Video Game Spin-Off Problems
So I finished watching Lost season 3 today.
finally caught up with the series by watching all 3 seasons over the summer. The one show I swore to myself I would never watch, but I got hooked and never looked back. And then I saw that they were making the show into a video game for all major consoles and the PC. And I immediately became worried. Why? For the same reason that I always get worried when any of my favoritetv shows or movies get made into a video game… creators always phone in the video game and bank on the media license.
This is a problem. When was the last time anyone made a great, if not even an enjoyable, movie/tv show spin-off game? There may only be a few in every console’s lifetime (Simpsons Hit and Run and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds are some of my guilty pleasure favs). Dating all the way back to ET: The Extraterrestrial for the Atari is the suckiness of licensed media video games. The industry has destroyed the amazing names of the Terminator, the Matrix, and even Reservoir Dogs. Why do companies feel like they do not have to impress the gamers out here who love these medias?
This is what truly scares me. When the Lost game comes out, I in undoubtedly play it and beat it because I am a fan of the show. However, it also undoubtedly will be a poor constructed game because the programmers will phone in the content and bank on the revenue from Lost franchise tag. And for all of us video game consumers out here, it willdisapoint as always.
