At the Mass Effect and Legendary Pictures panel, BioWare director Casey Hudson and movie writer Mark Protosevich discussed the challenges of transporting Mass Effect onto the big screen.
Hudson states that the strength of the game comes from its characters. However, Protosevich adds that people can be easily be seduced by visuals and the cinematic qualities of a game. And, when it comes to turning a game into a movie, filmmakers normally don’t care if the game has a solid enough storyline.
“In the early days [of video game adaptations], the idea was, let’s try to recreate this, instead of pausing and asking is this a good story,” Protosevich said to the crowd at Comic-Con. “Does it have interesting concepts, does it have interesting philosophies and themes? I think most games fail that test. This doesn not.”
But, when it comes to Mass Effect, Protosevich argues that the Mass Effect universe is as strong as the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings universes. Hudson then adds that working with Legendary Pictures will allow them to make sure that the Mass Effect movie will be “different” from other movies.