Korean PC Game Rips-Off Team Fortress 2

[Heathen]

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The name of this game is H.A.V.E. Online. It's a PC title, and an open beta is supposed to go down sometime this year. The game looks strangely familiar.

An homage?

Even with the otaku toy twist, the game is a little too close to Team Fortress 2 for some on the Korean internet, where the game is kicking up a mini-controversy. The game is being called "an embarrassment" to the Korean game industry.

H.A.V.E.'s publisher SK iMedia has not made a comment about the Team Fortress 2 likeness. Check out the trailer comparison shots and wonder to yourself why they called this game H.A.V.E. and not Toy Fortress Story.

Missed opportunity, that.

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[stole this article from here (http://kotaku.com/5306691/korean-pc-game-rips+off-team-fortress-2)]

[Heathen]

I'm personally going to give it a try. Little disappointed that its 3rd Person.

Oh god, bring on the character copy skins. Everyone is going to want anime dolls as heavies.

[Phobias]

Would have been a great TF3 tbh.

Well, maybe with a bit less "oh god hot chicks vs robots", (though the action figure/robot thing sounds ...somewhat good)

[Lateksi]

I thought they would have done this already.

[kid908]

Didn't we have a thread on this already? Also, where's the Haruhi looking character!? You gotta have that one in this thread no matter what!

E:http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16682&highlight=TF2+ripoff

[ThePlague]

Yeah, this is old news.

[Amit]

Meh, I'd play it. Not as religiously as TF2, though.

[AAA]

no no no, but this has hot anime chicks in it! That makes this game better!

[Phopojijo]

no no no, but this has hot anime chicks in it! That makes this game better!
http://girlunplugged.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/select_a_class____by_ghostfire.jpg

((Yes I know this is more Western cartoon... shut up.))

[English Mobster]

...
I can't believe someone is seriously trying to make money ripping off TF2.
I suppose maybe the Korean audiences haven't played it yet, but still, this is just TF2 for lolis.

[Heathen]

woah, its really old news. I'll leave it open so we don't bump the old thread....?

If not, close this critter.

[Syuusuke]

Not to mention the use of brass instruments.

[Aerowyn]

I think that the "They're toys..." aspect of it is appealing, and I always liked the aesthetic of the "Toy Fortress" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9XTrzI4cO0) maps.

However, I think outright stealing of the characters ("Ooh, a fast moving character with a baseball bat? Oh and a solider one? Oh and one with pipe bombs? Oh look, it's one with a mini gun. Oh and a sniper too.") is just tacky.

And honestly, seeing how seriously the azns take their gaming, I don't know how they expected anyone to NOT notice.

[rossmum]

Would have been a great TF3 tbh.
Are you fucking serious?

This is an affront to TF2. They basically copied it, then filled it with anime figured and robots. Fucking hell. <:maddowns:>

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Watch this end up being in the source engine.