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Hollywood’s been cranking out bad video game–based movies for almost as long as Mario’s been trying to rescue Princess Peach. And while recent efforts, like Sonic the Hedgehog and Mortal Kombat, have offered some hope for the genre, others (sorry, Monster Hunter) suggest the curse if far from broken. But while our polygon heroes continue to flounder on the big screen, they’re quietly flourishing on Netflix.
Between Castlevania, Dragon’s Dogma, and The Witcher (technically based on the books that inspired the games, but still) the streamer has made this whole video-game-adaptation thing look easy. And they’re just getting warmed up, with several more live-action and animated projects in the pipeline. Other streaming platforms are getting in on the action, too, gobbling up gaming adaptations like a…
