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Originality Vs. Established IP In Games

Posted by Soulskill on from the where's-my-known-space-mmo dept.

Ten Ton Hammer has an article about the differences between developing a game based upon existing intellectual property and the creation of an entirely new story and setting. They make the point that while doing the former may result in an easier time building a fan base, those same fans will often be the hardest to please. "By creating a game based on a popular IP, the company in question has a huge responsibility to 'do it right.' Unfortunately, not everyone realizes the reality of one little secret — every single fan out there has a different idea of what 'right' is. ... Lord of the Rings is a perfect example. For a person that may be familiar with the movies and little else, it's a great game with an impressive amount of depth and attention to detail. For the mass of fanatical fans that have spent more time poring over every book Tolkien ever wrote than even Tolkien himself, any deviation from the lore of his world is paramount to sacrilege on the most horrific scale."

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  1. Re:first by interkin3tic · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a longtime fan of the "First post" universe, I'm extremely disappointed with this version. All my favorite characters, specifically "post" got cut. Totally butchered it.

  2. Re:first by ndogg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, maybe he's referring to First Post 2099 where Post was killed by his evil twin psot.

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  3. Re:The game. by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 2, Funny

    i have severe short term memory loss. what were we talking about again?

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  4. They do it all the time by alienunknown · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm getting sick of playing game adaptation because of the inaccuracies. It can totally ruin the gaming experience. I was quite disgusted with the inaccuracies in this game. It has left a sour taste in my mouth. I don't think I will play a movie adaptation again.

  5. Re:Meh by B1oodAnge1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you start the journey with "A long time ago..." you don't expect space ships do you? That would be silly.

    er... really, really bad example. O.o

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  6. Popular IP? by the_other_chewey · · Score: 4, Funny

    By creating a game based on a popular IP [...]

    Like what?
    Kevin alone at 127.0.0.1?
    The Hostmask?
    Destination Anycast?
    Don't Loop Back?
    The Last Broadcast?

    Now those are movies I would watch...

  7. Then there was the E.T. video game by SlappyBastard · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't recall the 95 successive scenes in the film where E.T. fell into a friggin canyon.

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