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NEWSFLASH! 3D Dot Game Heroes is not just a Zelda rip-off!

http://www.destructoid.com/newsflash-3d-dot-game-heroes-is-not-just-a-zelda-rip-off-150551.phtml

You know what I'm sick of? The idiots who are writing off From Software's 3D Dot Game Heroes because they have no concept of irony and can only see a "Zelda rip-off." These people are stupid and can't see an inch in front of their faces.

For those who don't know, 3D Dot Game Heroes is a brilliant looking PS3 parody that pays homage and pokes fun at 8-bit adventure games, with The Legend of Zelda serving as a clear foundation. It's supposed to have the same look and feel as an old Zelda game. That's the point and that's the joke. It's looking like it'll be a blast and the design is absolutely gorgeous.

Calling 3D Dot Game Heroes a rip off of Zelda is like saying that The Naked Gun rips off James Bond. Part of the fun of the game is the fact that it does play like Zelda. If you're going to write the game off just because you don't have a sense of humor, you're a fool to yourself. You're also probably the same kind of person that thinks everybody who is British is just trying to copy Yahtzee. 

Anyway, there's a new gameplay video that you can watch after the jump. A few of you won't be able to look past the deliberate similarities and whine about plagiarism. Don't worry though, it's just that you're an imbecile. Your mother won't love you any less. 

 

My thoughts exactly! Stick it to em Jim!



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you got me all excited about maybe a release date and all you tell me is that me calling it a Zelda knockoff is correct

edit: As a note, I don't care that it is a zelda knockoff, it looks great.




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nordlead said:
you got me all excited about maybe a release date and all you tell me is that me calling it a Zelda knockoff is correct


You're not the only one anxiously waiting for a release date.

I wish it was news on that. Though when I find it, you can be sure that the thread title will be all caps.



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I haven't played it, but is it true that Shadow Complex also borrowed a lot from Metroid?



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Halo is a wolfenstein 3d rip-off



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I hope this keeps up though. All this whining is only getting the game more publicity.



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Euphoria14 said:
I haven't played it, but is it true that Shadow Complex also borrowed a lot from Metroid?

According to Naznatips it is. I don't have a X360 but I did watch some videos and it does look like it borrows elements from Metroid. It doesn't seem to nearly as much as 3D Dot Game Heroes does from Zelda.




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^ I read that you even have to shoot missiles at door to open them.

Doesn't mean anything bad though, just that I don't understand how a game that obviously borrows from something is alright and how a game that borrows from something as well is all of a sudden this huge issue and people are now acting like Nintendo is going to file lawsuits.

Still, any publicity is good publicity.



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I'm surprised Nintendo hasn't taken any legal action on copyright of the world layout, but then again it would be a hard sell probably. When I first saw it I was thinking it was a complete ripoff (that I would still buy), but after looking into it more you see more variations.

Also, Nintendo doesn't pay attention to competitors games, as proven by Miyamoto when talking about Galaxy




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All I know is that if it was possible for Nintendo to stop this title, which I don't think they can, then the game ended up not coming out at all, all while Nintendo fails to make anything of it and release one of their own... I would hate Nintendo forever. Right now I love Nintendo.



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