We're past the days when every video game to film adaptation proved a massive dud. Some TV Shows based on games are genuinely great.

We’re past the days when every video game to film adaptation proved a massive dud. Some TV Shows based on games are genuinely great.

    • brsrklf@compuverse.uk
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      10 months ago

      Long ago I watched the anime based on Tales of Eternia (the Namco “Tales of” game that was also called Tales of Destiny 2 in the US for no good reason, it’s not a sequel).

      The anime is awkwardly shoehorned in a very specific and inconsequential part of the game (like, one that would last about 2 minutes). Nothing meaningful really happens in the series. Because of the way it’s framed, I also estimate its entertainment value for someone who didn’t play the game at basically zero.

      Oh yeah, there’s a freaking swimming contest out of nowhere at one point. Women only of course. I’m sure it had nothing to do with having female characters in swimsuits for a while.

      That certainly was one of the anime series of all time.