I think the similarity between early concept art of Tabula Rasa and Aion is that they were done with similar material. :(

Tabula Rasa looked much different early in it's developement. I can see where the OP is coming from, but at the same time I think it's just a minor coincidence.

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Troll

Originally posted by TalRasha

Well, he does have a point.

If you look at the screenshots of both games with one eye closed, and the other also about halfway to full closed (twiching a bit, lots of bit actually, untill it really starts to water and everything becomes a blur) then they look kinda the same.

Hmmm...wierd.  I was skeptical at first but when I tried this...wow...just wow.  Looks almost identical.

OP is beyond pure failure

from what i understand the launched version of Tabula Rasa is mainly made by american people and is an  american game. Lineage2 is made by korean people and this is why the two game is like sky and ground. the scrapped version of Tabula Rasa is mainly made by american people and few koreans and chinese helped. korean people design the characters for it and thats why it kindda look like lineage2. cloths and armors with lots of revealings and skin.

destination games is an american developer that made Tabula Rasa.  korean company ncsoft aquire them. later destination games is no more cause they fuse with ncsoft which make them one. destination games is now ncsoft west for usa headquater.

Guild Wars is made by american people. the studio is called arena net. the game is published by ncsoft.

Lineage 2 is made by korean people from main  ncsoft korea. Aion is being made by the same people that made Lineage 2.

if im wrong please correct me.

um......NOTHING like aion at all......
and yes i agree.  it definitely looks like an american game

Naaah
The Agency = Tabula Rasa

If you really want to associate Aion with something that would be Lineage 2, although it differs in few things

Aion has a mesh of  many different things from many MMOs along with some new orginal things.

It's an interesting observation.

Richard Garriot was an employee of NCsoft as where the original TR team and just like any other employee of a company any work you do on there time with the companies resources is legally that companies.

So to say the original TR code has been recycled and upgraded somewhat to become Aion is completely believable.

Originally posted by Torak

I realize this is just a troll

but

this is one of the most bizzar comparisons ever. 

 

Actually Torak, he's not nuts.

Granted the games have nothing really in common nor do their development histories share the same drama.

But what people are not remembering are all the original TR videos. TR was extremely wild and very way out. Sort of a trippy high fantasy sci-fi game.

And though Ayase verified that there is no connection, perhaps even he sees (with his "interesting observation remark) how one could take notice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjE9ZfUSPbs&feature=related

go to about 2:15 in the video and not only does he mention angelic references but will also see similiar color schemes in the world and architecture.

So though I'm unsure as to the actual point of the op, it is very possible that he is seeing strong similarities between the two if you consider early TR.

This one is very interesting, notice the portal at the start as well as the world with the large statue that could easily be an asmodian like world. and then there's the unicorn. So it IS an interesting observation nevertheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVkPNUyrW9A&feature=related

also this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzepFkDess&feature=related

edit: you know what? They should have left the original design and worked on gameplay. It is a lot more imaginative and interesting than what they actually did make in my opinion. In some ways it even strikes me as a more fantastical ryzom.

I don't see what all the buzz is about any so-called new Fantasy MMO is, to me they are all the same with a different wrapper.

Don't feed the troll

Originally posted by Sovrath

 

Actually Torak, he's not nuts.

Granted the games have nothing really in common nor do their development histories share the same drama.

But what people are not remembering are all the original TR videos. TR was extremely wild and very way out. Sort of a trippy high fantasy sci-fi game.

And though Ayase verified that there is no connection, perhaps even he sees (with his "interesting observation remark) how one could take notice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjE9ZfUSPbs&feature=related

go to about 2:15 in the video and not only does he mention angelic references but will also see similiar color schemes in the world and architecture.

So though I'm unsure as to the actual point of the op, it is very possible that he is seeing strong similarities between the two if you consider early TR.

This one is very interesting, notice the portal at the start as well as the world with the large statue that could easily be an asmodian like world. and then there's the unicorn. So it IS an interesting observation nevertheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVkPNUyrW9A&feature=related

also this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzepFkDess&feature=related

 

edit: you know what? They should have left the original design and worked on gameplay. It is a lot more imaginative and interesting than what they actually did make in my opinion. In some ways it even strikes me as a more fantastical ryzom.

Don't feed the troll bro,

It nothing like TR in whatever version. Lots of games have some stylistic similarities. L2 jumps to mind right away.

The OP wasn't making "observations" he was trying to stir up people at the time NCSoft announced they were closing TR to imply the same fate for Aion.

Happy holidays

Aion is a Lineage successor, it doesn't have anything to do with Tabula and vice versa. You might as well say Aion = Guild Wars.

Their graphics have a familiarity, they are both fantasy, that's about it.

ill give Aion....MABE....1 year to start its crash and burn upon realise.

If wishing for an MMO's demise your idea of fun you might want to re examine your priorities.

More then enough stuff to hate out there then a game you probably won't ever play.

Originally posted by Torak

Originally posted by Sovrath

 

Actually Torak, he's not nuts.

Granted the games have nothing really in common nor do their development histories share the same drama.

But what people are not remembering are all the original TR videos. TR was extremely wild and very way out. Sort of a trippy high fantasy sci-fi game.

And though Ayase verified that there is no connection, perhaps even he sees (with his "interesting observation remark) how one could take notice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjE9ZfUSPbs&feature=related

go to about 2:15 in the video and not only does he mention angelic references but will also see similiar color schemes in the world and architecture.

So though I'm unsure as to the actual point of the op, it is very possible that he is seeing strong similarities between the two if you consider early TR.

This one is very interesting, notice the portal at the start as well as the world with the large statue that could easily be an asmodian like world. and then there's the unicorn. So it IS an interesting observation nevertheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVkPNUyrW9A&feature=related

also this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzepFkDess&feature=related

 

edit: you know what? They should have left the original design and worked on gameplay. It is a lot more imaginative and interesting than what they actually did make in my opinion. In some ways it even strikes me as a more fantastical ryzom.

Don't feed the troll bro,

It nothing like TR in whatever version. Lots of games have some stylistic similarities. L2 jumps to mind right away.

The OP wasn't making "observations" he was trying to stir up people at the time NCSoft announced they were closing TR to imply the same fate for Aion.

Happy holidays

happy holidays!

Oh right!! Happy Holidays MMORPG crazies!!! (crazy enough to hang here, muah ha!! )

Originally posted by markaedw

hers the you tube link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzepFkDess

it's almost like the devs that left took their work and used it for a new game.

 

It's sooo darn pixelated...how could you tell???