It's Bizarro day: Uwe Boll to make video game based on his movie

[CptStern]

It really was only a matter of time. Beloved *chokes* video game filmmaker Uwe Boll finished filming his Vietnam war movie 'Tunnel Rats' earlier this year, and now he is financing a game based off of the film. Developed by German developer Replay Studios, Tunnel Rats will be a dark and gritty take on the war FPS, sharing the film's focus on the overall senselessness and madness of war rather than the heroism and bravery most games in the genre tend to highlight.

"Tunnel Rats is a first-person shooter set during the Vietnam War that tells the story of a young G.I. who escapes from a POW camp and journeys through a heavily fortified valley in the Cu Chi province," said Marc Moehring Managing Director and Co-Founder, Replay Studios. "It not only depicts his actual physical path through the merciless jungle and claustrophobic, trap-ridden tunnels, but also his emotional and psychological journey as the horrors he witnesses--and participates in--slowly deprive him of his ideals, morals and sanity."

So basically it is the experience of watching one of Uwe's films recreated in a Vietnam War setting.

really a bad idea considering most gamers think anything associated with Boll is pretty much a kiss of death ..but seriously how many times do gamers have to bash him for him to get the hint? we dont like your crap, stop already

http://kotaku.com/gaming/boll-reversal/boll-movie-being-made-into-videogame-282295.php

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

its just like a film - but a game!

 

[L3adCannon]

What are the chances of this becoming GotY?

 

[Que-Ever]

Cu Chi? coochi?

 

[Hazar]

lol

can't wait for the reviews

 

[L3adCannon]

You people are forgetting something. He`s not directing the development, just financing it, giving the story. This might come out good if the developers are on the level.

 

[Asknoone]

No, chances are it won't. The developer actually has to know out who the Boll-mister is. The fact that they accepted is a terrible, terrible tragedy.

 

[HunterSeeker]

What are the chances of this becoming GotY?

Rather high actually, becouse nominating anything by uwe boll for any award means you must be mad. Unfortunatly Uwe Bolls creations tend to cause madness.

 

[L3adCannon]

No, chances are it won't. The developer actually has to know out who the Boll-mister is. The fact that they accepted is a terrible, terrible tragedy.

So you saying this idea of a game is just impossible to pull off good?
Good movies, games have been made into shitty games, movies. Just cause Uwe-Boll came up with the story doesn`t mean the developers can`t make it good.

 

[Krynn72]

Yes, because any developer willing to sacrifice their reputation by associating themselves with Uwe Boll must be a terrible developer with nothing left to lose.

 

[CptStern]

So you saying this idea of a game is just impossible to pull off good?
Good movies, games have been made into shitty games, movies. Just cause Uwe-Boll came up with the story doesn`t mean the developers can`t make it good.

yes and pigs can fly if you throw them off a building

 

[Adrik_Senturu]

See its not impossible because its based on a Uwe boll movie, its impossible because if this game is anything but horrible (like actually decent) than the universe will probably implode.

 

[Lt. Drebin]

..but seriously how many times do gamers have to bash him for him to get the hint? we dont like your crap, stop already

This sums a lot up...it's actually quite interesting on how and WHY he does what he does...it's pretty simple.

Briefly...
1) He's not a director, he's a businessman.
2) His movies actually make money, which, in turn make him and his German investors money. DVD plus theatricals are pretty good to Boll and his group.
3) Video game to movie lisences are cheap.
4) No one in the industry is the wiser....99.999999% of the time, all the dude need to do is find cheap distribution. Studios are usually pretty happy to assist.

http://www.cinemablend.com/features/Uwe-Boll-Money-For-Nothing-209.html

There's a ton out there on how this dude continues to do his thing.

 

[VictimOfScience]

Is there a videogame equivalent of the Razzies?? If not, we really need to get that going. Who's with me???

 

[L3adCannon]

Some just can`t see past the name Uwe-Boll.

 

[CptStern]

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man, some people just cant get past a name

 

[CR0M]

Up until 2 minutes ago I thought Uwe Boll was that bald guy in The Mummy.

Google set me straight.

Ignorance was bliss.

 

[Jintor]

Why hasn't Germany closed the ****ing tax loophole yet?!