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hjalsayegh Apr 6, 2016 @ 1:34pm

The Little Prince

in outer space, can catch a shooting star and sail away.

it's fine to make a game of it but you have to at least be straight forward about it. I mean it's down to the star dotting the I...

https://youtu.be/wcJqNILasCg

Last edited by hjalsayegh; Apr 6, 2016 @ 1:37pm

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Pozxz

Apr 6, 2016 @ 10:55pm

Yeah it seems dishonest to derive so much from The Little Prince and not acknowledge it.

Horizonist Apr 7, 2016 @ 1:49pm

Was thinking the same thing. This looks like a clean ripoff.

Nantes Apr 7, 2016 @ 4:47pm

Yup, came here to comment this. It probably was the devs' dream to make a The Little Prince game but couldn't obtain permission from the copyright owners, or the fee to do so was too expensive, so they went with this ridiculous approach of not even acknowledging the inspiration rip-off out of spite.

Last edited by Nantes; Apr 7, 2016 @ 4:48pm

A Pimp Named Nickelback Apr 8, 2016 @ 10:25am

Yep. Cam here to say the same thing. Ridiculous.

Horizonist Apr 8, 2016 @ 10:38am

Seriously. They are not even trying:

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/396060/ss_fe735e1f29d2deea1cd2cb20dcfa9864d3ea21a6.600x338.jpg?t=1460003985

http://www.laboutiquedupetitprince.com/1876-thickbox_default/magnet-the-little-prince-la-rose-du-petit-prince.jpg

Devs, it's perfectly fine to be inspired by the The Little Prince and want to do some kind of homage in VR. However, this is a ripoff so blatant that it is insulting (and, I do believe, illegal). If you did not get the rights to do an actual Little Prince movie, then please just respect that. If you want to do an homage, then please be original AND acknowledge where your inspiration came from. Right now you are pissing on Saint-Exuperys grave.

Last edited by Horizonist; Apr 8, 2016 @ 10:41am

A Pimp Named Nickelback Apr 8, 2016 @ 10:51am

Originally posted by Horizonist:
Devs, it's perfectly fine to be inspired by the The Little Prince and want to do some kind of homage in VR. However, this is a ripoff so blatant that it is insulting (and, I do believe, illegal). If you did not get the rights to do an actual Little Prince movie, then please just respect that. If you want to do an homage, then please be original AND acknowledge where your inspiration came from. Right now you are pissing on Saint-Exuperys grave.

To be fair it was a book first. What country is the dev in? It may be public domain there but I still think it's a little shady to not mention the obvious inspiration even if it is.

hjalsayegh Apr 8, 2016 @ 10:58am

The Little Prince first published in 1943

^ Shouldn't this be in public domain? Even so it seems so heavily "inspired" by it that if they couldn't afford the rights, maybe change things around about? they prince is a replica of the one on the book cover with a sprinkling of the one from the anime adaptation (from 1983 with the theme song linked in the OP) I mean... really? REALLY?

Last edited by hjalsayegh; Apr 8, 2016 @ 10:59am

A Pimp Named Nickelback Apr 8, 2016 @ 11:21am

Originally posted by hjalsayegh:
The Little Prince first published in 1943

^ Shouldn't this be in public domain?

Depends on the country. The US, France, and I think the UK have slightly stricter copyright laws.

I wish there was an international standard. Would make things much simpler.