Tenderfoot Thahd Lady Rhiannon Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I was reading a list of Game Movies that should be made on another forum, and I think that the Avernum/Exile Games would make Good Movies. What does everyone else think? I mean, think about it... four characters kicked out of an Empire which has existed for so long that it's simply "The Empire". Their job: to survive an underground pit where all the Empire's rejects are thrown into, presumably to die. But when they arrive, they find that the people thrown out of the Empire have managed to survive and build a civilization where the Empire thinks no one can survive. The first movie has the characters (and Civilization) wanting revenge on the Empire, so they come up with a plan to assassinate the Emperor. Second movie, the Empire decides to send guards down to kill the throwaway people in response to the Empire's assassination. Now the mission of the characters is to survive and make friends with another underground race so they can wipe out the Empire Soldiers. The Third movie is: Oops, the Empire now finds that it kind of needs the people they threw away again, but certain people don't want to apologize for the actions they took against the people they threw away. Some of the throwaways have managed to get back to the surface, and the Empire must bite the bullet and admit they need help. You can even use the same characters, or add the new races (Nephilim and Sliths) when some of the human characters from the surface die in the course of the movies. I think "Exile" would be the best name, as the characters have been Exiled from the surface world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 It could be done well, but it couldn't be done much like the games. The games are large, rambling, quest-based, free-roaming, and utterly lacking in personalities for their protagonists. —Alorael, who has said before when this has come up that the series would work much better with very loose novelizations. Or, as someone else said, a TV show. A miniseries if you really want to just get the game translated to a new medium, but an actual series could be fun for showing off the world and reveling in sidequests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 It would serve better as a children show or cartoon, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I think we all know where this is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 apparently word of mouth says that uwe boll's latest movie is actually half decent probably because it's not based on a video game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Originally Posted By: Lilith apparently word of mouth says that uwe boll's latest movie is actually half decent probably because it's not based on a video game That's probably because the style of video games (where you have input as to what happens)is inherently unsuited to movies (where the viewer has no input). I'm not stupid/arrogant/Roger Ebert enough (close, but now quite ) to argue that this makes video games worthless. Of course, many stories are unsuited to reproduction as a movie. For example, the Foundation series. Yes, I will continue complaining about that until an unspecified date in 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 No. I have to say that Avernum almost certainly could not make a good move. HOWEVER. I do think it could make a decent TV series, with a season or two for each game episode (so, a minimum of 6 seasons). However, this would be a pretty big task that would involve a lot of writing; sure, some of the writing is already done as the plot of the game, but characters would have to be designed and their actions and path through the plot of the game written. This is especially true of A1, where there is no clear goal at the beginning. Oh, and there should be more than four starring characters per season; at minimum, the joinable NPCs should become starring characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Exile. Six characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Depends on budget and how large an ensemble you want. In particular, a non-game format and a lack of constraints on an equally leveled party could let you actually take advantage of leaving characters behind. Sometimes people have other things to do, and sometimes you pick up guest stars, if you will. —Alorael, who thinks there should be a superposition of four and six main characters. Two should suddenly become a lizard and a cat with no explanation about two seasons in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 After LoTR movies there is no problem with special effects and monsters. All those goblins could go straight from doing The Hobbit to doing the early dungeons in Avernum 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 There is no movie for The Hobbit, unless you want the old animated one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 There is going to be a movie. —Alorael, who is sure you can find plenty of extras willing to be goblins. Just check New Zealand. The real question is whether you're going for peach or orange or green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Two movies, to be precise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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