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I smell plagiarism...

SilverwolfpetSilverwolfpet
edited January 2012 in General Chat
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/pirate-life-captain-morgane/725994

I mean, really... add an "E" at the end and that's it??

I know I based some of my works on various known franchises... but this is just ridiculous.

Comments

  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited January 2012
    Eh. Well if LucasArts ain't doin' it, why shouldn't someone else?

    ...a little research reveals this to be a spin-off from So Blonde, so it's not entirely unoriginal.
  • RAnthonyMahanRAnthonyMahan
    edited January 2012
    Eh. There is more than a passing resemblance to Monkey Island, but not enough to constitute a full-out plagiarism. It seems a lot less...silly, for starters. And besides, it's not like LucasArts is doing any MI stuff themselves.

    Thanks for reminding me I need to get back to work on MI2 later, by the way.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited January 2012
    Is this game any good?
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited January 2012
    It's not out yet, so we don't know. I hear it got pushed back to February because the developers listened to fan feedback about the voicework and redid some stuff, which is actually kinda promising.

    I'd imagine it plays quite similarly to So Blonde though, since that's what it's a spin-off from.
  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited January 2012
    Oh god the audio.

    I stopped watching after just a few seconds.

    In case you don't know, I play with headphones on.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited January 2012
    So Blonde was "OK" nothing special... I do not imagine this being better than the first one.. but BOTH borrow from MI.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited January 2012
    LucasArts owns the rights to Monkey Island and Guybrush Threepwood, it doesn't own the exclusive rights to adventure games and pirates. That's like saying Call of Duty plagiarized Wolfenstein for being an FPS where you fight Nazis.
  • JohroJohro
    edited January 2012
    After reading this thread, I've come to the conclusion that no one else knows what Captain Morgan is(the OP reference). Interesting.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited January 2012
    Well it's definitely not ripping off a rum.
  • JohroJohro
    edited January 2012
    Scnew wrote: »
    Well it's definitely not ripping off a rum.
    ...Well the "E" reference sure isn't implying a rip off of "the golden turtl", now is it?
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited January 2012
    My first reaction was to think the OP meant plagiarizing Captain Morgan spiced rum. Then I realized how silly that sounded, so I decided that (being that the main character is female) the OP really meant Morgan LeFlay.
  • RAnthonyMahanRAnthonyMahan
    edited January 2012
    Scnew wrote: »
    LucasArts owns the rights to Monkey Island and Guybrush Threepwood, it doesn't own the exclusive rights to adventure games and pirates. That's like saying Call of Duty plagiarized Wolfenstein for being an FPS where you fight Nazis.

    And why hasn't Capcom sued Sega for stealing their idea of a platformer where a blue guy fights a robot-building mad scientist?
  • JohroJohro
    edited January 2012
    Chyron8472 wrote: »
    My first reaction was to think the OP meant plagiarizing Captain Morgan spiced rum. Then I realized how silly that sounded, so I decided that (being that the main character is female) the OP really meant Morgan LeFlay.

    Yeah. I still think it sounds funny(captain morgane) in that context. I just thought someone would have at least mentioned it though. I was kind of baiting there but no one took it. Oh well. I almost want to play it just to hear people call you "captain morgane".
  • BlankCanvasDJBlankCanvasDJ
    edited January 2012
    Except Captain Morgan was a real guy so even if they were intentionally referencing the rum (and of course they were) it isn't plagiarism.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited January 2012
    I hated So Blonde. This is a definite "stay the hell away" for me.
  • JohroJohro
    edited January 2012
    puzzlebox wrote: »
    I hated So Blonde. This is a definite "stay the hell away" for me.

    ugh... yeah. I'm out.

    @Blank...well that's what they would say anyway. It's a bit up in the air. It's a pretty big coincidence if it is(the MI comparisons).
  • FitzoliverJFitzoliverJ
    edited January 2012
    Johro wrote: »
    After reading this thread, I've come to the conclusion that no one else knows what Captain Morgan is

    He's the guy John Wilkes Booth shot.:D
  • SilverwolfpetSilverwolfpet
    edited January 2012
    Heh... So it's just a coincidence... Weird. I suppose I just miss Monkey Island and started seeing things. :p
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited January 2012
    There have been a few games that wanted you to be reminded of MI that I have bought over the years some of them are good some are not.
  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited January 2012
    I'm just wondering now what plagiarism smells like.
  • SilverwolfpetSilverwolfpet
    edited January 2012
    Familiar, yet stinky.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited January 2012
    RAnthonyMahan wrote: »
    And why hasn't Capcom sued Sega for stealing their idea of a platformer where a blue guy fights a robot-building mad scientist?

    They're too busy devouring the precious tears of Mega Man fans everywhere that they caused over the past year or so.
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited January 2012
    Monkey Island is a rip-off of Donkey Island.
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