There are so many titles nowadays that are like movies, with graphics so realistic that it makes you feel as if you’re watching real people doing these extraordinary things on your screen. Where a film needs to wrap a storyline up in around two hours, some video games tell an in-depth tale for ten hours or more; so here are my top three games that movie-goers would love.
3. Uncharted
First up is Nathan Drake in Uncharted. As you can expect, this game is obviously compared to adventure films like National Treasure and Indiana Jones, and rightly so. The stories are quite similar: all centre around a cocky action-hero protagonist who’s looking for rare artifacts with a close team of around three or four people, one of which is a potential love interest. There’s also group of bad people who are trying to get to the treasure and kill our hero in the process.
The reason why movie-lovers will like Uncharted is simply because Drake will remind them of the much-loved Indiana Jones character (but younger and more attractive). The constant action in the title will keep them hooked along with the many exotic locations you just can’t fit in a standard-length movie.
Much more exciting than Indiana Jones.
The popularity of zombies nowadays is through the roof, with games like Dead Rising and Left 4 Dead doing really well along with movies such as Dawn of the Dead and 28 Days Later. So why not capitalise on the popularity of the genre while doing something a little bit different?
The Last of Us takes place in the United States, twenty years after a spore-based infection rapidly spread across the globe and turned most of the population into deadly predators capable of killing with a single bite. Everyone has been reduced to either struggling survivors or ravenous infected mutants and this concept is something that fans of film will love. The story is pure emotion with the hero risking his life to save a child and get her across America in some of the most dangerous settings known to man. Where a movie would have to rush this concept, The Last of Us tells the tale in around forty hours; and the emotional twists and turns provide exactly what a movie-goer would want.
Emotional relationships make for good stories.
1. L.A. Noire
Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Cole Phelps is an LAPD detective thrown headfirst into a city drowning in its own success. Corruption is rampant, the drug trade is exploding, and murder rates are at an all-time high. In his fight to climb the ranks and do what’s right, Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, racketeering conspiracies and brutal murders, battling the LA underworld and even members of his own department to uncover a secret that could shake the city to its rotten core.
This title is a typical 1950s cop drama that will appeal to movie-goers for all ages and I believe it’s the ultimate game for a cinema fanatic. Whilst managing to capture the golden age of film, it somehow manages to feel gritty and modern at the same time. Characters are very well developed, the suspense builds nicely, and the Oscar-worthy storyline will keep you coming back for more.
Classic cinema in video game form.
Every game has a story that someone somewhere will love but very few have tales that will drag a cinema-lover away from the big screen. With titles looking like movies more and more as time goes on, we may see a few more converts from popcorn to game controller in the very near future.
