Comments on: Toon it!

By: Docmoose

Docmoose — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:09:12 +0000

I watched the dead space prequel anime last week, and I really enjoyed it. It was a perfectly good film in its own right. However it also set the scene for the game perfectly, giving you a bit of back story on how the monsters in the game came to be.

I have Resident Evil degeneration ready to watch, when I get a free hour or two in my games playing schedule.

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:41:15 +0000

Lordstar said that it would be cool to have a Disney/SquareEnix crossover type of thing.
It’s called Kingdom Hearts. :|
Also, Klonoa had a manga. Unfortunately, the creators decided to make him a complete idiot instead of just slightly clueless.

By: Duncan Aird

Duncan Aird — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:58:10 +0000

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By: DunK

DunK — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:29:38 +0000

If you’re logged in on the forum, it posts you on the website as Anonymous. Just click ‘Logout’ above the comment box and it’ll go back to normal. :)

By: Duncan Aird

Duncan Aird — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:19:31 +0000

Woo! Bring on Klonoa 3. :)

By: shaunmcilroy

shaunmcilroy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:46:27 +0000

^^^ that was me – shaun mcilroy

why am i anonymous??? :(

By: shaunmcilroy

shaunmcilroy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:45:27 +0000

I PAID GOOD MONEY TO WATCH STREET FIGHTER IN THE CINEMA
I PAID GOOD MONEY TO WATCH SUPER MARIO BROS IN THE CINEMA

Why Shaz when I remember watching these films did I think at the time WOW but now I think eughhhhhh

Street Fighter 2 the animated movie was full of win though! The fight at the end against Ken then Bison was so amazing. And little things like Akuma sitting on the ground at E Honda/Dhalsim make me smile

Seems the good ol Anime VG is a lost cause now, even FFVII:AC failed to make me swoon storywise.

By: VerbalKint27

VerbalKint27 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:43:40 +0000

I could go on listing franchises for hours that I’d love to see in movie/anime format.

Looking forward to catching Degeneration as a self-confessed Resi fanboy, however I have heard some bad things about, I’m undeterred however!

In terms of the live-action video game movies, much like with some of the recent superhero movies, all it takes is for one respected director(Raimi, Nolan etc) to take the gamble, and get it right, and the rest will follow.

The biggest disappointment for me was Max Payne. If there was ever a game with the source material to transfer well to the big screen, it was that.

By: Andy Turner

Andy Turner — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:23:55 +0000

I remember both the Earthworm Jim and Sam and Max Cartoons…they were awesome.

By: Chauncy

Chauncy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:09:59 +0000

There were a couple of cartoon adaptions of games in the 90’s that did a fairly bang up job: Earthworm Jim and also Sam and Max. Both captured the feel of the games really well and, above all else, were really quite funny.

By: TequilaClint

TequilaClint — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:22:14 +0000

Biohazard Degeneration was good, better than the shi*e live action flicks.

By: Lordstar

Lordstar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:20:02 +0000

yeah it goes with the ending which follows on from the 2nd game. So yeah if you have completed it you will get what im going on about (I refuse to spoil the game and or anime for anyone)

p.s Bruce Willis is a ghost in 6th sense :-P

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:56:27 +0000

That’s Klonoa, with the best of those games being ported to XBLA I seem to rememeber.

Very cool game.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:46:32 +0000

“THERE IS A DISGAEA ANIME! based on the first game”

Really? But, but… the multiple endings! I must have it nonetheless!

Erm,that’s an… interesting story, Andy. Now who is Jenny?

Shaz, what is the top left game in that bottom image?

By: James

James — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:26:36 +0000

There is a Devil May Cry anime:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_May_Cry_(anime)

By: Andy Turner

Andy Turner — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:06:10 +0000

Thanks for the shopping top I saw Resi Degeneration on play.com the other day and have been considering a purchase since…with your recommendation I’ll add it to my basket next time I have go shopping.

Funny you should mention that epic scene of street fighter (one of my all time fave animated movies). Since just this past Monday I was happily resting on my break when Jenny came into the teachers room and decided to break the ice by poking me in the head…promping me to leap up and scream “My beautiful face…YOU BITCH I’ll MAKE YOU SUFFER!” Of course since I’m not really a somewhat vain Spanish street fighting type I just pulled her jacket hood over her face and made a mental note to steal all her board markers later rather than anyone being stabbed, slashed, kicked out of a window or stuck in traffic (poor Guile.)

Another thing I can agree on is that animated game adaptions all seem to be more acceptable than the real life efforts…Resident Evil has it’s moments but on the whole the series gets more insane with every installment and is very Paul Anderson…Himan (owch) Max Payne (WTF) Tomb Raider (Awesome with the sound off so you can imagine a better story)…Silent Hill I actually kind of liked….go Pyramid head go.

In terms of what I’d like to see make it to film animated or real life…Certainly Gears of War, Army of Two maybe…and perhaps something Soul Calibre based.

Metal gear goes without saying and is so narrative driven and takes influence from so many movies that it might not be so hard to translate after all though I’d hope they’d keep the time snake sits with his finger in his ear chatting on the codec to a minimum.

I could watch Devil May Cry cut-scenes all day and would love a series about Dante and pals further adventures to enjoy.

Slightly more obscure I’d love a series or comic or anything about Legacy of Kain I loved those games and more than anything just need a damn conclusion to the thing…

Looking to the future has anyone heard much about the Prince of Persia and the Sands of time movie they are doing…heard its the Pirates of the Carribean crew doing it so could potentially be huge.

By: MrCuddleswick

MrCuddleswick — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:13:54 +0000

A Metal Gear Solid movie would make me happy. I want to get the Street Fighter II Animated Movie on DVD at some point…..but then I also want to get the live action one with Jean-Claude Van Damme. It’s one of those films that’s so bad, it’s good.

By: lordstar

lordstar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:33:29 +0000

here is a link to the disgaea DVD vol1

it has JP and ENG dub and ENG subs

http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/329-5207729-23207734/movies/products/90241300?fs=true

free delivery world wide ;-)

By: lordstar

lordstar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:11:33 +0000

THERE IS A DISGAEA ANIME! based on the first game ;-)

disgaea anime is also great along with Dot-hack the final fantasy unlimited anime is not that hot in my opinion. The only thing which makes it anyhting like FF is it has a chocoo for about 5 seconds in one episode :-S

would be cool to see a Disney X square enix cartoon some time. never going to happen though

marvel vs capcom comics would rock so F’n hard too

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:40:22 +0000

Rob: “Tomb raider was ok but didn’t shout lara croft at me more female indiana jones”

Yeah, but if you made a film that was exactly like the games it’d simply be two hours of Lara running around while you stared at her backside.

Actually, I think I may have just hit upon a bestselling movie idea.

Taxi! Hollywood please!