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Porcupine_I on 01 October 2009

he is just trying to copy Yahtzee



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- George Orwell, ‘1984’

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ShadowSoldier on 01 October 2009

SONY DOMINATION BEGINS



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"In video game terms, RPGs are games that involve a form of separate battles taking place with a specialized battle system and the use of a system that increases your power through a form of points.

Sure, what you say is the definition, but the connotation of RPGs is what they are in video games." - dtewi

Euphoria14 on 01 October 2009

Go 3DDGH!!!



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darthdevidem01 on 01 October 2009

GO 3DDH!

Come to Europe soon!



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dsister44 on 01 October 2009

Yeah, I love spamming 3DDGH



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Xoj on 01 October 2009

^ no, you are doing it because it's not on the wii.
if nintendo made a 2.5 d zelda everybody would be over it.



outlawauron on 01 October 2009
RolStoppable said:
Good, he doesn't mean me. I am writing the game off because it's from From Software.

Everything they've done so far on PS3 has be excellent!



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Euphoria14 on 01 October 2009
RolStoppable said:
Xoj said:
^ no, you are doing it because it's not on the wii.
if nintendo made a 2.5 d zelda everybody would be over it.

Of course, because if Nintendo made a new Zelda, nobody would call it a Zelda rip-off. Nobody is that dumb.

At least From Software gave me what Nintendo wouldn't.



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ameratsu on 01 October 2009
D-FENS said:
See, it's ok to create a carbon copy because it's ironic right?

I better get started on my "Master of the Rings" trilogy, just as soon as I finish writing "Moby Penis".

I think it's far too early to write off a game, but based on the videos I've seen, this certainly borrows too much to be considered its own IP, whether this arrogant, angry prick wants to admit it or not. Rappers sample music as an "homage" too, until they get sued for blatant thievery. You want to say that "Ice, Ice, Baby" was supposed to sound and feel like "Under Pressure" because 'Nilla just loved and respected Queen so much?

If this game has its own personality beyond the superficial appearance of "Lego Zelda", then great. But, if it's merely retreading old ground, why is it even worthwhile? We've already played this game before, and no matter how well it's "reimagined", this version will be nothing more than the food club variety, unless, as I said, it brings something worthwhile to the table. Sorry for another music analogy, but the very worst cover songs are those that sound (almost) exactly like the original--you're not going to do it better, so you'd better do it different, or people are, rightfully, going to call you out on it.

Oh yeah, and Jim Sterling, whoever the hell he is, and his attitude can go pound salt. I'm not going to be bullied into accepting his slobberingly devoted point of view.

 

My problems with people yelling ripoff is that:

1) If this were on a Nintendo platform it would be unabashedly awesome.

2) Nobody in the press or in the public has played this game. We don't know what it copies and what it spoofs, changes, or otherwise makes its own. The 3d pixel art style and story premise alone should be enough to stop people from making knee-jerk plagiarism comments.

Your point about "retreading old ground" is rediculous though. I liked Counter-Strike, but does that mean Counter-Strike Source is worthless because it's the same thing? How about every team based online FPS of the last 15 years? They all play largely the same with extremely similar game modes, map layouts and strategies. Every developer that has implemented regenerating health and the ability to only hold two guns has taken a page from Halo but some have still made game that is positively theirs. Even Titan Quest, a blatant Diablo 2 clone (gameplay wise), manages to stand on its own and even exceed the original vision by including features lacking from the original game. We play games that are so similar to their predecessors because we like them.



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