tomimt Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 So, apparently this is happening. A low budget horror movie adaptation of Phantasmagoria. I'm all for that. http://www.horrorsociety.com/2013/07/26/black-castle-productions-first-feature-phantasmagoria-the-movie/ https://www.facebook.com/PhantasmagoriaBCP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 What's the word I'm looking for? Oh, that's right. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishmile Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 This will not be good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frede Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I've yet to play Phantasmagoria, but it's on the list. Especially since I've been quite pleased with GK2, which I'm currently playing. Is Phantasmagoria actually that shitty, or is it just "typical FMV game"-shitty? I do think a Gabriel Knight film would be a lot more interesting than this either way. Either a retelling of the first game or a whole new story from Jane. But still... interesting. Though arguably, Mortal Kombat remains the only film based on a game that actually works well for what it is. Too bad it *cough* never had a sequel. So Justin is probably right about the likelihood of this being pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Phantasmagoria is a bad game, no doubt about that, but it is relatively entertaining b-horror movie. And it even has some decent gore effects in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I've had it for a while now, but haven't played it yet. I really dislike the interface. No walking around. Reminds me of Telltale's Jurassic Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 It definetly is far more limited than Gabriel Knight 2 for an example. But god damn... I think I need to re-install it and enjoy some cheese this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Yoy know what goes best with cheese, right? Whine. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Cheese, whine and wine do sound like a nice idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fronzel Neekburm Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Is Phantasmagoria actually that shitty, or is it just "typical FMV game"-shitty? I guess it depends largely on what you expect out of it. Personally, I liked it a great deal. If you're looking for a challenge, forget about it. One of the chapters in this game can be literally be beaten in four steps: go into town, give something to someone, go back home, watch closing cinematic. It's adventure gaming for simpletons (people like me). The puzzles themselves might dissatisfy hardcore adventure gamers, but personally, I prefer simple, somwhat realistic puzzles over a puzzle to which the solution is so obscure that they have to tell you the correct solution in the manual (the GK2 tape splicing comes to mind). What DOES work is the huge amount of exploration that can be done outside of the main plot. There's tons of little things that keep happening around the mansion. You don't need to trigger any of this to advance the plot, but it adds to the atmosphere and made playing this game hugely rewarding. Then of course, the game carried an adults only rating where I'm from, so that automatically makes it cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datadog Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 "Phantasmagoria" already has the feel of a cheesy, low budget, bargain bin, straight-to-video, late night, B-movie horror flick, and I'm glad someone with a camera and some money realized it. While it's not one of Sierra's finest, it would translate into a movie fairly well. If it's at least slightly above Asylum quality, and nowhere near Uwe Boll quality, I will totally watch this movie. In regards to other Sierra mystery games, I personally feel that Gabriel Knight and Laura Bow would make great TV series. One's "Supernatural" with Schattenjagers, and the other's "Murder She Wrote" in the 20's. MusicallyInspired 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Man, I'd watch "Murder She Wrote" set in the 1920's. Some one needs to pitch this to a studio, ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Space Quest would be a pretty sweet 80's Saturday morning cartoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTentacle Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Roberta Williams must have a cameo. So should the original Adrienne actress. Anyway, don't Ken and Roberta live in Mexico during part of the year? That's not far from Lousiana, where they're shooting this movie. I think this movie sounds awesome. This could be the first Sierra game made into a movie, right? Very exciting! I wonder if they'll show much nudity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishmile Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 It would be the first Sierra game made into a movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 You know what would be nice? Gabriel Knight movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTentacle Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Galaxy Quest reminded me of Space Quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 How, exactly, if you don't mind my asking? Other than being a sci-fi comedy set in space, I didn't really see any relation. Maybe Dr. Lazarus' thick sarcasm lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdrslashvohaul Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Gravity had jet packs and ships exploding. Troels Pleimert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTentacle Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Well, I saw Galaxy Quest in the theater when it first came out, so I can't remember much, TBH. Maybe part of it was an anti-hero using silly, non-conventional means to solve problems and survive in the face of deadly threats. And they both have "quest" in the title. That has to count for something. :-) MusicallyInspired 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTentacle Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Am I the only one here besides tomimt who is pumped up about this Phantasmagoria movie? I am buying copies of this thing the second it comes out. It's not every day you get a full, live-action movie based on a Sierra adventure game. It makes me really happy that this is happening. Yes, it wasn't a perfect game, and I read that the team originally had much, much bigger plans for the game's design than what was shipped, but what an honor to be remade in movie form this is. Has any game developer ever had an original adventure game title made into a movie before? I don't believe so. Developers like Telltale need to leech off of and make games out of popular movies, but Sierra can inspire movies. Most will never have anything close to the legacy and influence of Sierra. I am a Sierra partisan for life. :-) Long live Roberta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datadog Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 It's the first SIerra title, but there's been attempts at other adventure game movies. "Broken Sword" was optioned a few years back, but there's been no word about it since. And ILM was working on an animated "Curse of Monkey Island" movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted March 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Well you could always argue. that Pirates of the Caribbean = Monkey Island (and Pirates is actually based on an original MI movie script). And like Al Lowe has said, Deuce Bigalow is Larry all in but name. Oh, and then there's that Maniac Mansion TV-series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Back in the day, there was talk of turning Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive into a movie titled "Black Sun Ascending." It never happened, unfortunately. Also, yes, Phantasmagoria really is terrible. :) But it's the fun kind of terrible; it's one of those games that is completely unaware of how terrible it is, making it that much more fun. It's basically Mystery Science Theater fodder in a CD-ROM format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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