inspiration

Darksiders II Is Just The Most Recent Game To Prove That Imitation Really Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery

I was far from the only reviewer to observe that Darksiders II very clearly draws inspiration and ideas from a number of other games that came before it. Happily, it does so well, and it does so successfully. The mechanics and concepts it brings forward from other games are nearly all good ones, and for the most part they’re integrated together well.


Pot Man And The Video Game Characters A Rapper Identifies With

Are Mega Man’s battle chips the same thing as a rapper’s weed and alcohol? Houston-area rapper A.D.D. talks about the video game characters that inspire him, name-checking Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear and Tomba. Tomba?


Separated At Birth: Borderlands And CodeHunters

A post on reddit.com has fans pondering the connection between Borderlands, a comic-shaded video game that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland, and CodeHunters, a comic-shaded animated short that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland.


The Other Real-Life Inspiration For The Saboteur’s Hero

Pandemic’s art director Chris Hunt found the inspiration for The Saboteur’s main character at a concept artist convention, but not how you’d think.


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