Why are there no video game adaptations of movies? (piefed.social)

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There are plenty of spin offs and tie ins but not adaptations (save for Lego) for some reason. Obviously this isn't the case for the reverse.

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[-] red_tomato@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think it’s also that the video game industry is now bigger than the movie industry. The tables have turned: now it’s up to the movie industry to bait video game fans into going to the movies.

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 8 points 2 months ago

The stories are too complicated in today's games to make any kind of cohesive and even vaguely complete 2-3 hour story out of them. That why such adaptations are not one-off movies, but complete seasons of shows appearing on streaming services.

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