Jan 8, 2010

Name that game

Have a look at the video below the fold.  Then tell me what game - with it's totally original art style - it reminds you of:

(click me, beeyotch)




A big tip of the hat to Kotaku, who contacted Gearbox to comment on the rather conspicuous similarities. Head man Randy Pitchford replied:
I would like to thank news sites who chose to share the awesome work in Code Hunters with their readers. It's great content and one can no doubt imagine that a number of artists and designers at Gearbox were inspired and influenced by it. It was inspiring to me when "The Incredibles" was clearly a big source of influence for titles like Battlefield Heroes and Team Fortress 2 (and other amazing games and media). Perhaps with more attention from gaming news sites and other sources, Code Hunters can be more respected and honored for their innovation and leadership in CG as well. Maybe I'm too optimistic to believe that Code Hunters can get as much attention as Pixar (with due respect I believe they deserve), but with the help of gaming news sites and others who care about great content, maybe more people can notice and recognize and, perhaps, be inspired by it.
And Kotaku opined:
While were with Randy here and definitely think CodeHunters should be paid more attention (visit the website!), but it almost seems as if he's pointing at EA and Valve as if to say that Gearbox isn't the only developer that has taken inspiration from other animated works.
I agree, except with the use of the word "almost." And maybe instead of "inspired by," my euphemism of choice would be "borrowed from."

For those IUN readers that haven't played Borderlands, here's the intro sequence:



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