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[Not Spaceghost]

I don't really want this to be an "Unreal 3 the thread" type of thing (unless you have hilarious examples) because that engine is able to produce unique looking games as well as samey ones. But if you're gonna post UE3 stuff use screenshots at least lol.

There is one example I want to focus on

Back on the GBA we got the amazing titles of Golden Sun and Golden Sun 2, what's funny as hell is that these games also share their engine / assets (because camelot developed both) with goddamn Mario Gold Advance Tour.

The visual and audio similarities between the two games is FREAKY AS HELL

Mario Golf

Golden Sun

They share the same yes/no dialogue prompt, tons of textures and assets and even sound effects.

Hell if you watch the opening sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfD8zZETVH8 which is the first couple minutes of this video you'd think it was ripped right out of golden sun.

Even the over wold of golden sun and the course overview of mario golf look remarkably similar. Especially the character sprites. The dialogue sequences are the same between the two games as well.

My favorite is that the spell effect when you hit a ball in mario golf is a scaled down version of the spell effect when you cast Gaia Blade.

 

[Manu]

I don't really want this to be an "Unreal 3 the thread"

Goddammit.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Goddammit.

Hahaha, no taking the easy way out

 

[Vindicator]

Prey and Doom 3.

 

[entremet]

Is that Mario Golf game an RPG too?

I always thought it was an arcadey golf games a la Hot Shots, Camelot's original golf series before being bought by Nintendo?

 

[antitrop]

Is that Mario Golf game an RPG too?

I always thought it was an arcadey golf games a la Hot Shots, Camelot's original golf series before being bought by Nintendo?

There was a Mario Golf RPG on the Gameboy Color, even. Made by Camelot.

And a Mario Tennis RPG, too. Two of the best games on the GBC.

 

[Rymuth]

Unrea---

I don't really want this to be an "Unreal 3 the thread" type of thing

....

 

[Sephzilla]

I don't really want this to be an "Unreal 3 the thread" type of thing

way to take the fun out of it

 

[ZeroXZee]

Data Design Interactive PS2/WII Shovelware games:

Anubis II:

Rock N' Roll Adventures:

Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland

Ninjabread Man:

 

[Dictator93]

Prey and Doom 3.

This is a good one. It helps that the games also take place in space /metallic / alien environs.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

What about games that don't share the same engine and look eerily similar?

 

[LithiumSpade]

Data Design Interactive PS2/WII Shovelware games:

Anubis II:


Rock N' Roll Adventures:


Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland


Ninjabread Man:

God damn, is that for real? Because that's horrifying.

 

[ZeroXZee]

God damn, is that for real? Because that's horrifying.

Yup. And I probably forgot a few ones...

 

[QuickSilverD]

Yup. And I probably forgot a few ones...

they have the exact same interface, aren't they just, part of the same series?

 

[retroman]

Wolfenstein 3D:

Blake Stone:

 

[Mr. Poolman]

Data Design Interactive PS2/WII Shovelware games:

Anubis II:


Rock N' Roll Adventures:


Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland


Ninjabread Man:

Damn, those could pass for sequels of the same series!

 

[JoJoSono]

All of Platnuim's HD games.

 

[Peterthumpa]

UE3 the thread.

Oh wait.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

What about games that don't share the same engine and look eerily similar?

Yeah definitely post those!

 

[Compsiox]

Every Source game. Kinda a given

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Yeah definitely post those!

Dying Light gave me serious Far Cry 3 vibes when I first played it.

 

[SonicVolcano]

Hitman: Blood Money
Kane & Lynch Dead Men

Not in terms of actual gameplay of course.

 

[antitrop]

All of Platnuim's HD games.

The Wonderful 101 doesn't look anything like Metal Gear Rising.

Dying Light gave me serious Far Cry 3 vibes when I first played it.

Jungle vs Slums, though... I see the relation, but the environments are so strictly contrasted, still. FC3 is lots of green and blue, with a vibrant color palette, DL is lots of brown and grey, with a very muted palette.

 

[ZeroXZee]

Damn, those could pass for sequels of the same series!

With the exception they are not

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninjabread_Man

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Adventures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_Makers:_Trixie_in_Toyland

They are just lazy efforts using the same engine (called GODS Engine, BTW)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Design_Interactive#GODS

 

[Shuggananas]

OoT and MM

Spoiler

2ez

 

[Gnilres]

With the exception they are not

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninjabread_Man

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Adventures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_Makers:_Trixie_in_Toyland

They are just lazy efforts using the same engine (called GODS Engine, BTW)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Design_Interactive#GODS

lol 62 SKU's in one year. That's more than 1 per week.

 

[Corronchilejano]

Yeah definitely post those!

Lets get this out of the way:

 

[AlStrong]

Prey and Doom 3.

+ Quake IV

 

[hoserx]

Wolfenstein 3D:

Blake Stone:

well done, junior.

 

[Henrar]

Since UE3 has been metioned...

idTech 3 games.

 

[Wiktor]

Blood 2

and KISS Nightmare Circus

That is Kiss' devs fault though. Monolith has made one game after another on Lithtech engine and each of them looked noticably different from the others.

 

[Corronchilejano]

There're a few NES games made from the Megaman engine, like The Krion Conquest.

 

[Storm Raider]

Lets get this out of the way:

Killzone 2 looks nothing like those...
just because they have the same shaped gun sight, doesn't mean they look the same. KZ2 has such a distinct art direction. Blood on the screen comparison meh too.

 

[Corronchilejano]

Killzone 2 looks nothing like those...

That's because it's Killzone 3.

just because they have the same shaped gun sight, doesn't mean they look the same. KZ2 has such a distinct art direction. Blood on the screen comparison meh too.

Even though I agree they have a lot of differences, I wanted to post the pic because probably someone would eventually. Not wanting to derail, but last gen had a "me too" problem with FPSs.

 

[Hyperzephyrian]

Alpha Protocol looked shockingly like Mass Effect, down to the skill trees and ladder-climbing animations. I know, everyone and their mother uses Unreal. But I'm willing to bet that BioWare lent them a lot of tech.

 

[chronic_archaic]

Dead Island

Call of Juarez: The Cartel (released only 2 months earlier)

 

[mclem]

I suppose this one's unfair, but I liked it. These don't share the same engine - fundamentally, they share the same game

Mcdonaldland:

Spot: The Cool Adventure:

I recall Total! magazine, when they reviewed one (I *think* Spot), explicitly stated in big letters that this is the same game as the other, and did some quite cool screenshots with a line down the middle so one game clearly and visually segued into the other. Wonder if I can find those shots.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

I suppose this one's unfair, but I liked it. These don't share the same engine - fundamentally, they share the same game

Mcdonaldland:]
Spot: The Cool Adventure:

I recall Total! magazine, when they reviewed one (I *think* Spot), explicitly stated in big letters that this is the same game as the other, and did some quite cool screenshots with a line down the middle so one game clearly and visually segued into the other. Wonder if I can find those shots.

Oh my god lollll, it's literally the same game covered up by new sprites. I love stuff like this for some reason. It's almost like it tells a story about the development history / the developer.

 

[Dynomutt]

Is it me or does this seem to be the case with every side scrolling indie game released. I.E. abstract art, shadows, and, artsy level design.

Is it the GameMaker 6 engine look or me?

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Don't know if I the same engine but I've always enjoyed the fact that Capcom's Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge was essentially a version of another of their games.

Spoiler

Devil May Cry

Not Capcom made but interesting as well, The X-files Resist or Serve.

Spoiler

Resident Evil

 

[whitehawk]

Perfect Dark

Goldeneye

 

[Caesar III]

[...]Mcdonaldland [...]

Now I want to play it again (on Amiga!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KJeCensol8

 

[whitehawk]

Kameo

Perfect Dark Zero

 

[pixelbox]

Jak and daxter and Ratchet and clank. Surprised no one said it.

 

[Aesnath]

There're a few NES games made from the Megaman engine, like The Krion Conquest.

This kind of thing was what I immediately thought of. Capcom knew how to use that thing though, so it is hard to complain.

 

[redmetal86]

There're a few NES games made from the Megaman engine, like The Krion Conquest.

Does Darkwing Duck and Duck Tales fall under that umbrella?

 

[_dd_]

There're a few NES games made from the Megaman engine, like The Krion Conquest.

Dos mas

 

[Nvzman]

Lets get this out of the way:

This picture is so fucking stupid.
I could just as easily make the same extreme close-up look similar with any JRPG or 2D NES platformer.

 

[retroman]

Oh my god lollll, it's literally the same game covered up by new sprites. I love stuff like this for some reason. It's almost like it tells a story about the development history / the developer.

You might also be interested in the history of the Crazy Castle series and the Wonder Boy/Adventure Island games.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Castle_series

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Boy

 

[mclem]

Now I want to play it again (on Amiga!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KJeCensol8

The GB version, I believe, is the only version that's actually identical to another game.