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Hey friend, thanks for your detailed response. And you do have your points, of course. Well, I was referring to The Witcher, the series, not the game. The series was a failure; even Henry Calvin said so, you know?
Fallout was very faithful to the game, that's true, and The Last of Us in several aspects. But anyway, I'm sure nobody wants to see Kratos fail. I really hope it turns out well and that live-action adaptations keep trying to improve. But it's always difficult for adaptations to be good; more than being canon or faithful, it's about them looking good and not ridiculous.
I also think that VFX technology can help improve these things. But we'll see ;) Sorry for not being able to reply sooner.
Hey friend, Regarding the second part of the sentence, I can say the same about you. :)
Yes, Netflix's The Witcher is fucking crap. Just as I defended season 1 because it was clear from the script that Lauren (the showrunner) had read the book + I was under the illusion that it was Netflix's management's fault (i.e., it is because they allowed it to be below average), so... Season 2 was crap xD. And season 3 is utter crap. XD Seriously, there's something to defend season 1 for, and I say this as a lover of the books and games, but season 2, apart from episode 1, was miserable.
I completely agree. As a child and teenager, I was primarily a PC gamer, but from my familiarity with WarCraft, StarCraft, and Doom (or DBZ, Gundam, for anime), I know how important Kratos is to you. It will likely be similar to the Norse saga, which many fans of the old Kratos dislike, but that's Sony's decision. It would be nice if we got a spin-off, though. A bloody, extremely brutal, and at times terrifying prequel that would make STARZ's Spartacus look like a children's cartoon compared to it.
Time is on our side. A new generation of directors is entering the scene, either around our age or with older friends like us, so they're getting the ball rolling. The nerds of old also have more say (in terms of screenwriters, directors, producers, etc.), because it's a good time to create such things. Sure, we'll get a lot of crap, but that's always the case. Our childhoods also saw one or two mega-hit films a year (games, films, TV series). Sometimes none at all, and sometimes three in a row, like the year of Doom 3, Far Cry, and Half-Life 2. But out of this sea of crap, a mass of mediocre titles, a dozen or so good titles, that one gem will emerge. It's simply how it is in every field. And since humanity invests so much in entertainment, we feel it strongly.
Ez m8, dont worry. Yes, I think special effects could help a bit. For example, Cameron's experience with Avatar.
I hope so, and as you say, I think there are golden ages and dark ages, times when we've had some really good games and titles, as well as memorable movies and sagas, and others that, as we know, have been quite dark and bad, as you've so aptly put it.
So, I'll definitely check out the series when it comes out. It intrigues me to some extent, but I have no expectations until I see how it develops.
Regarding the Norse saga, I understand that many players didn't like it, but for me, it was a very appealing refresh for the game itself and a very good installment. Let's hope the series can live up to it.
Hard data cured me of romanticism. Browsing year-by-year summaries on Wikipedia or industry websites of what games, films, and TV series were released in a given year. It's not always the case, as I said, which is why I wrote that sometimes we have a few outstanding titles a year, sometimes 1, sometimes 5, and sometimes 0. There's also the cyclical nature of games selling well, companies and large corporations coming in to maximize profits... And then the developers have to save it. + probably some other variable factors.
Regarding the Norse saga, I understand that many players didn't like it, but for me, it was a very appealing refresh for the game itself and a very good installment. Let's hope the series can live up to it.
As for the TV series, I'm not looking forward to it either. Generally, I try not to get my hopes up for anything in the entertainment industry anymore, because I know what it's like. It's all about money, and while hobbies can be very important and useful, they don't really matter compared to the bankroll. Each hobby has its pros and cons.
Yes, well you know is a business for the majority of the workers behind. I don't consume this kind of thing as a "hobby"; I don't consider them that way. Series, movies, games, music, mnaga, etc., for me are forms of expression (artistic, if you want to see it that way), and I do enjoy watching one or two every now and then. It's not like I have much time to sit down and watch a series; I'm actually busy, an average of 100 hours a week, and it's quite difficult for me to enjoy them. I try to watch what catches my eye and quickly discard it if I really don't like it; I usually drop it after the second episode.
However, we'll see. I hope it lives up to expectations, haha.