Note: this is a spoiler-free advance review of Castlevania Season 2, which debuts on Netflix on Friday, October 26.
Why is it that Hollywood has managed to perfect the comic book movie formula over the past decade, yet producing even a halfway competent video game adaptation seems entirely beyond the abilities of most studios? Why, after all these years, are projects like 1995's Mortal Kombat and 2006's Silent Hill still held up as the benchmarks by which all others are judged? It's enough to wonder if this genre just isn't meant to succeed. Then, something like Netflix's Castlevania series comes along to prove that all we ever needed was the right combination of worthwhile source material and talented storytellers. Season 2 now cements Castlevania as king of the (admittedly short) video game adaptation hill.
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Why is it that Hollywood has managed to perfect the comic book movie formula over the past decade, yet producing even a halfway competent video game adaptation seems entirely beyond the abilities of most studios? Why, after all these years, are projects like 1995's Mortal Kombat and 2006's Silent Hill still held up as the benchmarks by which all others are judged? It's enough to wonder if this genre just isn't meant to succeed. Then, something like Netflix's Castlevania series comes along to prove that all we ever needed was the right combination of worthwhile source material and talented storytellers. Season 2 now cements Castlevania as king of the (admittedly short) video game adaptation hill.
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