After The Last of Us, here are the best recent video game adaptations

By Gwendoline Cozette

– Posted on Jan 20, 2023 at 07:00
– Updated on Jan 17, 2023 at 16:43.

Last of us officially just hit Prime Video and already top rated reviews. Inspired by video games action-adventure of the same name, Last of us takes place in the ultimate post-apocalyptic universe. It primarily follows the story of Joel (Pedro Pascal), Ellie (Bella Ramsey), and Tess (Anna Torv), a trio who are linked by the harshness of the world they live in. The latter is thus forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers during a journey through a ravaged America. But if everyone just talks about We Last as one of the best video game adaptations, he is actually far from the only one. Here are 8 new movies and series inspired by video games.

Best recent video game adaptations:

Released in 2022, Uncharted inspired by the action-adventure video game of the same name. It follows Nathan Drake and his mentor, Victor Sullivan on their search for Fernand de Magellan’s treasure. To achieve this, they must follow the clues left by Samuel Drake, Nathan’s brother.

Originally slated for December 2019, sonic movie finally revealed in February 2020 after modifying Sonic’s appearance which was heavily criticized. In this film, inspired by a character from the video game series of the same name, we follow Sonic’s misadventures as he tries to adapt to life on Earth. With the help of his best friend, Tom Wachowski, he also has to fight against Dr. Robotnik who tries to catch the blue hedgehog to steal his powers and take over the world.

The second film is titled seriously sonic 2 born in 2022 which far exceeded the box office figures of the first work.

• Warcraft: Beginning

Warcraft: Beginning a moderately successful video game adaptation. It is inspired from MMORPG Warcraft. With Travis Fimmel (Ragnar in vikings) in the title role of Sir Anduin Lothar, Warcraft: Beginning back to the war between the orcs and humans. On opposite sides, two heroes will face each other and thereby decide the fate of their families, people and homeland.

When survival horror meet this cinema give horror movies to sleep more like Silent Hill. Much like the video game, this film follows the story of Sharon, who dreams of an abandoned town called Silent Hill. His mother then decided to accompany him there. But after Sharon disappeared, Rose immediately noticed that this place was unusual.

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Award 14 times, Inner Certain one of the best video game adaptations. The series takes place in the MOBA universe League of legends. Available on Netflix, Inner follows two sisters fighting on opposite sides of a war between magical technology and incompatible beliefs.

Do we really need to introduce the series The Witch ? Since the airing of its first episode in 2019, The Witch ranks among the best Netflix series. This one is inspired by the action-RPG of the same name, which was adapted from the world of literature Witch. In each version, we follow the story of three closely related characters: the wizard Geralt of Rivia, the wizard Yennefer, and Ciri, princess of Cintra.

Cyberpunk: Edge Runner is one of the best revelations of 2022. Although not highly anticipated, its a video game adaptation cyberpunk was a hit on Netflix. We follow a street kid, David, who tries to survive in the dystopian city of Night City. To stay alive, he must become a mercenary known as Cyberpunk.

Only available on Paramount+’s new streaming platform, this series Halo is still one of the most anticipated in 2022. Inspired by the video game franchise of the same name, the series is set in the 26th century, when humanity was engaged in an intergalactic war against an alien threat called the Alliance. To overcome this, Dr. Halsey created the Spartans, super soldiers.