this vs. kiarosoft's game dev story?

[Sgt. Waffles]

Looks pretty much the same but game dev story is cheaper. Why should I get this?

[aeidios]

The fun factor diminishes when you realize you have to have everything exactly right on the sliders in order to get a good game. Then you realize that it doesn't always work, and it feels completely random.

[SmokaCola]

If this is a ripoff of story, that would mean Battlefield, CS, and COD are a ripoff of doom. The game is very similar, but it has added so much more content and it's much more balanced than GDS. I played GDS a lot, and it was a ton of fun, but if you beat GDS and feel like you need more of a challenge then this is the game for you.

It's far from a simple "copy/paste" or "ripoff" of GDS.

[tenshi_a]

Maybe they should have stolen features from SeGaGaGa as well, and everyone would be saying it was brand new!

[Beef Taco]

Ohhh the butthurt

[caseynth]

So, I love Game Dev Story and played the heck out of it for about a year and a half. I've also played Game Dev Tycoon all the way through (bought it direct from the dev).

They look the same and are easy to jump in one if you've played the other. My 2 cents are that Gave Dev Story was more original, and Game Dev Tycoon is more fun to play if you spend any time with it. The ways games are created has a lot more depth, and I think the recent enhancements will make it even more fun.

They look basically the same and have the same concepts, but the way the game computes sucess is pretty obviously different. So, I loved GDS (which the dev has said is thier template, but GDT improved on the formula. I also own The Show 12 and 13, I bought the second one because of some improvements that made it more fun to play, though they were very similar, and I spent 3x the money on that upgrade. I also like Plague Inc better than the game that was the first in that genre. So, if you like GDS, you will likely like GDT, I'm glad I gave the latter a shot. At least try the demo, at worst it's more of a good thing.

[Telegenic Dragon]

People have alredy mentioned the main thing I was going to, some game genres being fairly limited in what you can actually do and how most FPS games are basically DOOM, especially back in the late 80s/early 90s.
But you really get the idea for how silly complaints like these are when you apply them to other products. For example, how about a Toshiba TV set vs a Sony TV set? Like OMG, one totally ripped off the other. Or my house vs a house on the other side of town. Or the bar in my town vs the bar three towns over. I could go on for a long time, but I think anyone thinking rationally gets my point and I've already written enough to get flamed by everyone else XD

[amphetamisty]

That's the enjoyment in the game.

引用自 Aeidios AFA：

The fun factor diminishes when you realize you have to have everything exactly right on the sliders in order to get a good game. Then you realize that it doesn't always work, and it feels completely random.

[PiTCHBLaCK]

Most games are a rip off of some other game, So It's funny how some people are acting like 2 games being simular is a new thing. Take Saints Row and GTA, each adds there own flair. Same goes for here.

[Militiades1983]

I remember when I bought this game when it was in the news because of the Anti-piracy thing they did...only to realize that this game was a blatant copy of Game Dev Story!

All posts on the official forum concerning the "similarities" got deleted because obviously only "trolls" see the similarities.

[Coffee]

引用自 Militiades1983：

I remember when I bought this game when it was in the news because of the Anti-piracy thing they did...only to realize that this game was a blatant copy of Game Dev Story!

All posts on the official forum concerning the "similarities" got deleted because obviously only "trolls" see the similarities.

Game dev story is itself a copy of another game too so...

[OldPeasant]

The developers are literally screwed if kairosoft decide to take legal action against them. The Japanese courts don't take too kindly to foreign companies, let alone ones that steal ideas off their citizens. The Australian courts don't appreciate plagiarism in the game industry either, and there have been past examples of them whacking companies for much less than Greenheart Games has done.

[Commissar Bubbles]

引用自 Aeidios AFA injustice league：

The fun factor diminishes when you realize you have to have everything exactly right on the sliders in order to get a good game. Then you realize that it doesn't always work, and it feels completely random.

This is fixed in the Steam release, I think.

[Gai72]

If you are familer with japanese game history, don't buy this game.
If you are familer with USA game history, get this game.

[Coffee]

引用自 OldPeasant：

The developers are literally screwed if kairosoft decide to take legal action against them. The Japanese courts don't take too kindly to foreign companies, let alone ones that steal ideas off their citizens. The Australian courts don't appreciate plagiarism in the game industry either, and there have been past examples of them whacking companies for much less than Greenheart Games has done.

Doubt a company would sue for plagiarism, when its what kairosoft did in the first place.

Game Dev Story isn't an original idea at all, games similar appeared before and even some was looking better than kairosoft.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP2jXSoo104
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Itk9xqXIQg

[AnythingQuiet]

Both games are fun but it does seem Kairosoft allows you to do more with the employees like buying items (Redbull sort of drinks) to temporary boost their skills for a bit which was especially crucial during crunch times. Also, it was a lot more fun to make weird games in Game Dev Story since they relied a bit more on game stats then the genres. Plus, it was kinda neat to see what games your competitors were making, even though they used the same titles through-out the game.

Oh yeah, the employees in Game Dev Story would also approach you about adding something to the game your developing which showed initative on their part.

I was hoping Game Dev Tycoon would add more to the idea like maybe allow you to decorate the office to increase worker efficiency and maybe add more interaction with the employees so I can get to know them better. I do like that they add more events like needing to release a patch or making a choice about people who make fan versions of your games.