G.I. Joe and other adaptations face similar issues. Play it too close to the original and it would almost come off as farcical. Consider The Brady Bunch Movie from a few years back. They simply transferred the show itself forward several decades to the 1990s. Suddenly it seemed a satire with just the addition of a few knowing nods. The film worked because of these nods, but do you we really feel crave nostalgia simply to mock it? Would any Final Fantasy VII fans be pleased with an update that mocked much of the homoeroticism in the original, or would they be aghast?
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
