10 games that prove originality is overrated

Something borrowed, something new

Words: Lucas Sullivan on November 6, 2012

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luckyseven - November 6, 2012 12:53 p.m.

Nice list. Can't believe Darksiders got left off though.
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TheCakeIsaPie - November 6, 2012 12:54 p.m.

...Angry Birds. ... ... You can turn in your journalist card anytime now. The rest of the article was great, though. So, you're even, I guess?
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CountRichtertoffen - November 6, 2012 1:43 p.m.

The Simpson's Road Rage was actually pretty enjoyable despite being a complete rip-off of Sega's Crazy Taxi.
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DarthPunk - November 6, 2012 2:16 p.m.

I think itis fair to say that Dead Space probably wouldn't exist without Resident Evil 4
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taokaka - November 6, 2012 2:23 p.m.

I can just foresee a swarm of nintendo fanboys coming to attack your choice of littlebigplanet karting. I'd add to the list Vanquish improved over gears of war.
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JMarsella09 - November 6, 2012 2:32 p.m.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. 'nuff said.
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furiouslunchbox - November 6, 2012 2:39 p.m.

Kingdoms of Amalur was soooooo much fun. I pray to the Lord that someone picks that game up and makes a sequal it so greatly deserves.
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klvngnn - November 6, 2012 2:44 p.m.

League is not better than DotA. Made an account just to say that!
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mbavalo - November 6, 2012 2:48 p.m.

not to mention PlayStation All Stars
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Martallimo - November 6, 2012 3 p.m.

Shadows of the Damned was the best rip off I've ever played. I'll also agree with luckyseven, Darksiders should be on here.
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sk8r7 - November 6, 2012 3:41 p.m.

finally, someone else knows angry birds is a knock off. But what about Halo Wars? It was a knock off of LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth and Sins of a Solar Empire, and star wars: empire at war
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FunkyPickle - November 6, 2012 4:03 p.m.

Brawl, maybe, but Melee is better.
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dcbernman - November 6, 2012 4:11 p.m.

RPG's in general. They all borrow off each other and their predecessors. One of my favorite genre's, but sometimes the similarities between games make the entire genre feel a little more stale than it did at first. Also, Dune, the RTS.
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brickman409 - November 6, 2012 4:24 p.m.

halo wars was originally going to be age of empires 4 or a console port of AOE 3. Ensemble got it half way done and microsoft told them to replace everything with halo characters. So thats why it seems like a rip-off of most RTS games.
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ohlookabetakey - November 6, 2012 5:24 p.m.

Don't even man, all stars is a huge let down.
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RonnyLive19881 - November 6, 2012 6:21 p.m.

FINALLY someone other than my close friends that loved this game! I still play Road Rage multiplayer to this day! I can't even play Crazy Taxi... it's way to boring, I'd much rather hear Homer say "Don't sit on my Nachos" 50 times any day Lol
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GoldenEagle1476 - November 6, 2012 6:31 p.m.

I'm sorry, but League is better.
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vladdamad2 - November 6, 2012 11:45 p.m.

Yup, Darksiders is the prime example of taking someone else's ideas and improving upon them. Both of those games are fantastic, so sad that the third will never be made
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Vincent Wolf - November 7, 2012 12:08 a.m.

lol 9 is so.. I dunno... I don't have words for it... Pathetic? That dude from uncharted is more charming than Lara? I'm gonna tell you just one thing, kid: boobs always win. He's nothing compared to Lara. Less than a pale shadow.
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