[Release] Legend Of Zelda - Quest Of Link

[Shrygue]

I was wondering about that too....

[IamAbe]

well who's to say if it's a good game, it may be a bad game.

There's really nothing wrong with taking the zelda theme, but then to say don't take my ideas, you could do without that.

play it ??

lol, well said



Zion,
just tried it, GREAT JOB! um, this might be a really bad time to ask and it might not be wise to ask all together, but... When you say you dont want people stealing your ideas, what exactly does that include? ive been working on my own zelda game for psp and i like how you did the area images, and a few other things. i already have all the graphics i need so im not taking yours but do you mind if i use some of your programming techniques in my game? i'll certainly give you credit for them. thanx, -AbE

[dagger89]

Err, it's your fault for bricking your PSP, not Dark_AleX's... Don't be a douche and point the blame when it's your fault you screwed something up with a downgrade or custom firmware...

Learn to take responsiblity for your own screw ups... If thousands of others used an app and it worked without a hitch, I can hardly call it the dev's fault...

[adamespi]

how the hell do i get throgh the front door i have been trying ages

[Hungry Horace]

lol, well said
Zion,
just tried it, GREAT JOB! um, this might be a really bad time to ask and it might not be wise to ask all together, but... When you say you dont want people stealing your ideas, what exactly does that include? ive been working on my own zelda game for psp and i like how you did the area images, and a few other things. i already have all the graphics i need so im not taking yours but do you mind if i use some of your programming techniques in my game? i'll certainly give you credit for them. thanx, -AbE

to me that sounds like the fair way of doing things.

i havent had time to try this yet (i've been in the studio all day) but i'm guessing Zion was referring to certain little "traits" that his game that these style of RPGs dont usually have? (i hate calling it an RPG - it's not Dungeon Master!!)

i'm always one to encourage cross-pollenation between coders and other artists, so perhaps you could team up with Zion directly, and inter-link your projects?

this saves any "uproar" about where ideas / techniques have come from, and allows a better end-product as more people demonstate their abilities in specific areas.

you might be able to bering a fresh angle to Zion's project that he hadnt considered, and vice-versa.

there's never any harm in discussing such matters... i think Zion was only going to be annoyed if next week a game exactly like his came out but with a new gfx set! (and someone claiming it to be "all theirs")



@ quzar - i couldnt tell if your comment to me was sarcastic or not! (oh well, the end-result was the same )



edit; funnily enough, reading back, i've had a thought......

It's sad that you choose to show homage by stealing intellectual property.

from definition of homage - a reference within a creative work to someone who greatly influenced the artist would be an homage.

it's a bit hard to show homage and NOT steal intellectual property (to some extent) when you think about it.

[splodger15]

Err, it's your fault for bricking your PSP, not Dark_AleX's... Don't be a douche and point the blame when it's your fault you screwed something up with a downgrade or custom firmware...

Learn to take responsiblity for your own screw ups... If thousands of others used an app and it worked without a hitch, I can hardly call it the dev's fault...

Please keep your comments to your ****ing self. No one else gives two $#@!s about what you think.

[quzar]

to me that sounds like the fair way of doing things.

I agree, which is why I'm puzzled by the fact that everyone here seems to think that all homebrew authors are deserving of that respect (and even money, donations, free psps, etc) while those behind commercial works are not.

@ quzar - i couldnt tell if your comment to me was sarcastic or not! (oh well, the end-result was the same )

It was in earnest. By the way, in case anybody were to pester about it, I did not simply ban him, all I did was give him a warning. He had however passed the maximum number of allowed warning points, and so was automatically temporarily banned.

edit: as for your edited addon: there is a difference between fuzzy-line IP theft, and blatant. Naming the game Legend of Zelda, hrm questionable, but it is clearly fan made, so whatever. Making gameplay almost identical, as you said, there are few game archtypes. Using art taken directly from the game you intend to mimic, too far.

It happens all the time, it's usually tolerated because the companies that own the IP know about it and could throw out C&Ds if they wanted to. Thats why this isn't taken down. I posted about this in specific because of the fact that Zion specifically stated he didn't want others to steal 'his' ideas. What audacity.

[adamespi]

how i get out of door

[Tetris999]

Good work

[Zion]

By steal i only meant stuff like my intro menu idea etc obviously anyone can make a zelda game i think its pretty obvious of the new things that arent usually in a zelda game

thanks to everyone who enjoyed it,