Edge of Tomorrow Captures What Playing a Hard Game Feels Like, and Resident Evil Follows

Ironically, the one movie that captured what it's actually like to play a game isn't even based on one, and that's Edge of Tomorrow.

In the film, Tom Cruise's character enters a battle against aliens, dies, wakes up back at the start of the day, and tries again. Each time, he learns a little more, gets a little better, and makes it slightly farther before inevitably getting killed again.

That's basically what playing a difficult game is like. You die because you don't know what's coming, and you try again. You remember where the enemies are, learn their attack patterns, and gradually figure out what you need to do until you finally make it through.

The new Resident Evil takes the same approach

That's what makes the new Resident Evil so interesting. Instead of simply recreating characters, locations, and moments from the game, it takes the same approach as Edge of Tomorrow. It figures out what actually makes playing Resident Evil feel like Resident Evil, and then finds a way to translate that experience into a movie.

What part of playing Resident Evil would you want to see on screen?