10 Video Game Movies That Wouldn’t Definitely Suck
2. Mass Effect
The Mass Effect series has firmly placed itself in gaming history thanks to its memorable cast of characters and companions, innovative dialogue options and the way the story noticeably changed based on your actions (although that did go out the window with the infamous ending to Mass Effect 3). With the latest title in the franchise, Andromeda, just days away from release, there’s no doubt that Mass Effect is a big enough franchise to justify a movie adaptation.
The space-set, crew-ensemble sci-fi genre has hit the mainstream in recent years, but apart from Star Trek and Star Wars, there isn’t another big franchise on the market, meaning there’s a place for Mass Effect to fill. With four games to take inspiration from, along with comic books, novels and the tons of in-game folklore, there’s plenty of engaging story content to fill a whole series of movies.
The story is strong enough on its own, but no sci-fi film would be complete without all the different alien races and futuristic technology. Mass Effect has that in abundance, with dozens of unique species, planets and spaceships, along with the large scale space battles that are a must for the genre. Seeing Sovereign for the first time on the big screen would be a truly iconic moment.