Comments on: How to deal with Evil Pirate companies that clone your game http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amit http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147696 Amit Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:51:16 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147696 The truth is cloning works because there is always someone who didn't hear about the original (Lack of marketing power) or because new people enter the world of gaming everyday, new people are born and what is old to some is still new to others. The truth is cloning works because there is always someone who didn’t hear about the original (Lack of marketing power) or because new people enter the world of gaming everyday, new people are born and what is old to some is still new to others.

]]> By: Fili http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147477 Fili Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:18:02 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147477 The RPG with match-3 battles was Puzzle Quest. Loved that game, it was innovative in it's own way, even if it was based on match-3. The RPG with match-3 battles was Puzzle Quest. Loved that game, it was innovative in it’s own way, even if it was based on match-3.

]]> By: Anomalous Underdog http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147464 Anomalous Underdog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:55:28 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147464 Exactly. I wanted to point out how illogical the sentence was, without sounding accusative. I usually stay away from rules-of-thumbs as I believe it depends on the situation at hand. As you said in examples of FPS games, some are creative, some aren't. Exactly. I wanted to point out how illogical the sentence was, without sounding accusative.

I usually stay away from rules-of-thumbs as I believe it depends on the situation at hand. As you said in examples of FPS games, some are creative, some aren’t.

]]> By: snoopy http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147454 snoopy Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:26:25 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147454 The invention of the first-person shooter genre is a fake innovation since it gets cloned so much. that's not true in my opinion the clonning of the first person shooter (for example) was neccessary because all fps games which are created nowadays are using wolf 3d (i think this was the first person shooter game) idea of gaming and i'm talking about stealing the idea The invention of the first-person shooter genre is a fake innovation since it gets cloned so much.

that’s not true
in my opinion the clonning of the first person shooter (for example) was neccessary
because all fps games which are created nowadays are using wolf 3d (i think this was the first person shooter game) idea of gaming

and i’m talking about stealing the idea

]]> By: Toni Mäkinen http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147451 Toni Mäkinen Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:54:28 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147451 SimTower SimTower

]]> By: Juuso http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147441 Juuso Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:38:55 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147441 Hmm, that sentence was confusing at best... removed from the blog post. 8) Hmm, that sentence was confusing at best… removed from the blog post. 8)

]]> By: Juuso http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147440 Juuso Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:35:45 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147440 Yeh... Minecraft took ideas from Dwarf Fortress & Infiniminer and added their own spice in the mix. I think there's something like "SimTower" or something like that in Japan which is similar to nimblebit's Tiny Tower. (No idea if nimble has borrowed any mechanics from that game though) There's plenty of copying going on... some I feel is really fine. I don't have much respect for "clone factories", but cannot blame 'em - they just do their thing. Yeh… Minecraft took ideas from Dwarf Fortress & Infiniminer and added their own spice in the mix. I think there’s something like “SimTower” or something like that in Japan which is similar to nimblebit’s Tiny Tower. (No idea if nimble has borrowed any mechanics from that game though)

There’s plenty of copying going on… some I feel is really fine. I don’t have much respect for “clone factories”, but cannot blame ‘em – they just do their thing.

]]> By: Juuso http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147439 Juuso Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:33:38 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147439 There's plenty to innovate in FPS. Look at what Half-life for example did... they brought stories in that genre. The basic mechanics were same, but story/main character/physics/whatnot was something totally new. But there's also tons of FPS that are somewhat like "same game mechanics in different setting with different weapons". To me... that's not very innovative (doesn't mean it couldn't be fun though). Not sure if that sentence of mine makes... much sense... but like check out Match-3. Those are pretty similar games one after another. It wasn't until this one RPG game (forgot name) where you played RPG, but fights were using match-3 style. Old (not so innovative) mechanics in new context made things different. There’s plenty to innovate in FPS. Look at what Half-life for example did… they brought stories in that genre. The basic mechanics were same, but story/main character/physics/whatnot was something totally new.

But there’s also tons of FPS that are somewhat like “same game mechanics in different setting with different weapons”. To me… that’s not very innovative (doesn’t mean it couldn’t be fun though).

Not sure if that sentence of mine makes… much sense… but like check out Match-3. Those are pretty similar games one after another. It wasn’t until this one RPG game (forgot name) where you played RPG, but fights were using match-3 style.

Old (not so innovative) mechanics in new context made things different.

]]> By: Anomalous Underdog http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147438 Anomalous Underdog Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:22:13 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147438 "True innovation is born in areas that cannot be cloned." Ah I get it now. The invention of the first-person shooter genre is a fake innovation since it gets cloned so much. “True innovation is born in areas that cannot be cloned.”

Ah I get it now. The invention of the first-person shooter genre is a fake innovation since it gets cloned so much.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.gameproducer.net/2012/01/25/how-to-deal-with-evil-pirate-companies-that-clone-your-game/comment-page-1/#comment-147435 Nathan Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:31:51 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=6470#comment-147435 Gameloft is famous for ripping off games for mobile devices (and some consoles). Like Order And Chaos Online is WoW. And the Gangster series (or Gangstar...?) is exactly GTA. Somehow, I love em. Gameloft is famous for ripping off games for mobile devices (and some consoles). Like Order And Chaos Online is WoW. And the Gangster series (or Gangstar…?) is exactly GTA.

Somehow, I love em.

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