Video games have gotten better film and TV adaptations these days. Since 2020, we’ve gotten hits like the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, HBO’s The Last of Us, and Netflix’s Arcane. Now, indie film distributor NEON (Parasite, Anora) has joined in on this modern trend by screening one of the best video game movies ever, Exit 8. Directed and co-written by Genki Kawamura, this liminal horror film is based on the walking simulator, The Exit 8, by indie developer Kotake Create.
Exit 8 follows “The Lost Man” (Kazunari Ninomiya) as he tries to find his way out of a Tokyo subway tunnel that constantly repeats itself. To escape, he must follow these rules: “Do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8.” Even the slightest mistake sends the protagonist back
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