Light of Motiram: Horizon Rip-off, or ... no, It's a Horizon Rip-off

[Shagger]

Light of Motiram is an upcoming open-world survival game being developed and published by Polaris Quest, a video game developer and subsidiary of Tencent Games.  And it's this Tencent connection whare I believe the bad press this game's has been getting is rooted from.

 

First, here's a look at the trailer.  And... yeah;

 

 

And yes, everyone is saying the same thing.  However, this is Tencent, the Chinese entertainment giant.  This is how it works.  Everyone knows that what thier doing is stealing somebody else's copyrighted thing, they get sued, Tencent ignores it, then that's the end of the matter. 

 

If I'm understanding this game in terms of it's mechanics and concept, it actually looks like more of a cross between ARK and a creature gathering game like Pokémon or Palworld.  But what comes to light with that is yet another game my better half plays on mobile called Mecha Domination: Rampage, which also has designs very similar to what we see in Light of Motiram;

 

 

Tencent is truly shameless.  It's little wonder so many are so concerned about the sheer scale and influence that this company has been gaining in recent years.  Is this something that we're supposed to just expect going forward?  To the point whare even giants of the industry like Sony aren't safe?

Edited November 30, 2024 by Shagger

[killamch89]

I'm telling you right now, Light Of Motiram could've been advertised as an upcoming Horizon sequel and most of us would readily believe you. I've played Pokemon and Palworld and outside of some of the creatures looking like ripoffs, there's enough unique elements in Palworld to not just make it the average Pokemon rip-off. This on the other hand, is straight copy and paste. Very little effort to differentiate these games from the Horizon series.

[Scorpion]

The concerns about "Light of Motiram" reflect broader skepticism towards Tencent's practices. Players deserve originality and innovation in gaming experiences.