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Video Game Adaptation Curse
For a while, it's been widely known that movie adaptations of video games are bad, critically panned by critics and audiences alike. But lately there appears to be a renaissance of sorts with well-made and well received movies and shows such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Castlevania, Detective Pikachu, and most recently The Last of Us. Is this a sign that the Video Game Adaptation Curse has been lifted?
Ended February 5, 2023 • 1 Entry • Created by Harry_Situation
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Video Game Adaptation Curse
For a while, it's been widely known that movie adaptations of video games are bad, critically panned by critics and audiences alike. But lately there appears to be a renaissance of sorts with well-made and well received movies and shows such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Castlevania, Detective Pikachu, and most recently The Last of Us. Is this a sign that the Video Game Adaptation Curse has been lifted?

Change of the Guard

As far as I can see, what's changed is that the writers at the helms of the video game adaptations now are people who are more likely to have played, and/or grown up playing the games, in the case of Sonic and the Pokémon franchise. It's the difference between a cash grab and a passion project, but the finished product lies somewhere in between. I think the curse will stay lifted so long as the writers for projects like these are passionate and knowledgeable about their sources.