This is something I'm seeing more and more on the net but no one is actually talking about it. I guess it's because the companies are small or the games were basically going to be bad freeium money grabs in the first place that we just ignore these kinds of things. Or it's due to things like Adblockers and other programs that shut these kinds of ads down. Still, think we should call them on such actions before it becomes a larger problem, if that is possible.
So to those that might have an Ad blocker up 24/7 or those that don't know what I'm talking about, numerous ads are starting to pop up for games that are either all flash or just ripping characters for marketing.
For a game that's all flash, Total Domination comes to mind. Video ads for it sell it as either a FPS or strategy game, one that looks like it could compete with the big boys like Halo or Starcraft. It's not, just another resource management game that has easily been chopped and copied probably a few hundred times, just swaping the paint job out. I don't know why this one sticks in my mind. Maybe it's because the ad looked so good and so well done compared to other games in this collection. But it's just sad that the ad probably cost more money that a good chunk of the game to make.
And then we get to just good old honest plagiarism. Probably current 'king' would be a game called Cyber Monsters, featuring characters from Anime, Pokemon, Link, Pit, and others. And that's even if they decide to rip straight from the source as some ads were pictures ripped from art sites. But a newer up and coming 'queen' would be League of Angels, who's main selling point is basically we have busty girls in little clothing. While that might be true, said ads show up DOA and Touhou characters!
Now I know advertising doesn't really tell you the whole truth but come on! Aliens Colonial Marines got away with this and that was a big name title! So fellow escapists, is this something we should just ignore with adblocks and fast clicks? Or is this growing trend in marketing going to continue to grow. As I said, Colonial Marines tried to pull smoke and mirrors on us.
So to those that might have an Ad blocker up 24/7 or those that don't know what I'm talking about, numerous ads are starting to pop up for games that are either all flash or just ripping characters for marketing.
For a game that's all flash, Total Domination comes to mind. Video ads for it sell it as either a FPS or strategy game, one that looks like it could compete with the big boys like Halo or Starcraft. It's not, just another resource management game that has easily been chopped and copied probably a few hundred times, just swaping the paint job out. I don't know why this one sticks in my mind. Maybe it's because the ad looked so good and so well done compared to other games in this collection. But it's just sad that the ad probably cost more money that a good chunk of the game to make.
And then we get to just good old honest plagiarism. Probably current 'king' would be a game called Cyber Monsters, featuring characters from Anime, Pokemon, Link, Pit, and others. And that's even if they decide to rip straight from the source as some ads were pictures ripped from art sites. But a newer up and coming 'queen' would be League of Angels, who's main selling point is basically we have busty girls in little clothing. While that might be true, said ads show up DOA and Touhou characters!
Now I know advertising doesn't really tell you the whole truth but come on! Aliens Colonial Marines got away with this and that was a big name title! So fellow escapists, is this something we should just ignore with adblocks and fast clicks? Or is this growing trend in marketing going to continue to grow. As I said, Colonial Marines tried to pull smoke and mirrors on us.
