Most UN-original game?
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X-blades and Heavenly Sword = although x-blades had a nice promo in Nuts magazine
Also I'd have to say that WoW and WAR are pretty similar but I know that Blizzard was making a Warhammer type game when Warcraft and Starcraft were developed or something along them lines
P.S theres also some game that I saw that was a complete rip-off of Abes Odyssey
Also I'd have to say that WoW and WAR are pretty similar but I know that Blizzard was making a Warhammer type game when Warcraft and Starcraft were developed or something along them lines
P.S theres also some game that I saw that was a complete rip-off of Abes Odyssey
unoriginal?
the sims 2 (the basic version, its just an upgraded version of the sims 1+livin large)
halo (vehicles in shooters came from GTA games, not halo)(anything afterwords has been trying to milk a dead cow)
every single COD game
FPS games in general excluding ones made by Epic Games or that have the name "Red Faction" on it (epic games makes every shooter they make worth playing, while Red Faction 1 (i havent seen if 2 does yet) you can carve anything apart, you can carve craters, dig tunnels, make outcrops, any geographical structure)
RTS games not named starcraft because they are all basically recycled varients of WW1 the same game (i will mention Impossible Creatures, but im not sighting it with starcraft because its not ballenced)
civilization 2 (its a slightly better form of Civ1)
/puts on an adamantium battle suit. Final Fantasy (the story lines are varied, but they tend to repeat themselves, and honestly the games have lost a descent amount of what made FF FF)
any WW2 game
ALL fantasy MMOs excluding WoW (they are all trying to dethrone WoW, but WoW is the most original, while WoW has done things uniquely after TBC came out)
madden&fifa, nothing new is added for 2 years for each of those games
RPGs in general try to ride off of diablo's success (havent seen 2 IRL, but i know its different enough to be considered not a clone, the games have gotten more refined since they were first made)
the sims 2 (the basic version, its just an upgraded version of the sims 1+livin large)
halo (vehicles in shooters came from GTA games, not halo)(anything afterwords has been trying to milk a dead cow)
every single COD game
FPS games in general excluding ones made by Epic Games or that have the name "Red Faction" on it (epic games makes every shooter they make worth playing, while Red Faction 1 (i havent seen if 2 does yet) you can carve anything apart, you can carve craters, dig tunnels, make outcrops, any geographical structure)
RTS games not named starcraft because they are all basically recycled varients of WW1 the same game (i will mention Impossible Creatures, but im not sighting it with starcraft because its not ballenced)
civilization 2 (its a slightly better form of Civ1)
/puts on an adamantium battle suit. Final Fantasy (the story lines are varied, but they tend to repeat themselves, and honestly the games have lost a descent amount of what made FF FF)
any WW2 game
ALL fantasy MMOs excluding WoW (they are all trying to dethrone WoW, but WoW is the most original, while WoW has done things uniquely after TBC came out)
madden&fifa, nothing new is added for 2 years for each of those games
RPGs in general try to ride off of diablo's success (havent seen 2 IRL, but i know its different enough to be considered not a clone, the games have gotten more refined since they were first made)
Warcraft was originally commissioned by Games Workshop as a Warhammer game, but dropped halfway through developement, while starcraft is there because blizzard wanted to make a Warhammer 40k one, but got rejected, so blizzard made the greatest RTS ever made as an insult to games workshoplukey94 said:
Now that I've thought about it, the most unoriginal game has be an RTS.
Sure you got lot's of shooter clones, but there's also fewer elements there to innovate. Shooters are relatively simple games cooked on the same one basic FPS ingredient: shoot stuff that shoots back, so it's understandable shooters have much in common with eachother.
Now, top down view + base building + resource gathering + unit tiers + enemy who also has a base that you need to destroy + realtime, THAT is alot of very specific elements copied (from Dune2).
Some RTS like Homeworld and Kohan deviate slightly from the norm, but for most there can be no excuses.
My vote then goes for C&C: red alert3. The so many installment of a series that should've been left to die in peace.
Sure you got lot's of shooter clones, but there's also fewer elements there to innovate. Shooters are relatively simple games cooked on the same one basic FPS ingredient: shoot stuff that shoots back, so it's understandable shooters have much in common with eachother.
Now, top down view + base building + resource gathering + unit tiers + enemy who also has a base that you need to destroy + realtime, THAT is alot of very specific elements copied (from Dune2).
Some RTS like Homeworld and Kohan deviate slightly from the norm, but for most there can be no excuses.
My vote then goes for C&C: red alert3. The so many installment of a series that should've been left to die in peace.
you are looking at the non Scifi RTS games, those take different directions to the regular crap that we get shovel fed(set up is still the same, but honestly thats only for ballence), honestly, if it wasnt for starcraft's absolute raping of the mold, there would be no pro gamingveloper said:
1. the series is crap. only the first games of the series were greattoapat said:
2. while there are too many fantasy and sci-fi RTS games out there, doing the same game but with tanks + jets, doesn't make it very original, especially if you for the X time.
So the original Red Alert may be forgiven, also because it was a good game. Not for the rest, especially since the series has gone to recycled shit.
Apart from being a great RTS, with Starcraft Blizzard can say atleast they pioneered radically different factions to play against eachother, and succeeded.
Not really, collecting 3 power stones is different than chasing a smash ball around, hitting it to gain it's power. Well not that different but it is different none the less! Also what games had create-a-stage back then?AboveUp said:
Well, can't argue with you there. Creating a Pirate, Ninja, Sumo and Robot would be pretty awesome!Pi_Fighter said:
I'd say Mega Man 9. It's unoriginal because it's been done exactly the same way many times before, in fact even more unoriginal because it directly copies the first two games (no charge shot or slide-tackle).
However, isn't it strange how that actually counts as an 'original' idea these days?
I mean, 8-bit hasn't been used for a very long time, and with the quest for graphics, going back in time is actually pretty original for a brand new game.
However, isn't it strange how that actually counts as an 'original' idea these days?
I mean, 8-bit hasn't been used for a very long time, and with the quest for graphics, going back in time is actually pretty original for a brand new game.
But it´s absolutely right, fullackMegatenist said:
at least from part 8 upwards, blonde hero, black haired damsel, kingdom oder planet in danger, better graphics with each part and you have billions of screaming gaming girlies who pay every price for it.
Well, and WOW, Ultima Online is more versatile and basically the same thing and more, minus candy-colors and annoying children spamming in your local channel
I think i'll go with two games that most here have never heard of: Limbo Of The Lost and The Great Giant Sisters.
Limbo of the Lost was made by Indie company Majestic Studios...it was pulled from the shelves within months of release and led to the firing of two employees, reason? blantant plagiarism.
certain members of the development team flat out copied areas from the following: Oblivion,WoW,Beetlejuice,Pirates Of the Carribean and a few others i can't remember now.
The Great Giant Sisters was basically a carbon copy of Super Mario Bros...not much more can be said on it.
Limbo of the Lost was made by Indie company Majestic Studios...it was pulled from the shelves within months of release and led to the firing of two employees, reason? blantant plagiarism.
certain members of the development team flat out copied areas from the following: Oblivion,WoW,Beetlejuice,Pirates Of the Carribean and a few others i can't remember now.
The Great Giant Sisters was basically a carbon copy of Super Mario Bros...not much more can be said on it.
I disagree. The FPS genre can be subdivided into MANY subgenres that each contribute something new to the genre as a whole. Take FPS/RPGs for example. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was a refreshing change! FPS-Simulations: Operation Flashpoint and ArmA brought realism and interactivity (along with clunky interfaces) on a level that had not been seen before.Phyroxis said:
