Topic: IGA's new project finally teased at PAX?

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

I'm pretty sure wall chicken isn't trademarked or copyrighted.

Considering wall chicken is only used in Castlevania games It would be a safe bet to leave it out of any potential iga castlevania clone, just to be safe even if it is not copyrighted.

[crisis]

i wish Shanoa didn't belong to Konami
her abilities had so much more potential & we know only a few details of her backstory
she couldve came from a lineage of witches, witch couldve been expanded upon in future games
meanwhile people keep theorizing how Walter White isn't dead. sure his body dropped, but we never actually see him being taken away...

[VladCT]

Considering wall chicken is only used in Castlevania games It would be a safe bet to leave it out of any potential iga castlevania clone, just to be safe even if it is not copyrighted.

Dust: An Elysian Tail had the Mysterious Wall Chicken. :x

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Dust: An Elysian Tail had the Mysterious Wall Chicken. :x

yea but they where paying homage to the castelvanai series, Konami did not mind.

Different circumstances would be prevalent here, especially with a potential castlevania clone headed by a former employee.

[zangetsu468]

That's a shame. If you like fantasy you should give the manga a try. (Avoid the movies and TV show first.) I feel comfortable saying it's one of if not the greatest fantasy epic of our generation. The only problem is that, due to the incredibly intricate artwork and expansive plot, updates are infrequent. But then that gives you plenty of time to catch up on 25 years/36 volumes of the story in the meantime. It gets very dark though. With major themes including the lasting effects of (child) abuse, and betrayal.

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A fairly typical level of detail shown here in a recent-ish group shot of the current party. This translation feels off though, Kentaro Miura has explicitly avoided using "God" in the manga because he feels the concept is limiting. Going so far as to remove a chapter which delved too deeply in this direction. I'd guess what's translated as "god" here is closer to "fate" or "causality". Perhaps the biggest theme of the book being how people react to "fate". With Guts resisting it every step he takes.



Here's an older-style illustration of the Skull Knight, a mysterious ally of Guts who has also been struggling against causality, only he's been doing it for about 1000 years with no success. He apparently sees Guts as a possible key to his victory.

I agree, I don't really care for medieval x fantasy themed stories, let alone heavy emphasis on fantasy.
I have to say Berserk is probably one of the best narratives ever written. Funnily enough, I'm not even certain why I like it so much, because generally I don't feel compelled to watch or read material which is overly dark or gorey. I think it's the story telling, the fact the main protagonist is not indestructible, and the exploration of the notion of causality. Manga>Anime>Movies, though maybe it's just me but I felt the anime portrayed the relationship between Griffith and Guts better than the Manga..

Back to this new game, I hope that this continues the legacy of 2Dvania, because Lords knows that ship has shailed with Konami.

[Foffy]

yea but they where paying homage to the castelvanai series, Konami did not mind.

Different circumstances would be prevalent here, especially with a potential castlevania clone headed by a former employee.

Igarashi might be able to get away with it. The creator of Fire Emblem actually made two very blatant clones of the series, and Nintendo couldn't even win in court regarding that.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Igarashi might be able to get away with it. The creator of Fire Emblem actually made two very blatant clones of it, and Nintendo couldn't even win in court regarding that.

Igarashi can definitely get away with using a creepy castle, Dracula, Frankestein, mummies, and even the name Alucard since all those things did not originate within the castlevania series.

But should Konami file a suit against IGA (not saying it would happen) they could show the court the obvious fact that the chicken wall thing is theirs and created by them.

Which is why I would say it would be safe to use all those other castlevania'like things minus the chicken wall thing that originated within the castlevania series.

[beingthehero]

IGA is the kind of person who doesn't seem like he wants to step on konami's toes in the least.

[shelverton.]

I would like to see the "wall chicken origins" sidestory game - A survival horror epic where you ARE that chicken, waking up inside the wall not knowing how you got there, or how to get out. There could be multiple endings, shocking plot twists, betrayal, romance, cinematic cutscenes and escort missions. Coming to PS4 and Xbone in 2018.

...and THERE'S your reason why I'll never be hired by any game studio whatsoever

[Shiroi Koumori]

By the by, hello, everyone. This is my first post here in the Dungeon! Huzzah!

Hello and Welcome to the Forums!

I would like to see the "wall chicken origins" sidestory game - A survival horror epic where you ARE that chicken, waking up inside the wall not knowing how you got there, or how to get out. There could be multiple endings, shocking plot twists, betrayal, romance, cinematic cutscenes and escort missions. Coming to PS4 and Xbone in 2018.

...and THERE'S your reason why I'll never be hired by any game studio whatsoever

I'm actually interested in that. ehehe.

Anyway, back on topic, I can't wait to see the reveal of IGA's Kickstarter.
If I recall correctly, Ayami Kojima was always on freelance mode, so there might be a possibility of having the old team back. IGA knows this well enough.

[Inccubus]

Considering wall chicken is only used in Castlevania games It would be a safe bet to leave it out of any potential iga castlevania clone, just to be safe even if it is not copyrighted.

That is one of those things that would never fly in court due to Capcom v. Data East.
And, of course, now that you brought that up I'm going to have to put wall chicken in every project I make 'til the end of time.

[Dark Nemesis]

 
 

[AxeLord]

Having the original team return would certainly be fantastic. I kind of wonder what Konami would make of that. Also, you can place of copyright on the concept of wall chicken?

[theANdROId]

That just seems like it'd be a really lame court case...or like there'd be really dumb sounding headlines in the newspaper about it.

[Oniros]

 

This is awesome!

Everyday I'm waiting to hear about this KickStarter. Once it goes up it's a $100 pledge from me, no questions asked.