As a seasoned gamer with over two decades under my belt, I’ve seen plenty of imitations and homages in the gaming world. However, it seems like we’re witnessing a new trend – the not-so-subtle clone. The recent announcement of “Light of Motiram” from Polaris Quest has stirred up quite a storm, with many comparing it to Sony and Guerilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn series.
Nintendo encountered a recent controversy involving the Pokemon-like game, Palworld. Numerous online gamers claim that Palworld blatantly copied Nintendo by creating an adventure game featuring adorable creatures that players can capture and nurture.
It appears that Guerilla Games and Sony might encounter a similar issue with the newly unveiled “Light of Motiram” from Polaris Quest (a Tencent subsidiary), as it bears striking resemblance to the “Horizon Zero Dawn” series from PlayStation.
Horizon Zero Dawn vs. Light of Motiram
The light from the game titled “Motiram” is yet to be released, however, you can now add it to your wishlist on both Steam and the Epic Games Store.
The official description reads:
Embark on an unforgettable adventure alongside us, delving into a realm filled with marvels and braving life-testing trials. Traverse, create, and establish a living within the expansive open-world dominated by titanic machinery. Overcome the mechanical oppression, endure with mechanimals!
Though the story is also pretty vague based on the announcement trailer, it does look like an AI was responsible for destroying all the humans, and the machines took the form of animals so the natural world could still flourish.
Is This a Ripoff?
Currently, numerous enthusiasts have been observing and evaluating scenes from Horizon Zero Dawn and Light of Motiram side by side, and it’s accurate to acknowledge that several aspects do show striking similarities. Among these parallels, one finds primitive humans coexisting with mechanical animals equipped with white computer components in both narratives. Interestingly, Motiram also employs the same color-coding system to denote hostility (red) and docility (blue) in its mechanical entities.
In contrast to previous Horizon games that had fewer options for player-machine interaction, subsequent series expanded this by enabling various modes of travel, such as flying or skimming water. Notably, Motiram is part of the series, and all its mechanimals exhibit traveling abilities similar to those in later Horizon titles.
Even the choice of music for the trailer could be mistaken for a Horizon trailer.
But It Has New Things, Right?
Even though Palworld has been labeled as a replica of Pokemon, it managed to incorporate aspects that were missing from the source material, and it seems that Motiram followed a similar approach.
Video Games Chronicle has pointed out that, unlike in the Horizon series of games, Motiram does not feature the capability for cooperative multiplayer. Similar to Palworld, it appears that players can reinforce their bases using scrap constructed from various machines.
In a different vein than Motiram, combat for Aloy involves more versatility using her multipurpose bow, whereas Motiram’s arsenal resembles high-tech RPG weapons reminiscent of souls-like games, featuring massive hammers and sword/shield combinations.
In the best-case scenario, Motiram appears to draw inspiration from Horizon for its environment and graphics, while its gameplay seems to be modeled after Monster Hunter’s mechanics.
Currently, certain players are advising Guerrilla to consider filing a lawsuit against Motoram, as they believe the situation could escalate further. However, no formal statements have been issued yet on this matter.
No release date has been set for Light of Motiram.
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2024-11-29 18:12