game as such, more of a platformer. You go round collecting records (as opposed to rings or coins) and the mission is to collect all the instruments you need to put on a gig, or start a band, or something. All the songs from the film are in there. Great Game :)
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/31/Blues+Brothers%2C+The.html
Thanks Ali, Blues Brothers is easily one of my favorite movies, and adventure game based on it is my personal dream. ;) You should go & see Jacob's Ladder though, usually it is called a horror movie, but it's much more than that, one of the best Vietnam films in my book.
Talking about Vietnam - what about an Apocalypse Now adventure?
@Stupot - hey man, thanks, I've played platformer, pretty good game (I mean, everyone love that music, you know), but, sadly enough, much of a potential is lost. Maybe I'll make this game someday, who nows. I'm going to be "on the mission from God" and stuff :D.
Evil Dead / Army of Darkness could probably make a good adventure game. Some of the shooters based on it were OK, but could have been better.
We all individually likely have hundreds of ideas for movie to game conversions that sound great in theory.
The only way to know for sure is to write it all down and make a game.
The Orphanage, with its creepy scavenger hunt.
Not a movie, but an anime series: Monster. It has a lot of plot twists and could make a great adventure game.
Here's the wikipedia entry providing info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_(manga)