Pokémon – one of the most “referenced” game IPs in history?
In fact, the above statement is not completely unreasonable, because even though Pokémon has been released for nearly 30 years, the heat that this IP game creates is still extremely intense. In the past, there have been many games that were accused of “copying”, copying Pokémon's ideas and causing great controversy. A typical recent famous case is Palworld. Even though the gameplay is quite “rolled”, this game is still entangled in many “plagiarism” controversies and is involved in complicated lawsuits.
It was thought that Pokémon had escaped the “tribulation” of being imitated, but recently, another rookie suddenly appeared and surprised the whole world because it was 99% similar. Even without looking at the name, many players probably won't be able to distinguish Pokémon from this game. That is Fay Keeper – the “copy” that is causing a lot of controversy.
Fay Keeper – a new rookie is being criticized for being too similar to Pokémon.
Despite the scandal, Fay Keeper confidently affirms that Pokémon is not copyrighted!
Upon launch, Fay Keeper's developers acknowledged Pokémon as the “main reference” of the product and stated that their aim was to give the game a nostalgic feel. But until now, after many revisions, both games are still too similar, making the gaming community extremely concerned.
Pokémon (left) and Fay Keeper (right) are so similar!
In response to criticism, Fay Keeper affirmed that they “avoided all of Pokémon's patented mechanisms” and “did a lot of legal research” so that the game would not be “knocked out”. . On top of that, Fay Keeper promises to add more Pokémon features in the near future.
The game is currently available on STEAM but has not yet been set a release date. As players, what do readers think about this game?
Source: Sohu
