PlayStation All Stars is not a Smash Bros. clone

[JWeinCom]

o_O.Q said:

JWeinCom said:

miz1q2w3e said:
So what if it is? Why do people think that's such a bad thing?

I think most people would agree that profiting off of the works of others is a bad thing.  Even if you're not talking about moral implications, it's worse for gamers.  Games that break the mold, challenge conventions, and change things up advance their respective genres.  Something like Heavy Rain or Shadow of the Colossus moves the industry forward while something like PASBR stagnates.

 

why aren't you criticising nintendo for releasing super mario bros u, pikmin 3 etc?

i'd think that if you were so concerned over the lack of new ideas in gaming you'd be far more critical of what nintendo has been doing 

how many actual new ips has nintendo themselves been developing for launch window in comparison to old ( imo overused ) ips?

Are you seriously trying to complain that Nintendo is creating the third entry in an original franchise like Pikmin in about ten years?

But anyway, this is a strawman argument, and I'm not going to respond to it.  If you'd like to debate about Nintendo's overall IP development, you could make another topic for that, and I'll be glad to discuss it there.  But, this topic is about PASBR, and my comments were about PASBR, so lets focus on that.

@Chark-  Copyright infringement is a very tricky thing.  Just because something isn't actionable doesn't mean its not a rip off.  And what mascot brawlers were similar to Smash Bros? We're not complaining that Sony is making a mascot brawler.  The complaint is that Sony made a game that is incredibly similar to Smash Bros and blatantly takes ideas.