We’re a little surprised this didn’t happen sooner or wasn’t part of the ginormous Warner Bros. marketing machine for “Inception,” but speaking at a press conference in Rome as the film opens in Italy, Christopher Nolan revealed “one thing we are looking at doing is developing a video game based on the world of the film, which has all kinds of ideas that you can’t fit into a feature film.”
Well, there was a (fairly tedious) video game of sorts on one of the sites for the film prior to the release. You might recall, the last trailer for the film was initially only available if you navigated the world and entered the virtual theater to watch it. A dream world setting and reality bending physics certainly lend itself to a video game, but we can’t say we’re terribly excited. Video games based on movies generally suck.
That said, maybe they’ll take the time to get it right as it’s something that Nolan sees happening in the distant future. “That’s something we’ve been talking about and are looking at doing long-term, in a couple of years.” So by time the game comes out, we figure the PS5 and Wii3 will just be hitting the market. No word yet if you’ll have to be asleep to play the game.
“Inception” continues to be a box office juggernaut more than two months after its release. Still ranking in the top 10, the film has pulled in over $750 million worldwide and counting. [Variety]
*shrugs*
I'd buy it.
Someone tell him to get Hideo Kojima on the phone.
To be honest with you. This could really work, INCEPTION has all the makings of a terrific puzzle actioner in the same vein as Metal Gear Solid and Abe's Odyssey.
I would certainly buy this game.
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I think you guys don't understand how long it takes to produce a compelling game, which is not a year rather it is at least a two year production cycle. Movie games are typically not terrible because they are rushed to tie-in with either the theatrical or DVD release; in film parlance, imagine Marc Webb having to complete his new Spidey film in the four-month production window of a Hallmark made-for-cable movie.
WB had a high bar for their games; they did Batman game just as good as Nolan's film, if not better–which was surprising to most considering the abhorrent quality of all previous Batman games led people to believe the IP was somehow "cursed." A successful game based on the IP requires collaboration with those who know the IP best, and that seems to be what Nolan is intent on doing.
(Also, I assume the the Kojima mentions are jokes based on the amount of exposition in the film.)
^ No.