Breaking BadandBetter Call Saulare some of the most applauded TV series of recent years, though from the sounds of it, creatorVince Gilligan is ready to move on beyond Albuquerque, New Mexico. He recently discussed, in an interview, how some shows really need to end and that there are shows/universes that are overbloated. He doesn’t want the story ofBreaking BadandBetter Call Saulto be that, and it’s understandable.
The franchise’s future remains to be seen, but one thing fans have been discussing lately is the possibility of aBreaking Badvideo game. A recently released, fan-madeUnreal Engine 5 video showed the potential of an open-worldBreaking Badgame, and it’s something that the franchise has flirted with in the past. But during a recent interview with the Inside the Gilliverse podcast (and as first reported by Comicbook), Gilligan spilled the beans on how close video game adaptations of the franchise have come.
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A fan question asked if there would ever be aBreaking Badvideo game, and it should be noted that there was a mobile game at one time. However, there has never obviously been a huge, big-productionBreaking Badgame, but it seemsGilligan wanted a game modeled afterGrand Theft Auto. He said, “I’m not much of a video game player, but how can you not knowGrand Theft Auto? I remember saying to the guys, that are off running Apple now, who said yes originally toBreaking Bad, ‘Who ownsGrand Theft Auto? Can’t you have a module, can there be aBreaking Bad? still makes sense to me!” (around the 50:50-mark below).
Unfortunately, this was never made a reality, but Gilligan also adds that there have been a few attempts at aBreaking Badgame made. It seems there was aPS VR headset adaptationin development once, but it ultimately fell through as did three or four other projects. It seems there are two primary reasons for this. The first is that making video games is a long, hard, and ultimately expensive process, and that likely serves a major stopgap for the franchise. The other reason is that everyone is obviously protective of theBreaking Badfranchise, and if the team couldn’t pull off the game well, that would be more damaging than simply not making a game.
That doesn’t mean it’s impossible, but fans shouldn’t be holding their breath for aBreaking Badgame. The hope and dream, however, will likely remain alive for years to come.
