So, there is this fun little addition that Camelot made to the Shining series. When the game starts up, at about the point where you are selecting a save slot, they present the story of the game as being told or read to you. You see a character (usually with a book) and when you select your save slot they “read to you” the game that you play.
I have always thought this was a really fun addition to these games; it makes the fantasy setting seem all the more, well, fantasy.
I keep thinking that I would love to add this same element into my games.
I’m confident this is legally permissible, but I’m really trying to gauge if this is something the general public would frown upon; would this reflect poorly upon me and my work? Would people see this as stealing and ripping off, or would people see it as homage and pastiche?
After all, I don’t think I’ve ever seen another game do tis before. It’s taking a very specific thing distinctly known from one series.
It is worth noting that I am not thinking of doing this just for one title; I’d like to build several games within the world that I am creating, and if I use this element, I’d like to use it for all of them.
Really? Ask Epic if you can or cannot copy ■■■■ without permission!
For OP,
if you do it as an homage, no one can say anything about it anyway.
Think of it this way, how many TNG (the next generation) references are in other TV shows across the entirety of TV shows?
Does the general public frown on those references?
So, unless your morlae is prohibiting you, use the concept, add your own flavor, and move on with your project.
I mean, look how many cloned games are there
I don’t think that’s stealing, mix it up a bit, it’s just an interesting mechanic of a game.
If things like that were classed as stealing 90% of games out there would have stolen something from another.
