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[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 57 points 4 days ago (9 children)

Horizon Zero Dawn:


Light of Motiram:

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ooh yeah that’s a bit much.

Games are gonna copy major mechanics. Look at all the BOTW clones that came out after Breath of the Wild was successful. But you have to put a liiiittle effort into mixing up the art style and color palette.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Surprised they didn't call it Light of Noziroh.

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[–] DeusUmbra@lemmy.world 87 points 4 days ago (35 children)

Whaaaat? A Chinese company making a knock-off of another product? You don't say.

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[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 46 points 4 days ago

Oh wow that is A LOT more similar than I was thinking.

[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[–] zecg@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

Loved Horizon, so I clicked on an open world gameplay trailer and it's just survivalslop, fiddling with some shit-producing hovels to get them upgraded to shit+1-producing hovels and hitting trees until they're planks.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

i don't give a shit? doom had like a thousand clones; guess what, doom is still a household name and most of the clones are long forgotten. some good ones made their own name and following.

unless there's outright stolen assets or code, or they're using a deliberately confusing name, i don't care. if it's a slavish clone as you say, there's nothing to worry about.

it would be one thing if horizon was this underdog game made by a couple people and has largely gone under the radar then yeah it would suck. but fuck me no one's mistaking another game for horizon zero dawn.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 11 points 3 days ago (12 children)

DOOM clones weren't literal clones called HELL where you play as the Hell Man killing demons with the Large Heckin' Pistol.

[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah they were called CHEX QUEST and it was awesome.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Chex Quest was officially licensed.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago

I mean... I feel like there were games exactly like this

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Painkiller is that you?

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[–] MBech@feddit.dk 9 points 3 days ago

You're right. Us, the consumers, will only ever benefit from more competition for our money. Also, the people who wanted to buy Horizon already did, if they like the theme and playstyle they may also buy this other one, but it's not like Horizon is losing buyers on this.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

I mostly agree. And honestly, maybe one of these games will be more interesting if there’s some competition.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That is Aldi levels of copying right there.

[–] FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

i hope this is a compliment because i love Aldi's take on foods

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I like the idea that they approached Sony about making a Horizon game but Sony said no and they were like "Oh, well, this game is coming out..

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone -1 points 2 days ago

They’re mad because they wanted to do that first by releasing Ubisoft style annual instalments.

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