Opinion: Abrams’ Fringe series fits the adventure game requirements

Fringe, J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi show that’s just begun its run on Fox, is an interesting creation to say the least. Blending together elements from series like The Twilight Zone, The X-Files and even Kolchak: The Night Stalker, it has managed to build a solid fanbase and keep people watching week after week.

There’s something about the characters, how they’re both mysterious and realistic at the same time, and the way in which the show is presented that keeps you watching. While it is definitely a sci-fi series, it has thrilling, mysterious, humorous and dramatic elements which help it reach a wider audience, and prevents it from falling into cliched pitfalls.

The premise and nature of the show would allow it to easily transition into a video game. Not as a Tomb Raider- or Silent Hill-style outing (though the prospect of Agent Dunham, Peter Bishop, Walter Bishop and Astrid exploring a town like Silent Hill would be quite interesting) but as an adventure game…