When the Filmmakers Actually Understand the Gameplay

Start your 30 DAY FREE TRIAL now at https://mubi.com/likestoriesofold Help me make more videos! Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.vd.linden Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO About this video essay: An analysis of Fallout, The Last of Us, and the philosophy of adapting video games 0:00 The problem of adapting interactivity 2:39 A new philosophy 3:44 What was missing 5:20 A comparison with comic book adaptations 7:02 Back to video games 7:50 A good, but easy video game adaptation 11:15 Why Fallout was the real challenge 13:00 How Fallout adapted gameplay 15:38 Why it just works 17:28 Adapting a Fallout's broader themes, meanings & vibe 21:27 What all this means 22:45 The problem of subjectivity 23:41 Why we should want more video game adaptations 25:50 The pantheon of humanity's storytelling References: Patrick Willems' video on video game adaptations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn3Yo5ea5L8 Listen to my podcast, Cinema of Meaning: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-of-meaning/id1611352831 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4n6zZZQjiKsLNfyldNAi8b Nebula: https://nebula.app/cinemaofmeaning Further Reading: Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list 10 Books that changed my life: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life 10 More books that inspired my thinking: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking My Camera Gear: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/my-travel-camera-gear Business inquiries: [email protected] Say hi: [email protected] Music: Virgil Arles – Lunar Clouds Max Il – Regeneration Tim Mann – All the Emotions Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3532571/1347628/16252 Additional Music: Oliver Michael – Taken from a Void