Comments on: Top Video Game Ripoffs

By: Sinmenon

Sinmenon — Fri, 05 May 2017 04:33:00 +0000

Secret of Evermore / Secret of Mana ? Devil May Cry / Bayonetta? Daikatana / Doom?? “Can this article get more clickbait ” I asked myself when I saw the Giana Sisters and Mario and how the author didn’t even bother to do research, otherwise he’d mention that back in the day Giana Sisters even had alleged lawsuit back in the day.
This article is a ripoff.

By: moley

moley — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 10:43:00 +0000

charging health system and two-weapon limit is something that is quite sad.. that was never an original gameplay mechanic anyway. Halo was not the first to implement thos features.

By: takersrevengefanatic

takersrevengefanatic — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 04:13:00 +0000

Yea definitely doesn’t know much, Considering Narc Came out in 1988, the first GTA game didn’t come out till 1997. Training Day came out in 2001 one. if anything their clones on Narc not the other way around

By: Fernando Ignacio Moraga Muñoz

Fernando Ignacio Moraga Muñoz — Sun, 22 May 2016 05:42:00 +0000

In reply to xXGrizZ. i always believe that SoE. was a secuel to SoM...

By: Hu Deegan

Hu Deegan — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:55:00 +0000

“Crash Team was Racing or Mario Kart.”

Yeah, pretty sure the game wasn’t called “Crash Team was Racing” -_-

By: Saurian Dash

Saurian Dash — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:29:00 +0000

“When you play the game however you can’t help but notice that Bayonetta reminds you a lot of Devil May Cry,

You do realise that the Bayonetta system was designed by Hideki Kamiya? You know, the guy who came up with the system for Devil May Cry. It’s HIS system so shouldn’t he be free to iterate it as he likes, how do you come up with the notion that it’s a “rip-off”?

Also, Bayonetta does not have a meter which rates your attacks, it uses a completely different system to Devil May Cry’s Stylish Rank. The Bayonetta combo system is closer to what you would see in a traditional vertical or horizontal shooter. The combo system is time based; you have 3 seconds in which to land another hit in order to keep a combo “active”, repeating attacks results in a score penalty which can be reset by using certain specific actions. The longer you keep a combo “active”, the higher you build your combo multiplier, it is a very different system to what was established in Devil May Cry.

I know these lists are just a means to generate site traffic, but at least some degree of knowledge of the subject matter you are covering would make for a far more interesting read. Instead of accusing game designers of “ripping off” their own work, how about a feature or list where you cover the best systems created by these designers and explain their workings?

By: born_naughty

born_naughty — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:26:00 +0000

True Crime was a rip-off yes but I thought it was a great game in is own right. Combining elements from different games like Max Payne. I enjoyed it very much. I even enjoyed the sequel.

By: o3mta3o

o3mta3o — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:55:00 +0000

In reply to xXGrizZ. Why not add the entire "mana" series to the mix, they all share similarities.

By: xXGrizZ

xXGrizZ — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:18:00 +0000

Secret of Mana/Evermore? Is this author serious? There both made by squaresoft and are supposed to be similar and loosely connected. Thats why they used the the name secret of… Saying one is a rip-off the other would be like saying FFVII is a rip off of FFVI because it uses alot of its turn-based battle system and the names sound similar…

By: iampanax

iampanax — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:16:00 +0000

CS:GO is a copy of cod? Oh jeez besides the fact that CS has been out longer than cod the two are a lot different. CS uses hip shooting whereas cod uses iron sights. CS doesn’t have pointless kill streaks, perks, and regenerating health from crouching in a corner. CS uses an economy system where you have to spend money on guns, nades, etc. Cod uses a leveling system and rewards players for playing the game longer with better perks, skins, etc. Search and Destroy came from the Bomb Defusal (de_) mode in CS, not the other way around.

I don’t mean to rant but damn man, do some research before you actually post something like this.