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They haven't made an original game in 2 1/2 years, and don't look to be breaking that any time soon, as they're wrapping up their 7th consecutive liscensed/subcontracted game. Doesn't seem like their reservations are many.Quote:
Originally Posted by Recap
Sorry, but Hajime no Ippo, Dragon Drive, Hippa Linda and Tetsuwan Atom seem like original games to me. Even if they're subcontracted or based on some animation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Brawl Brothers wasn't that bad (it was better than Rival Turf which was definitely terrible), but kinda mediocre compared to anything Technos, Konami, Sega or Capcom ever did. Peace Keepers was definitely the best of the Rushing Beat series though (just for the multiple paths you could take), although I always wondered why Jaleco decided to butcher the localized versions of all three games (the translation in Peace Keepers is a joke, literally and they couldn't stick to one name for Rick and Bild).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy
Hippa Linda was released in Europe as Freak Out well before it was out in japan, and that was more that 2 1/2 years ago. And anime based stuff doesn't qualify as original in my book. It's not a sequel, but it's not original either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Recap
I mean if you want to remove the characters and story and just go purely on gameplay then TT:DotU is a sequel to Rakugaki, Astro Boy is a sequel to TT:BBD and Guardian Heroes is a sequel to Yu Yu.
Why not? A game may based on whatever and still have an original concept. Aren't the Ganbare Goemon games original for being based on historical characters, either?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
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Originally Posted by Recap
The difference is that you don't need a license to make a game out of a historical figure.
Superfluous differentiation, if you ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny Undaunted
Yes, but licensed games use character artwork created outside of Treasure, stories made outside of Treasure, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Recap
Ganbare Goeman is pretty loosely based, he's got a sengoku ishikawa afro... that's about it.
Well fine, if we're on;y talking about the gameplay, Treasure has made a few gameplay sequels already. Just slapped a different liscense on them so they weren't sequels in the proper sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Recap
Many times, licensed games do have brand new artwork (and stories) created even by the developers themselves. Treasure Land could be a good example here. Still can't see how relevant the license is to call a game "original". And Treasure may have repeated some gameplay concepts in some games, but still think that their trajectory speaks about innovation and originality more than anything.