In this discussion, we talk about our favorite video game adjacent media, whether it's animated films, tv shows, or comic books based on video games. There are plenty of great examples, but here are our favorite choices.
This Slogging thread by Jose Hernandez, Jeffrey Harris, Nicolas Ng and Limarc Ambalina occurred in slogging's official #gaming channel, and has been edited for readability.
What is your favorite video game adjacent media (i.e. comics, books, tv shows based on a video game)?
Good question, Jose. I'd probably have to go with the God Eater anime based on the game series. For one thing, great animation from ufotable, and it had an interesting, bleak post-apocalyptic setting.
Jeffrey, is it something someone who has never played the games can get into?
What would be your choices? Jack and Limarc
Nicolas, I never knew Halo had an animated film. I’ll have to check it out!
My choice would have to be the Injustice comics based on the game series. It details Superman’s transformation from a hero to an authoritarian, and explains how the rest of the heroes either joined him or rebelled.
On the subject of comic books, another choice would have to be the short Overwatch comics that were released some time ago.
Since Overwatch doesn’t have a campaign mode, it could be hard to know about the lore and the world of the game. So, those comics adding a little more info about the characters goes a long way towards fleshing out the story
Great question! I have a few. I really liked Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children. The film blew me away at the time. It showed me just how much CGI has grown.
Perhaps the best though for me was The Witcher TV series. It introduced the world and the lore without overloading the audience, making it digestible even for people who have never played the games before.
Perhaps the best though for me was The Witcher TV series. It introduced the world and the lore without overloading the audience, making it digestible even for people who have never played the games before.
I still need to watch The Witcher!