Could A Twilight Game Not 'Suck'?

From OXCGN:

"Twilight the film and Twilight the book series by Stephenie Meyer, featuring a 'girl meets boy' love story with a vampire twist, have certainly captured the imaginations of people around the world.

With obvious high interest and huge commercial success both as books and a movie (soon to be series of movies for sure), there is the possibility of Bella and her vampire beau Edward making it into the next entertainment medium: the video game.

Licenced video games follow success wherever they can and the entertainment media would be well aware of both the need for 'guaranteed' returns on any game-production investment in the current economic climate and of the potential attraction this game could have beyond the usual male game-playing demographic.

So obviously I won't be surprised to see a game made in time for the next film, now that the cat is out of the bag and the success well and truly demonstrated.

But would a Twilight game be any good?"

[gaminoz]

I could see that happening for sure....

Any game based on the books or movie would have to be story-driven, as is stated. Heavy Rain and Alan Wake look to be heading that way, which is good.

[XboxOZ360]

Yes, but will they succeed in todays instant fix and high level of self gratification gamers, especially console gamers.

Unless it has action all the way through, lots of guns, fast cars and non-stop numbness, many newer gamers don't even bother opening the box.

Most gamers wanted hug Big Daddy Boss fights, not to have to make 'choices' for crying out loud. They wanted a FPS and fight-style game in Mirror's Edge, it's a parkour game - hello.

SO games that now have the mear whiff of a decent story, that takes some time to deal with as destined to fail or bet low scores. Not because they are poor games, but simply because many gamers now have unrealistic expectations of what THEY consider 'games'.

I can see a period where developers are going to revert to simple smash-em-up, shoot-em-up, madness to sell games. Shame, as we'll miss out on some great innovative games in the process. SO stop blaming the developers and publishers, but start looking in your (gamers in general) own back yard before starting to throw stones people.

[gaminoz]

You could be right there, which would be a shame for story-driven games. You can mix the two successfully: not everything has to be Killzone 2 or Gears.

Heavy Rain and Alan Wake hopefully will do well despite being less 'quickly gratifying'.

[thePatriot]

he he

somebody has to s

[darkmurder]

SHovelware much? If it did occur it could be good (vampires YAY!) but romance, pah, this can go on the DS with Project Rub thanks.

[gaminoz]

They would have to emphasise the action, but for it to be any good or attract more female gamers I would think the love story would be integrated and essential.

The next book goes to a different location and there is some new action potential with the "Wolf" Clan Native Americans...A game base solely on the first book would indeed be a stalking sim...

The article does show a few games that have done love stories that worked. Twilight would probably be a shorter game than some (being a tie-in) and it would be an interesting challenge to balance the slower story with some action.

[Ichiryoka]

The mere thought of this being a game, sucks.

[Hunter86]

Interesting read, I doubt they could make it without making a mess of it though.

[XboxOZ360]

Not sure if I'd be interested - or npot to be honest.

These styles of games have passed me now, and I've settled into decent FPS, Racing games (sims and semi-sims) as well as Light sims or war flight games. Loved the earlier Buffy games, but they wore thing after awhile. So something like this would have to be remarkable, which I doubt it could be.

Plus with the current 'trend' of game bashing these days, no new game gets a decent chance to even have-a-go on the market. Which is a bloody shame, as we as gamers are doing ourselves a huge injustice by acting like spoilt brats around what we expect from games.

[gaminoz]

There's always the vampire aspect to get it going but it would have to draw you in with the story as the books and film have done...maybe a mixture of Broken Sword and Buffy...? Adventure action games seem to be fading, but then games like Uncharted come along.

[Immortal Kaim]

Well Twilight as a whole (books/film) doesn't interest me at all, can't see a game changing that...

[XboxOZ360]

What, you don't like pretty young girls sucking blood . . . saving the world and being forever tormented on what's right and wrong in the world . . . what's wrong with you . . . hehehe jk

[gaminoz]

I'm not overly into it myself...my wife took me to the movie...but it was okay actually. There do need to be more games that aren't just typical teen guy fodder and could appeal to women as well as men. The Final Fantasy's and Broken Sword-type games.

(Not saying all women game the same though...)

@ OZ

BTW Bella isn't a vampire....

[XboxOZ360]

no harm in dreaming is it ;-) plus there's always some vampet somewhere in one of these movies to get the boys onside.

[Hiruma Youchi]

yes it would.

Dude.... The main guy's true form is that he Shines When Exposed to Sunlight! EFF IS THAT ALL ABOUT? how homo is this?

no twilight game PUUULEASE!!!!!

[gaminoz]

Yeah that didn't quite get me either: no vulnerability to crosses, no problems with holy water, no dying in sunlight, AND you can choose to not eat people, go really fast, have super strength,see the future, and have eternal life: pretty sweet gig, really.

At least Angel had to deal with his soul and make amends and if he ever had too much good lovin' he turned evil...

[Tony P]

Wow. That sounds...different. I'm not a fan of the series by any stretch, but as has been mentioned, the way to go with this is NOT heavy action.

I wouldn't want to play if I'm going to be controlling a gal in love (got enough of that with FFX-2, thx) but I'm willing to at least TRY if the gameplay is innovative enough. Sounds like they have to look beyond the usual "see a baddy, kill a baddy" formula.

[KidMakeshift]

A game about clamato drinking Vampires? That would actually be kinda cool.

A game based on Twilight? Not so much

I prefer vampires that are actually vampires and not just pale, mushy pussies in love with trailer trash

[Surfman]

Please stop talking about Twilight, i cant take anymore

[Godem]

I probably should see the film first.. lol :)

[JD_Shadow]

If they render Kristen Steward in any way, I'm game.

I mean, I'd tap that in a SECOND!

[Final_Rpg]

I couldn't agree more.

[TheColbertinator]

I bet it will get the same crappy treatment that the Harry Potter games get.If EA makes a Twilight game...may God help us

[micro_invader]

The harry potter games had the potential to be great, I reckon. My favourite one would have to be the third one but after that they screwed it up.

[Eiffel]

Well it sucks in general, so what do you think.

Anyone remember Jumper: The Game.

Do we really need another BS romantic game title that would bomb more than Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Twilight is a cesspool of modern monster-drama. That only really appeals to people who live in the dark and collect plastic teeth.

[JD_Shadow]

Could you have used a more, you know, insensitive comment than that one that you used to make your case?

Say your opinion about the movie or a possible game if you want, pro or con, but for God sakes, leave the comments about one of the biggest black eyes in the US's history (which is the Atomic Bombs of 1946 to end World War II) out of something that has no place in, PLEASE!

Sorry for opening up that can of worms, but I got pissed over Jack Thompson doing something similar a year ago.

[kesvalk]

the movie is already atrocious... don't make a game about it please...

[gaminoz]

You know they will for the second film...

At least let them try to make it something more than a cash in...

[XboxOZ360]

Now that more movie studios are nabbing up game developers, we had better get used to seeing many many more movie-game-tie-ins.

Warner have made more moves towards owning Eidos last week, as well as buying a significant chunk of their (Eidos) stock in december, and now own a significant 'share' in Eidos.

Disney and it's major share holder Pixar (stev jobs owns most of Disney now btw) are making in-roads into more games and annimated movies tie-ins, and we can expect many more in the future.

[Quickstrike]

for the love of God no. Twilight will be the modern day ET of the 1980's