I was excited to hear thatBeowulfwould be made into a gameway back in Julywhen the screenies started to surface. Although the video above is every bit as epic as one would expect from a old poem of such stature, the first thought that hit my addled brain as I watched it was this: What makes a game that is also going to be a feature film stand apart from its big screen brother? Most film adaptation games aregenerally looked down upon, and I can’t help but worry thatBeowulfwill suffer the same fate. Do the films naturally overshadow the games?

Superman, Elio, and Glordon all looking up

Three characters walking through red water with a massive dinosaur looming over them in jurassic world rebirth next to a boy riding a black dragon in how to train your dragon

Steve, Garrett, and Henry standing on a bridge in front of a Woodland Mansion in A Minecraft Movie.

Five A Minecraft Movie characters standing in a blocky Minecraft forest with a dog.

A Minecraft Movie cast standing together in Minecraft

The Fantastic Four standing in front of a large blue four in Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps film.

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The Fantastic Four and Thunderbolts teams from Marvel

The fantastic four standing in front of a big blue four on a stage and a close up shot of superman with a serious expression