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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by CamperBob2 on Sunday December 21, 2025 @01:07PM (#46346781)
There is no difference. What about a dungeon hack game that uses generated mazes? Random level generators put level designers out of work, but you never saw anyone carrying signs and carrying on about those.
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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by defrost on Sunday December 21, 2025 @04:47PM (#46348854)
When did random level generators advance to the stage of generating rich background art in the style of long term DeviantArt contributors simply by rolling a few PRNGs ?

Was that before or after real people had their work scraped w/out permission or acknowledgement?

Describing these things as having no difference appears delibrately obtuse.

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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by CamperBob2 on Sunday December 21, 2025 @06:07PM (#46349568)
Describing these things as having no difference appears delibrately obtuse.

And pulling entirely-new classes of IP rights out of thin air doesn't?

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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by ragequittah on Sunday December 21, 2025 @08:41PM (#46350464)
>Was that before or after real people had their work scraped w/out permission or acknowledgement?

Well after. Ever notice how a good game was made and then suddenly 50 like it appeared? Everyone scraped id soft's ideas and tech. Everyone followed Blizzard's ideas. The amazing thing that happened IMO is when companies started putting up patents so that such scraping couldn't be done.

One that comes to mind is the Shadow of Mordor nemesis system. Great idea, would've been neat to see in other games. Nope not allowed for 11 years. If things like this were around at the start of gaming it would likely be in a very sorry state.

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Re:Clair Obscur has 'Game of the Year" title stripped away o... by andyclap2 on Monday December 22, 2025 @12:00PM (#46355935)
Agree with what you say, sometimes an original idea blossoms and improves the state of the art, especially in UI. Those that do this work with that intent rather than IP are very much appreciated.

As for patents, heard of Ralph Baer?

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