Books to games
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The bible would have some pretty interesting gameplay in it.
That or The Darwin Awards (Gain points by killing yourself in the most ridiculous manner with the set-pieces provided - admittedly that sounds like only enough to fill a minigame... meh, if we can come up with a memorable cast of characters and a loose plot, it just might work)
That or The Darwin Awards (Gain points by killing yourself in the most ridiculous manner with the set-pieces provided - admittedly that sounds like only enough to fill a minigame... meh, if we can come up with a memorable cast of characters and a loose plot, it just might work)
I don't really like the idea of making a game from a book. Mainly because I like a game which gives me an amount of freedom to do a bit of "Sandbox"-ing whilst being able to continue the storyline, like GTA:IV did.
Books into games just makes a rather linear game where the player can't do much exploring of the game world and has to follow the storyline which kid of sucks because the only reason you buy a game based on a book is probably because you've already read said book and therefore know half the bloody plot already, the Harry Potter series of games is a good example me thinks!
Books into games just makes a rather linear game where the player can't do much exploring of the game world and has to follow the storyline which kid of sucks because the only reason you buy a game based on a book is probably because you've already read said book and therefore know half the bloody plot already, the Harry Potter series of games is a good example me thinks!
On the top of my head I cannot mention any books that would make good games, though I am sure there are lots. I think the reason that more movies than books get made into games is that, if you are going to copy a concept, it it easier to borrow both the visuals, sound and story, in stead of just the story. A book to game conversion would require more work and more imagination.
Books to games are a bad idea. The thing with games is that they require a certain amount of action for people to play them, which requires enemies and conflict. Books, on the other hand, don't tend to have enough action to be translated to game form, as they are more concerned with storyline, dialogue and characterization.
The point I guess I'm trying to make is that, as storytelling mediums, books and games are nearly totally different so it's hard to translate one into the other without a severe amount of suckage.
The point I guess I'm trying to make is that, as storytelling mediums, books and games are nearly totally different so it's hard to translate one into the other without a severe amount of suckage.
Some pretty good games can be linked back to books, in theme if not story (see: Bioshock vs Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged). I agree that book plots don't need to serve as an exact template for games, but if you're looking for ideas or inspiration there is far more going on in literature than Hollywood.
I think that the Dragon Riders of Pern would make a great game.
It already has various classes (and ranks) set out, missions, different main cities, instant transport, and the likes.
Its screaming to be an MMORPG.
By the way, this thread has been done before.
It already has various classes (and ranks) set out, missions, different main cities, instant transport, and the likes.
Its screaming to be an MMORPG.
By the way, this thread has been done before.
Suggested this on another thread; George Orwell's 1984. Admittedly, it has been made into a film several times, but this idea I got specifically from the book. Would be presented, I suppose, as a urban-sneaking game in a lot of cases; trying to avoid the Thought Police whilst trying to bring down The Party. Alternately, it could be a rather predictable RTS (constant warring between the three world factions).
well, there are always those select your quest books, where you choose what to do, like "skip to page 38" and so on, that is like a mental sanbox.Cymraeg Phill said:
I didn't like the bourne game, but I also didn't like the movies because they completely bastardized the books. I thought they were good action flicks, and I would have probably loved them had they gone by a different name.
I think a better book that could make a half decent game would be "The Hobbit". I think they could make that a great action adventure game akin to Zelda, or even a role playing game where you uo stats and gain people for your party.
I actually liked LOTR: Return of The King on Ps2 (more of a movie tie-in, but it's that or "The Hobbit" on Ps2 as well).
I'd love a game based on "Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?". You sit around and using Quick Time Events complain about EVERYTHING.
I'd love a game based on "Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?". You sit around and using Quick Time Events complain about EVERYTHING.
Argh; completely forgot about that. Good point. 1984 is a very deep text to work with, I imagine, so it'd be hard to see anything done of it without dumbing it down. Well, guess I'm back down to one idea.scnj said:
Ooh, but here's another one, then. World War Z. Probably more from concept than plot, but it could come across as a first-person (possibly with RPG elements) game having the player seek refuge from the undead horde.