09-25-2010, 06:47 AM
At least people are comparing it to something NOT from the NES. I got so sick of every review for an action RPG being, "it's a Zelda clone." Really, just a Zelda clone? Seiken Densetsu was just a Zelda clone? Funny, I don't remember casting fireballs or manually-steered spears of ice, or riding a Chocobo (or dragon) being in Zelda. Zelda didn't ride shit until N64, so like hell the Seiken Densetsu series is a Zelda clone.
And if someone made a platformer where you just jumped and colelcted stuff, it was a Mario clone. If you had a weapon and slayed monsters and got powerups, it was a Castlevania clone or a Metroid clone. Let's ignore the innovations that newer games might bring to their genres!
So next time someone compares a game to God Of War or makes any other sort of comparison like that, just point out to them Kirby and Castlevania were Mario clones, Mega Man was a Castlevania clone, Castlevania 2 was a Metroid clone, Aero Fighters was a Space Invaders clone .... the list goes on. If they can't criticize a game without comparing it to another game, their criticisms are baseless.
And if someone made a platformer where you just jumped and colelcted stuff, it was a Mario clone. If you had a weapon and slayed monsters and got powerups, it was a Castlevania clone or a Metroid clone. Let's ignore the innovations that newer games might bring to their genres!
So next time someone compares a game to God Of War or makes any other sort of comparison like that, just point out to them Kirby and Castlevania were Mario clones, Mega Man was a Castlevania clone, Castlevania 2 was a Metroid clone, Aero Fighters was a Space Invaders clone .... the list goes on. If they can't criticize a game without comparing it to another game, their criticisms are baseless.