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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 04:28 pm
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Paramount Pictures will be adapting some of its popular older titles into video games. Already tipped for adaptation are the classic women-focused comedies "Clueless," "Mean Girls" and "Pretty in Pink."
Now, I have nothing against movies becoming video games long after their release in theaters, and I appreciate efforts to cater to the growing minority of female gamers. But I have, well, no clue how to make a halfway- or even 20%-decent game out of the Jane Austen modernization Clueless. The amateur driving scenes offer some playability, but giving options for the outcome really messes up the plot. I suppose there could be a more social focus, like a less perverted Leisure Suit Larry, but... eh. And much as I enjoyed the movie, I know it's not intellectual enough for an adventure game a la Myst. It doesn't help much if you look to the middling TV series, either.
I have not seen Mean Girls or Pretty in Pink, but I doubt they'd have a much easier time of it. The publication Express (source of the news) puts it nicely: "Do you get points for wearing pink?"
Now, I have nothing against movies becoming video games long after their release in theaters, and I appreciate efforts to cater to the growing minority of female gamers. But I have, well, no clue how to make a halfway- or even 20%-decent game out of the Jane Austen modernization Clueless. The amateur driving scenes offer some playability, but giving options for the outcome really messes up the plot. I suppose there could be a more social focus, like a less perverted Leisure Suit Larry, but... eh. And much as I enjoyed the movie, I know it's not intellectual enough for an adventure game a la Myst. It doesn't help much if you look to the middling TV series, either.
I have not seen Mean Girls or Pretty in Pink, but I doubt they'd have a much easier time of it. The publication Express (source of the news) puts it nicely: "Do you get points for wearing pink?"