9. "Dissin' Franchise(s)? Just Go With It" - Assassin's Creed & Video Game Films

Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 3:02 p.m.

We know it's hard. This maybe will make the time pass faster. So here's the description: 

Why is nearly every single film based on a video game bad? In a new segment we're calling Dissin' Franchise (like a pun on disenfranchiseme... you know, what screw it), we try to figure out what went wrong with the 2016 Assassin's Creed film, and how it extends to the larger problem of video game franchises. Does gameplay really beat out the film experience? Do you need to be Pikachu for audiences to care? WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SAY GAME TERMINOLOGY LIKE THAT, MARION??

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