Just Googled a screenshot and the game looks almost like Civilization 5 in interface. What the hell? Is this a joint venture with Firaxis?
That's more than similar.AFAIK they don't cooperate with Firaxis, but the interface looks very similar indeed, I hope they won't get sued for that...
I would be shocked if the Civ5 engine and core assets weren't used.
I would be shocked if the Civ5 engine and core assets weren't used.
I would be shocked if the Civ5 engine and core assets weren't used.
I would be shocked if the Civ5 engine and core assets weren't used.
I've played Fantasy Wars and it looks nothing like Civ 5 or the screenshots of Warlocks. Maybe I am blind.
Game looks nothing like Elven Legacy or Fantasy Wars in any way, not even close. I can't begin to imagine how anyone can make that claim.
Even if people do not want to see it there are things that has obvious similarities between Fantasy Wars/Eleven Legacy and Civ5.
This game is not Civ5 and does not try to be, it works perfectly well on it's own merits.
I'm not talking about similarities, gameplay related or thematic. I'm talking about elements that are in exactly the same place, that are the same shape, color, appearance and scale. There are a lot of TBS strategy games out there, they all have similarities, I have never seen another TBS game where people have from the moment the first screens come out been so confused about it looking like another game. This is far from the first thread on the subject.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying the game is going to play anything like Civ5 or isn't "it's own game." Nearly every game released these days is built on a third party engine, it's normal. I'm being positive here, I don't care if it uses the Civ5 engine, good for them, it's stable and worked well in Civ5.
If it's not built on the Civ5 engine, well then I actually would feel quite a bit less about the game. Imitation to this extent isn't really flattery anymore. Being built on the same engine is a valid excuse for these elements being identical, otherwise....