Register, Others Call Plagiarism in "Limbo of the Lost" Game

Fallen Andy writes "'The Register' has an article describing 'Limbo of the Lost' (developed by Majestic and sold in the U.S by Tri Synergy) which seems to have 'borrowed' copiously graphics assets from other games. Over at the GamesRadar forum there is a thread with some screenshots. Finally, this game has its own Wikipedia entry. Warning to all — move the soft drink away from the keyboard and monitor before you look at those screenshots. Blatant this is, very blatant indeed."

Comments

I don't see what the big deal is

[k_187]

The original creators of that stuff didn't lose anything, its all bits man.

Re:I don't see what the big deal is

[Farmer Tim]

Except one's breath.

Hey, as long as you were getting philosphical...

Re:I don't see what the big deal is

[Broken scope]

That wasn't thunder you just heard, that was something breaking the sound barrier as it went over your head.

Re:I don't see what the big deal is

[Tehrasha]

If they dont get sued for lifting the content, someone should at least sue them for false advertising... How can they call the game 'Limbo of the Lost' when the players are going to recognize all the rooms and know where they are? Should be called 'Limbo of the Strikingly Familiar' or maybe just 'Deja vu'

Re:Oblivion

[Cathoderoytube]

I'm guessing the company that made this game will be sued into oblivion

If you steal from one or two it's plagiarism

[symbolset]

Three or more, it's research.

Re:If you steal from one or two it's plagiarism

[morgan_greywolf]

Does anybody have this game? Maybe they have a "References" screen!

The worst part is ...

[wylderide]

... The scene where the protagonist is leaping over barrels thrown by a large orangutan. It's a dead giveaway.

The next step

[Kingston]

What they need to do now is spend all the money they saved on the artwork on a really good lawyer. One that can stand up in court and say "A layman might think he sees a superficial resemblance" while keeping a straight face.

Re:It isn't "borrowing"...

[AioKits]

I dunno... It would require listening to Vanilla Ice... Is it okay if I just take your word for it?

Limbo of the Lost Graphics

[thewils]

It's about an adventurer who wanders from game to game to solve the mystery of the plagiarised graphics.

Interview with the designers

[Xelios]

"Our hope, if everything goes well with the sales, is that within a year we will all be stopping the day jobs and doing this full time."

Epic

So I guess...

[thewils]

...it's OK to pirate this one then??

Re:Oblivion

[darkhitman]

But it's already got Oblivion in it... that's going to be a nasty feedback loop.

Re:Instant legend

[MightyMartian]

Antiques Road Show - 2085 AD

Expert: I say, that's a jolly good thing, a shrink-wrapped copy of the infamous "Limbo of the Lost" game!

Owner: Why? Is it famous?

Expert: Well, you see, the creators of the game (and I use the term "creator" generously here) basically stolen static screen shots from a number of other games, and using a crappy adventure game generator, produced this wonder, which they actually managed to get published and distributed.

Owner: So how much is it worth?

Expert: A top-notch undamaged shrink wrapped copy like this would go at auction for at least three million dollars!

Owner: Wow! I mean wow wow wow!

Expert: Indeed...

Owner: So what about this shrink-wrapped copy of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?

Expert: I'll give you twelve bucks.

Limbo of the Lost Contest

[Anonymous Coward]

Contest to create "screenshots" from Limbo of the Lost: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?page_id=1909

Contest is over, but the entries are hilarious.

All they need to do..

[brkello]

...is call it a parody and its all legal! Brilliant!