Movie-tie ins and licensed games aren’t exactly new to the market, and some iconic franchises have made their way into the realm of gaming, as unbalanced as some titles may have been when it comes to quality. Examples of franchises that have successfully made the transition would be The Godfather, Star Wars, James Bond 007 and the likes, but what other franchises would be suitable that haven’t seen the likes of modern gaming yet?
Note that some of these franchises may have seen tie-ins or game adaptions in the past in some forms, but for this list we will be talking modern adaptations and genres that they may haven’t been adapted into yet.[divider] [/divider]
The likes of an RPG set in the world of Blade Runner has pretty much endless possibilities when you look at it from a narrative standpoint, and rights-wise the franchise is in a pretty good place to actually make such a thing happen, considering Warner Bros has its own gaming division and has ownership of studios like Rocksteady. With the upcoming sequel in theaters next year, is the world AAA market ready for Blade Runner? I’d say it’s a move long overdue![divider] [/divider]
The movies have always been vague about the rules and effects of time travel, so why not switch between protagonists throughout the storyline and have your actions in the past influence the future? Recently Quantum Break did the same thing to a certain extent, which proves that it can work, and what franchise better to test this out than Terminator? An action game with set pieces in the present (for example, the truck chase in Terminator 2) and heavier action in the future as you fight the war with the machines, it basically markets itself![divider] [/divider]
It’s doubtful that actors like Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner would sign off their likeness to such a game, but considering the fact that this actually opens more doors than this closes, it could again give the writers the chance to create new dynamics within an existing world.[divider] [/divider]
There is a large amount of possibilities when it comes to gameplay and enemy encounters, and it would even be possible to include the remnants of Jurassic Park, which the film did in a similar fashion. There’s a lot of ways to do it, and quite frankly I am sure that there are plenty of fans out there awaiting the franchise’s gaming side to be revived.[divider] [/divider]
A proper Wizarding World RPG has been long overdue, and what’s a better way of levelling than to acquire new spells and potions through books and experience? The fanbase is there, and there are plenty of skilled developers that have experience with creating deep worlds like the one a Harry Potter RPG would require (I’m looking at you CD Projekt Red!)[divider] [/divider]So, which franchises or standalone films would you like to see come back as videogames? And in what form?