Author Claims Assassin's Creed Set-Up Was His Idea
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triples.tony2077 said:
althou, as pointed out in this article, there are not enough connections to point out a constructive enough connection, so that, EVEN IF they used his idea, the ass creed ideology did not stray far enough from his books ideology.
tl dr: game is too different to be suable. prossecuted. whatever.
The delay, if any, won't be for long. His timing for the lawsuit already gives his case very little creedence.DVS BSTrD said:
Are you kidding me?
This idea is way older than both AC and this idiots book.
I can remember at least 1 Star Trek ToS episode that uses this, a Batman story arc, there's loads... I'm sure people can find countless examples.
Anyway, Ubisoft's crack team of ninja lawyers will most likely crush this guy like a bug.
In the case of Bethsoft Vs the Fallout Poster guy, I am rooting for the guy.
In this case however, I'm rooting for the big game company.
I support the side that's not being a douche.
Also you know... these things can and do happen by pure chance... unless you believe the guy who wrote the novel "Titan" in the 1890s about the worlds largest passenger ship sinking after hitting an iceberg must have traveled into the future to get his ideas, heh.
This idea is way older than both AC and this idiots book.
I can remember at least 1 Star Trek ToS episode that uses this, a Batman story arc, there's loads... I'm sure people can find countless examples.
Anyway, Ubisoft's crack team of ninja lawyers will most likely crush this guy like a bug.
In the case of Bethsoft Vs the Fallout Poster guy, I am rooting for the guy.
In this case however, I'm rooting for the big game company.
I support the side that's not being a douche.
Also you know... these things can and do happen by pure chance... unless you believe the guy who wrote the novel "Titan" in the 1890s about the worlds largest passenger ship sinking after hitting an iceberg must have traveled into the future to get his ideas, heh.
"Have" is a word. It sounds similar to "of" in hasty speech, but in text, the non-cringe-inducing practice is to write "may have" instead of "may of".cursedseishi said:
I know I sound like a grammar nazi here, but this is probably my first or second post in all my time at the Escapist where I pick at someone's grammar. Your post made me feel obligated to say something.
Oh for fuck's sake. This IP warmongering is killing efforts at creativity. "OMG I had the idea FURST!" If everyone went by that logic Tolkein's estate would have prevented the development of 90% of fantasy having been some of the first material to, for example, make elves tall and ethereal. Culture is built on re-purposing ideas.
And that's not even to begin on the fact that two people can come up with the same thing separately.
And that's not even to begin on the fact that two people can come up with the same thing separately.
after 4 great games, now he suddenly wants to sue them?
never heard of this book and AC goes in a totally different direction with the story. this idiot will make him self to an idiot. maybe his book dint do well and thought he will get more attention/sales that way.
well, lets see how he can compete with a multimillion company who can afford lawyers that will drag his sorry ass in to the dirt.
never heard of this book and AC goes in a totally different direction with the story. this idiot will make him self to an idiot. maybe his book dint do well and thought he will get more attention/sales that way.
well, lets see how he can compete with a multimillion company who can afford lawyers that will drag his sorry ass in to the dirt.
While it is quite likely that he knew of the series, I'd say it's equally likely that a non-gamer wouldn't know about the sci fi, ancestors memories side of it. They'd just think it's a game about some assassin stabbing dudes.Beliyal said:
That's, of course, beside the point, because I seriously doubt the asscreed guys actually did read his book.
As another aside, I don't like the way this news article is written, almost half of it is devoted to saying that the stories aren't about precisely the same thing, ignoring the fact that the opening line states that the lawsuit is mainly about the animus, and the rest is irrelevant. I know this is a gaming site, so you will naturally side with the gaming side, but you don't have to be quite so biased about it.
But still, the guy probably doesn't really deserve anything from this lawsuit and probably won't get anything. I'm off now anyway, gotta work on my game about a company that implants memories into peoples minds in lieu of going on holiday. Should be out Q3 2013
It's amazing how, on his Amazon page, all these people decided to write a review on the same day (April 18, 2012) about the lack of talent the author posseses and mediocrity of this book. It's also amazing how it seems to coincide with the release of this article online.
So glad to see factual, non biased reviews on amazon from people who have clearly read the material and are totally not fanboys at all. Morons.
So glad to see factual, non biased reviews on amazon from people who have clearly read the material and are totally not fanboys at all. Morons.
The "story" of Assassins creed really isn't anything to brag about...The whole thing is just one giant mess really. I dare anyone to explain it to me and still sound coherrent
I never liked the idea of the animus machine, it just seemed forced in as a way to squeeze out more sequels, and guess what? That's exactly what they've been doing every year.
AC never holds any weight to it. For one, the difficulty is laughably easy and two, everything is just a "dream" (oh, I'm sorry: Memory) so what exactly is compelling me to keep playing? Certainly not the characters, Desmond is about as bland as cardboard soup (wait thats unfair, even soup can be interesting).
I never liked the idea of the animus machine, it just seemed forced in as a way to squeeze out more sequels, and guess what? That's exactly what they've been doing every year.
AC never holds any weight to it. For one, the difficulty is laughably easy and two, everything is just a "dream" (oh, I'm sorry: Memory) so what exactly is compelling me to keep playing? Certainly not the characters, Desmond is about as bland as cardboard soup (wait thats unfair, even soup can be interesting).
just reminded me of this case, that there was also an idiot who tried to sue the music band "nightwish" for the song "eva", because he said the melody has been stolen from his song. that guy is from finland just like nightwish and no one knew this guy.
and the funny thing is, tuomas, who created nightwish and writes all the music, dint even know this guy and never heard this guys song before.
i can tell you, this guy sounds awful and his song is not even remotely close to "eva".
of course he lost and nightwish was riding in to the sunset.
and the funny thing is, tuomas, who created nightwish and writes all the music, dint even know this guy and never heard this guys song before.
i can tell you, this guy sounds awful and his song is not even remotely close to "eva".
of course he lost and nightwish was riding in to the sunset.