hyper light drifter rip off?

[*Yuki*]

it looks EXACTLY like said title, so... what makes your game unique?

[Duckster]

It's more similar to Songbringer

[Orbister]

Exactly what i thought. A Hyper Light Drifter rip off.

[Maelstrom]

Yeah this looks an awful lot like Hyper Light Drifter...

[nitroflow]

It looks like the art is heavily inspired by Hyper Light Drifter, that being said, having watched a bit of gameplay seems like a completely different game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lILjX3cY8nk

[Яeplicant]

It may look like it to some extend, but it's sure as hell not like HLD.

[American Dove Mitten]

You can definitely see HLD inspired elements, both in aesthetic and to some extent, gameplay as well.

First of all, this is not an original format for a game, over-the-top action game with dashing that is. There is nothing here to rip-off, the genre is decades older than HLD.

Secondly, if you really want colorful line art to be tied to one game, that is not a good argument. It would be a sad world if you could copyright that.

[Orbister]

"really colorful line art" doesn't completely describe HLD. That's just ONE element in it's visual identity.

[American Dove Mitten]

Originally posted by Orbister:

"really colorful line art" doesn't completely describe HLD. That's just ONE element in it's visual identity.

You can't call dibs on colorful aesthetic and right angles.

If you played this game for 5 minutes, you would realize that aesthetic resembles HLD, but does not copy it.

[Orbister]

Originally posted by American Beetle:

Originally posted by Orbister:

"really colorful line art" doesn't completely describe HLD. That's just ONE element in it's visual identity.

You can't call dibs on colorful aesthetic and right angles.

If you played this game for 5 minutes, you would realize that aesthetic resembles HLD, but does not copy it.

Yes, you can't call dibs son those features which are really basic. And don't describe HLD's style in it's entirety.

[American Dove Mitten]

Originally posted by Orbister:

Originally posted by American Beetle:

You can't call dibs on colorful aesthetic and right angles.

If you played this game for 5 minutes, you would realize that aesthetic resembles HLD, but does not copy it.

Yes, you can't call dibs son those features which are really basic. And don't describe HLD's style in it's entirety.

You mean kinda like Wolfenstein got 5000+ clones that looked about the same, and many of those became its own series. And yes, people called those "rip-offs" as well.

It does not work that way buddy.

Artists often take direct inspiration from something. Unless you can put a picture over picture and tell me it's the exact same thing, it's a new work of art.

[Orbister]

Originally posted by American Beetle:

Originally posted by Orbister:

Yes, you can't call dibs son those features which are really basic. And don't describe HLD's style in it's entirety.

You mean kinda like Wolfenstein got 5000+ clones that looked about the same, and many of those became its own series. And yes, people called those "rip-offs" as well.

It does not work that way buddy.

Artists often take direct inspiration from something. Unless you can put a picture over picture and tell me it's the exact same thing, it's a new work of art.

Dude, you won the internet. Alright? Are you satisfied?

[Orbister]

It would be a rip off it was the "same dude" lol...

[kalirion]

Art style reminds me of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP if anything.

[D13_Michael]

Sword & Sworcery was a heavy inspiration actually. So was HLD from the visual point though. But we still think that the game, if you play it, will speak for itself and you'll notice that the games are not very similar.

[Garm]

Originally posted by American Beetle:

You mean kinda like Wolfenstein got 5000+ clones that looked about the same, and many of those became its own series. And yes, people called those "rip-offs" as well.

It does not work that way buddy.

Artists often take direct inspiration from something. Unless you can put a picture over picture and tell me it's the exact same thing, it's a new work of art.

I'll necro the thread against my better judgement.

I suppose what makes it look so much like HLD is not just the geometry or "colorfulness" per se, but rather the combination of very similar geometry and nigh identical color range.
While I haven't played the game yet and can't call something a ripoff, I think it's fair to say that "direct inspiration" is a relatively mild way to put it.

edit: typos