Submitted by Sorry_Village13 t3_11a564g in television
SeasonGullible616 t1_j9pwtog wrote
I'm not sure I'd call it an adaptation because it isn't directly adapting any game's story. It's using the world, yes, but it's kind of its own thing whereas The Last of Us is directly adapting the story almost 1:1 from the game. Absolutely loved the show though and cannot wait for season 2.
ijakinov t1_j9q23tw wrote
Lots of movie adaptations (like comic ones) don’t adapt the source story even close to 1:1. Most video game adaptations don’t do this. Mario bros, sonic, Pokémon, Halo, resident evil, assassins creed are their own thing but use events and characters to create their story.
The only medium then tends to get close to 1:1 adaptations are books.
They are simply two different approaches to adapting.
SeasonGullible616 t1_j9q4b8k wrote
Well, they are using events from the stories so you're only reinforcing my observation. May not be 1:1, but they are pulling from the source material for the the story being told.
BlueTeamRuless t1_j9pyqpi wrote
It’s absolutely an adaption. It’s based on the world of LoL, using characters designs ideas. The only question is how “faithful” or how much they’re adapting the story itself. Overall there’s plenty of things they’ve changed from TLOU the game towards the show (how the virus spreads being the most obvious) but it still has a lot of similar or 1:1 scenes.
You could argue “it’s not a good adaption” because of how much it changes, but it’s definitely one. What else would it be when it’s using the same IP?
mailboxfacehugs t1_j9pzb0q wrote
It’s not an adaptation, unless League of Legends has a story to adapt. Does it? I’ve never played it.
If not, it’s just a story that takes place in a previously established world.
BlueTeamRuless t1_j9pzks6 wrote
So, you’re adapting that world to a new medium.
Adapt - make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
SeasonGullible616 t1_j9q0sj8 wrote
Thats not the definition for film though.
"A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film."
There is no story from LoL that it takes and expands upon so technically it's not, but it's beside the point. The show is excellent regardless.
BlueTeamRuless t1_j9q1ihm wrote
I guess it comes down to what you’d say a story is. There’s blurbs in the games about character backstories, and I know it’s a popular theory (or even confirmed I’m not really sure) about >!Vander becoming Warwick!< just based on what happened to them in the season.
There’s lore, and that’s getting adapted for tv. Again I think it’s more just a discussion of “how good an adaption is it” than if it is or not.
But yeah I really like it
mailboxfacehugs t1_j9q1b5x wrote
I would call it writing an original story in a previously existing world.
Like Fantastic Beasts. Or the Cloverfield sequels.
BlueTeamRuless t1_j9qyf86 wrote
Okay but even then, those are movies. Cloverfield is a movie, and there are sequels.
Fantastic Beasts is a spin off from the Harry Potter movies, which are adaptions of the Harry Potter book franchise.
The game and tv show exist in two different mediums.
The EU of Star Wars, is an adaption of the films to a book.
mailboxfacehugs t1_j9r3lp0 wrote
My point is that Arcane is an original story. It’s not an adaptation because it’s not based on an existing story.
It takes place in an existing world but that’s just the setting. The story is what matters.
And thanks for bringing up the Star Wars EU. That’s a perfect example of what I’m talking about.They ARE NOT an adaptation of Star Wars. They are stories that take place in the Star Wars universe.
What is an adaptation of Star Wars? The novelization of the movie Star Wars.
Rings of Power isn’t an adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. That would be the movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings.
BlueTeamRuless t1_j9r88me wrote
Okay I think I’m starting to see what you’re talking about, but in my mind I would still say it’s an adaption of league on the whole. Thanks for the discussion!
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