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Is it just me, or do the graphics of that game look extraordinarily similar to "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past"? I'm not saying it is a rip-off, or tha

by vog 15y ago

Is it just me, or do the graphics of that game look extraordinarily similar to "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past"? I'm not saying it is a rip-off, or that creating a clone of a popular game is bad at all. But the extreme similarity is very confusing. It's not only the graphic tiles, but also the map, the characters, everything.

rprime 15y ago
The use of pixel art is very common, and well, as far as I know they wanted a Zelda like game, just because are similar dosen't mean is a copy. They weren't trying to make an original game just demonstrate a point.
- vog 15y ago
  It's not just the pixel art. It's the style of houses, grass, the color scheme, and the whole map. It's not that I think they deserve to be sued! But the similarity is so high, it is simply confusing to play this when you have played Zelda a lot in the past.
  - true_religion 15y ago
    I never played Zelda. It reminds me a lot of the original Final Fantasy games. I thought that was what they were going for.
  - derefr 15y ago
    I think I would disagree in the similarity to LttP--not that it's not somewhat similar, but because there are games that are much, much closer to LttP, and which I still consider "different." GraalOnline[1] is one example. In fact, I would sort of call "Zelda-style 2D top-down action-adventure game with swords, shields, and various key inventory items that each serve an overworld function" a genre (a subgenre to Metroidvania games, in particular), in the way that tower defense and DotA games are also now genres. [1] http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/graalonline-classic/id343297938?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/graalonline-classic/id3432979...
  - Natsu 15y ago
    My first look at it had me thinking of Earthbound, actually. But it's not so similar that I would call it a copy of anything. How long has it been since you played LttP? Those trees aren't at all the same and the ground is much too flat.
TazeTSchnitzel 15y ago
It's probably just inspired by it. But many games have similar styles. Some aspects of it remind me of Pokemon, for instance.

by vog 15y ago

rprime 15y ago

The use of pixel art is very common, and well, as far as I know they wanted a Zelda like game, just because are similar dosen't mean is a copy. They weren't trying to make an original game just demonstrate a point.

vog 15y ago
It's not just the pixel art. It's the style of houses, grass, the color scheme, and the whole map. It's not that I think they deserve to be sued! But the similarity is so high, it is simply confusing to play this when you have played Zelda a lot in the past.
- true_religion 15y ago
  I never played Zelda. It reminds me a lot of the original Final Fantasy games. I thought that was what they were going for.
- derefr 15y ago
  I think I would disagree in the similarity to LttP--not that it's not somewhat similar, but because there are games that are much, much closer to LttP, and which I still consider "different." GraalOnline[1] is one example. In fact, I would sort of call "Zelda-style 2D top-down action-adventure game with swords, shields, and various key inventory items that each serve an overworld function" a genre (a subgenre to Metroidvania games, in particular), in the way that tower defense and DotA games are also now genres. [1] http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/graalonline-classic/id343297938?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/graalonline-classic/id3432979...
- Natsu 15y ago
  My first look at it had me thinking of Earthbound, actually. But it's not so similar that I would call it a copy of anything. How long has it been since you played LttP? Those trees aren't at all the same and the ground is much too flat.

TazeTSchnitzel 15y ago

It's probably just inspired by it. But many games have similar styles. Some aspects of it remind me of Pokemon, for instance.