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PC Adventure Game Accused Of Ripping Assets

  • -HP-
  • June 12, 2008 at 10:08 AM
  • D3ads
    • June 12, 2008 at 5:00 PM
    • #21

    I'm speechless.. I really am. Did they seriously think that no one would notice these assets? I mean.. the comparison shots just make me LOL for real.. seriously. Even if a non-profit modification did this it would still be beyond wrong.

    On the subject of the Stalker/Crysis mod, that's technically legal since GSC have allowed their content to be used in other titles, so long as it's not for profit. Kinda talentless though ripping entire sections from one game to another if you ask me.

  • Psyshokiller
    • June 12, 2008 at 5:22 PM
    • #22

    Oh... my... god... that trailer is one of the most retarded things I have ever seen. It hurts.

  • D3ads
    • June 12, 2008 at 5:25 PM
    • #23

    Oh my LOL, that scene with the guy falling into the fire wormhole is indeed from Spawn... hahahaha!

  • Sentura
    • June 12, 2008 at 6:57 PM
    • #24
    Quote from Thrik

    Heh, wow. That interview is insane. These are three ageing guys who really were pinning their hopes and dreams on this, and they've completely destroyed themselves. In a weird way it's kind of sad.

    i agree. it's weird and i pity them on one hand, but on the other, they did go ahead and steal honest work of others. i wonder what spurred them to do this... apart from the "dream of becoming millionaires"

  • Hourences
    • June 12, 2008 at 7:16 PM
    • #25

    Maybe they thought that it wasnt such a big deal to use screenshots? Possibly because of their age, we grew up with this stuff and the moral values of this new media and the online communities, they might not have a clear idea of the dos and donts online because of their age.

    Nonetheless, they still shouldnt have done this.

    I also pitty them, but its their own fault. And they know whats going on, I saw one of them login to a forum they use today.

    Also find it sad that there are so many struggling developers out there who all try to get hold of a publishing deal and get their hard work to pay off, and never succeed. And then these guys rip off everything, make the worst game ever, and get their "creation" onto the shelves with seemingly little trouble...

  • Laurence Francis
    • June 12, 2008 at 7:25 PM
    • #26

    Welcome All.

    First off I'd like to thank you all for interest in Limbo of the Lost, we're really proud that our game is admired even by Mapcore community which we love the most. It seems that one or two users here claim that our content is a rip-off from titles such us RTCW, Silent Hill or Oblivion, no they are not. To my knowledge, using other games as inspiration is not a crime and I'm pretty sure You all know how inspiring these are, we simply tried to archieve a simmilar feel and it seems we made it! I hope You all like the game and it's immersive story, we've did our best! Please support us by buying LoL and give us an opportunity to advance in Game Developement industry.

    Best Regards,

    Laurence Francis.

  • ShaDoW
    • June 12, 2008 at 7:36 PM
    • #27

    Hahaha, not sure who from Mapcore posted that, pretty funny though.

    I've been following this story since I read about it at work early this morning. Its just sad really, because I understand these kind of values were different back in the day but they have to get with the program. It seems to me only one person in their team was capable of doing some 'old fashioned' 3D design and animation which explains the low quality models and animations used in the game. The other development time was seemingly used for importing content from other games into their (stolen?) engine. Sure, its quite a feat obtaining all that content but that doesn't make it good.

    And yeah, seeing that game getting published while other independent developers struggle so hard makes me feel sick.

  • Laurence Francis
    • June 12, 2008 at 7:44 PM
    • #28

    Dear ShaDoW,

    We use inhouse engine which utilises 2d backgrounds and 3d characters for cutscenes. I'm responsible for all Voice Acting, Steve did all character models and mocap editing and Tim painted/rendered all 2d backgrounds (which were inspired by other games such us Oblivion and RTCW). We've put 10 years of hard work to make this thing happen! I'm glad You all like it.

    Best Regards,

    Laurence Francis

  • Hourences
    • June 12, 2008 at 8:01 PM
    • #29

    Stop nicklaming

    They were using the Wintermute Engine, not inhouse.

  • 2d-chris
    • June 12, 2008 at 8:25 PM
    • #30

    Epic laughing out loud momment, you know I'm surprised it's taken this long for a "con" like this to happen.

  • DvS
    • June 12, 2008 at 8:25 PM
    • #31
    Quote from Laurence Francis

    Dear ShaDoW,We use inhouse engine which utilises 2d backgrounds and 3d characters for cutscenes. I'm responsible for all Voice Acting, Steve did all character models and mocap editing and Tim painted/rendered all 2d backgrounds (which were inspired by other games such us Oblivion and RTCW). We've put 10 years of hard work to make this thing happen! I'm glad You all like it.

    Best Regards,

    Laurence Francis

    Obvious unsuccessful troll is obviously unsuccessful.

  • Buddy
    • June 12, 2008 at 8:41 PM
    • #32

  • PogoP
    • June 13, 2008 at 11:19 AM
    • #33

    What's with the new fad of people creating new accounts and pretending to be different people?

  • Jetsetlemming
    • June 13, 2008 at 1:39 PM
    • #34

    I picked up a copy of this yesterday- I just couldn't resist.

    I recorded a video of the intro and first ten minutes of gameplay. All the backdrops in this starting area are from Return to Castle Wolfenstein- The Wolfenstein jail RtcW starts in, the cathedral at the end of the first part of the game, and the zombie-filled catacombs that lead to the Cathedral.

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    I'm being pressured over at Something Awful to do a Let's Play of it now after recording that.

  • FrieChamp
    • June 13, 2008 at 1:54 PM
    • #35

    Haha oh my god this is so bad, link to SA thread?

    Comedy update: Word is that the publisher (TriSynergy) is as shocked as everyone else about this but couldn't reach the developers yet for a statement because they are on vacation!!

  • Jetsetlemming
    • June 13, 2008 at 2:39 PM
    • #36

    http://forums.somethingawful.com/showth ... id=2874037

    This is the news thread about the game, Let's Play forthcoming when I'm more awake.

  • Inveramsay
    • June 13, 2008 at 2:44 PM
    • #37

    I foresee this game to be the single most pirated game this weekend. I have no moral dillemas with it either.

  • -HP-
    • June 13, 2008 at 3:02 PM
    • #38

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  • D3ads
    • June 13, 2008 at 8:32 PM
    • #39

    This really makes me sad, I woke up this morning hoping this was all just a big joke.. no such luck it seems.

    [edit] LOL.. did anyone else think that the music at the end of the behind the scenes video sounds like the Terminator?

  • Buddy
    • June 13, 2008 at 9:54 PM
    • #40
    Quote from D3ads

    This really makes me sad, I woke up this morning hoping this was all just a big joke.. no such luck it seems.[edit] LOL.. did anyone else think that the music at the end of the behind the scenes video sounds like the Terminator?

    LoL's ost is a mix of various tracks lol

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