Did New Adventure Game Swipe Oblivion Assets?

[Anton P. Nym]

You could make a decent argument that a castle or map layout isn't actually protectable (if they ripped their texutres it's a different story).

I'd agree with you if the games were working from a common, real-world example... but in this case it's clear (to me, anyway) that the geometry and textures were simply exported from one title to another. It's one thing if two artists make similar drawings when drawing the same subject; it's another for one artist to photocopy another's drawing and then alter the signature.

-- Steve

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

You could make a decent argument that a castle or map layout isn't actually protectable (if they ripped their texutres it's a different story).

I'd agree with you if the games were working from a common, real-world example... but in this case it's clear (to me, anyway) that the geometry and textures were simply exported from one title to another. It's one thing if two artists make similar drawings when drawing the same subject; it's another for one artist to photocopy another's drawing and then alter the signature.

-- Steve

Yeah, just got a chance to look them over. Didn't know they were that bad.

 

[Bongo Bill]

So the question is: was this a single artist who copied it and hoped nobody would notice until he got paid, or was there a specific policy of plagiarism? Not that it makes much difference from a legal perspective.

 

[Skrapt]

The funniest quote from one of the interviews

Gordon: So have any more recent games influenced your current project?

Steve: The project is more influenced by film and literature rather than other games, we want the experience to be as original as possible and as such we have made a calculated effort to keep away from other games in the genre. Limbo of the Lost is an experience first and foremost, secondly wrapped up in a game media and genre.

and how the hell did they almost spend 10 years making this? according to the interview

 

[MichaelAB]

I wonder if anyone at the ESRB noticed this during the review process but then thought "Nah. No one would be that obvious. I must be imagining it."

 

[CartoonHead]

After finally seeing the comparisons at Gameplasma (my work PC blocks that site so had to access from home) I can honestly say that yep, I think those developers are completely screwed!
Found out what they look like too - three blokes from the pub! Love this article from their local newspaper prior to their "secret" being uncovered (see link). Would be interesting to see if there is any follow-up.
I'll leave you with my favourite quote from the article:

"Between the three of us we researched, wrote, designed, animated, scripted and developed the whole game from home."

http://www.kentmessenger.co.uk/paper/default.asp?article_id=9644&slide_id=1&newspage=2&searchkeyword=&searchpage=1

 

[SilentHunter7]

I wonder if these people began their thieving careers on Deviantart, before graduating up to full corporate piracy. Could this be the start of a trend?

Possibly... [http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/46449]

 

[stompy]

I wonder if these people began their thieving careers on Deviantart, before graduating up to full corporate piracy. Could this be the start of a trend?

Possibly... [http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/46449]

Ugh, this isn't looking so good...

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

and how the hell did they almost spend 10 years making this? according to the interview

Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V is hard work, guy!

Or maybe they were just waiting for suitable games to be made for them to rip off.

 

[gains]

Audio assets too. There are some half-back-masked evil chuckles that are Aaron's ghost from Clive Barker's Undying (by Clive Barker) in both trailers. (See 1:24 approx. in the first trailer. As our hero gets on to the elevator.)

 

[Eagle Est1986]

I have to say, I think these guys are genius. Seriously, to repackage someone else's product and sell it as your own takes a lot of balls. Or stupidity. One of the two.

 

[FROGGEman2]

Too damn lazy.

 

[ottenni]

Now thats just hilarious. You could play spot the difference with that.

 

[LeonLethality]

Now thats just hilarious. You could play spot the difference with that.

GENIUS!

if you are going to copy from a game change it up or at least copy one less popular so nobody cares

 

[Eric the Orange]

Too damn lazy.

You necroed a year and a half old thread just to say that, really. I'm very disappointed in you.

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

NOOO! BETHESDAAAA!

And I just named you my favourite developer. There'd better be a good reason for it.

 

[FROGGEman2]

Too damn lazy.

You necroed a year and a half old thread just to say that, really. I'm very disappointed in you.

I was trawling through news stories, man! I didn't know!

Also, necros of this nature aren't that bad.