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Video Games are a completely different medium from movies, and certain story elements are only possible in gaming.

Three good examples are Detroit Become Human, Nier Automata and Metal Gear Solid 3

In Detroit Become Human, you have Marcus progress from having to hold another androids arm to convert them, to focus on them to convert them, to press a button to instantly convert, and then automatic conversion via proximity. This cant be replicated in a movie due to it not being interactive, yet still adds to the atmosphere/story.

In Nier Automata, you have the final boss, where you pick a character and fight the other one. This is an amazing scene due to the bond the player has formed with the characters, and then having to actively fight themselves as opposed to watching two characters fight in a cutscene.

In metal gear solid 3, you have snake killing the boss. This is powerful due to the scene not progressing until the player presses the button themselves, so its as if the player made the decision themselves.

These types of things are only possible in a video game, and help contribute to why these stories are greatexcept detroit lol but cant be replicated in a movie and why movie adaptions of video games will always seem bad, even if the games story is considered great.

It would be far more difficult to make a good movie adaption of a game than a good movie adaption of a book.
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