Game makers making games indeed.

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Of course it'll stink. Castlevania, like most all games, doesn't have enough plot to make a 2 hr. movie.

So what will Hollywood do? Why, they'll fill the gaps with their own stuff.

When will people understand that a fun game is not necessarily equal to good movie material??

In the abstract, it's a bit like what happens when you try to make a book out of a movie. You can write visuals.

By the same token, you can't film gameplay.

And usually, gameplay is at least 80% of a games greatness.

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that picture made me think of an animated movie, which would be cool

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Castlevania doesn't have enough plot for a two-hour movie? Hold on while I get back to reality. Last time I checked, movies based on games and books always lacked because MOVIES were too short on time to truly have the punch and impact of even a short-lengthed game, let alone something like Castlevania.

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Yes, for movies based on books, most of the time there isn't enough time do do the story justice.

But games are about gameplay. Think about it this way. If you removed ALL game play from any one Castlevania, what would you have left? Not much.

Not to pick on Castlevania, of course. Most games are this way. They are designed to be played, not watched.

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I have considered the idea of removing gameplay from games, and even then, this concept doesn't work. Because with games like Castelvania, the gameplay would most likely be swapped for long, show-boat action scenes in slow-motion. Add to that the long-winded, and sometimes annoying rhetoric with dialogue exchange and physical expressions. Sorry, but in script, I'm seeing much more than something short. And no, most games wouldn't be like that, because I'd shudder to see even a small RPG turning into a two-hour movie.

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