So this is basically Nibiru - Age of Secrets, remixed as a hidden object game?

[Snake]

http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/nibiru-age-of-secrets ?

How much of the locations and inventory puzzles were removed?
Any chance of getting the actual Nibiru point-and-click adventure game on Steam?

[Captain Trash]

I'm glad that's not just me. Now I know I'm not paranoid.
Also, are we dealing with another "Limbo of the Lost" here, or what?

[Orel]

Yeah, Why is not here Nibiru or Black mirror series( I mean all parts), with all languages because Black mirror 2 is from German company and it doesnt have German subtitles(that logic). However this copy(♥♥♥♥) of Nibiru shouldnt be here.

[St1ka]

Lost Civilization is a remake of the classic 2005 indie Nibiru Age of Secrets, though the formula was remixed as a hidden object game. We don't have the rights to the classic Nibiru game or the Black Mirror series, which is why it's not on Steam.

[Orel]

My apologies for that I was rude and thanks for the answer.

[St1ka]

Originally posted by ŠPEK Orel:

My apologies for that I was rude and thanks for the answer.

No problem at all :)

[uberfrag+.]

Originally posted by Stika:

Lost Civilization is a remake of the classic 2005 indie Nibiru Age of Secrets, though the formula was remixed as a hidden object game. We don't have the rights to the classic Nibiru game or the Black Mirror series, which is why it's not on Steam.

Meh, new generation "developers" stealing content from games and calling it a remake while it's a pure ripoff is a pretty lame way of using terms.

[St1ka]

Originally posted by Just DreiManS:

Originally posted by Stika:

Lost Civilization is a remake of the classic 2005 indie Nibiru Age of Secrets, though the formula was remixed as a hidden object game. We don't have the rights to the classic Nibiru game or the Black Mirror series, which is why it's not on Steam.

Meh, new generation "developers" stealing content from games and calling it a remake while it's a pure ripoff is a pretty lame way of using terms.

Lost civilization is an official remake of the original Nibiru: Age of Secrets, while the basic plot and structure remain the same much has changed in this new iteration. For example, in Nibiru you play as Martin Holan whereas in Lost Civilization the main character is his girlfriend.

Many of the dialogues and puzzles also saw changes. In addition to this, all of the assets and backgrounds were re-drawn favoring a 2D aesthetic. I would also like to emphasize that none of Nibiru’s assets were stolen or ripped-off. As mentioned, this is an official remake of the 2005 Nibiru: Age of Secrets.

[Tatsumakisen]

Yeah I was going to say that I recognize many of the screenshots of the game from Niribu.

[Tatsumakisen]

Originally posted by Snake:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/nibiru-age-of-secrets ?

How much of the locations and inventory puzzles were removed?
Any chance of getting the actual Nibiru point-and-click adventure game on Steam?

Had no idea this remake was a hidden object game (which I detest), so unfortunately I'll have to give this a pass. I will say however that a great deal of time and effort was obviously spent on the original Niribu: Age of Secrets, which was a great game and criminally overlooked. It's unfortunate that market conditions (possibly due to poor sales of the original) may have meant that the same production values couldn't have been extended for this remake.

[init.sys]

Originally posted by Stika:

Originally posted by Just DreiManS:

Meh, new generation "developers" stealing content from games and calling it a remake while it's a pure ripoff is a pretty lame way of using terms.

Lost civilization is an official remake of the original Nibiru: Age of Secrets, while the basic plot and structure remain the same much has changed in this new iteration. For example, in Nibiru you play as Martin Holan whereas in Lost Civilization the main character is his girlfriend.

Many of the dialogues and puzzles also saw changes. In addition to this, all of the assets and backgrounds were re-drawn favoring a 2D aesthetic. I would also like to emphasize that none of Nibiru’s assets were stolen or ripped-off. As mentioned, this is an official remake of the 2005 Nibiru: Age of Secrets.

Explain to me how it can be an 'official' remake if you don't own the rights?

[St1ka]

Originally posted by OvenRoll:

Originally posted by Stika:

Lost civilization is an official remake of the original Nibiru: Age of Secrets, while the basic plot and structure remain the same much has changed in this new iteration. For example, in Nibiru you play as Martin Holan whereas in Lost Civilization the main character is his girlfriend.

Many of the dialogues and puzzles also saw changes. In addition to this, all of the assets and backgrounds were re-drawn favoring a 2D aesthetic. I would also like to emphasize that none of Nibiru’s assets were stolen or ripped-off. As mentioned, this is an official remake of the 2005 Nibiru: Age of Secrets.

Explain to me how it can be an 'official' remake if you don't own the rights?

We own the Steam distribuition rights to the official remake. However we don't own the rights to the 2005 original.

[init.sys]

Originally posted by Stika:

Originally posted by OvenRoll:

Explain to me how it can be an 'official' remake if you don't own the rights?

We own the Steam distribuition rights to the official remake. However we don't own the rights to the 2005 original.

So to remake a game you don't need the rights to the original game?

[St1ka]

Originally posted by OvenRoll:

Originally posted by Stika:

We own the Steam distribuition rights to the official remake. However we don't own the rights to the 2005 original.

So to remake a game you don't need the rights to the original game?

Lost Civilization was developed by Icarus Games, I work for Phoenix Online Studios, we helped release Lost Civilization to a wider audience. While we hold the Steam distribution rights for Lost Civilization we don't hold the rights to the original.

This is a common practice in gaming, for example we at Phoenix are currently remaking Sierra's Gabriel Knight: Sins Of The Fathers. The original Gabriel Knight creator, Jane Jensen and composer, Robert Holmes are working with us on the remake. With that said none of us own the rights to the original Gabriel Knight games, those are the property of Activision.

[init.sys]

Originally posted by Stika:

Originally posted by OvenRoll:

So to remake a game you don't need the rights to the original game?

Lost Civilization was developed by Icarus Games, I work for Phoenix Online Studios, we helped release Lost Civilization to a wide audience. While we hold the Steam distribution rights for Lost Civilization we don't hold the rights to the original.

This is a common practice in gaming, for example we at Phoenix are currently remaking Sierra's Gabriel Knight: Sins Of The Fathers. The original Gabriel Knight creator, Jane Jensen and composer, Robert Holmes are working with us on the remake. With that said none of us own the rights to the original Gabriel Knight games, those are the property of Activision.

As long as permission was recieved from the original creators, it makes sense. But you are being vague as to whether or not permission was recieved for this particular game.

[St1ka]

Originally posted by OvenRoll:

Originally posted by Stika:

Lost Civilization was developed by Icarus Games, I work for Phoenix Online Studios, we helped release Lost Civilization to a wide audience. While we hold the Steam distribution rights for Lost Civilization we don't hold the rights to the original.

This is a common practice in gaming, for example we at Phoenix are currently remaking Sierra's Gabriel Knight: Sins Of The Fathers. The original Gabriel Knight creator, Jane Jensen and composer, Robert Holmes are working with us on the remake. With that said none of us own the rights to the original Gabriel Knight games, those are the property of Activision.

As long as permission was recieved from the original creators, it makes sense. But you are being vague as to whether or not permission was recieved for this particular game.

To my knowledge Lost Civilization was approved by the original creator (in fact, if I am not mistaken I believe he worked in Lost Civilization as well).