Furry Legends on WiiWare Takes Inspiration From Lost Winds

In an exclusive interview with Nin-ten-do.com, Gamelion’s Lukasz Szczepanski, producer of the upcoming WiiWare title Furry Legends, admits the similarities between Lost Winds and his game:

- Furry Legends has received many comparisons with Lost Winds. Were you inspired by that games look or is it just coincidence that there are similarities. Maybe you feel they both look different and don’t understand the comparisons?

We certainly hear your concerns, and we’re already hard at work to address these issues. The most common thing here is similarity to Lost Winds. While we were certainly inspired by Frontier’s work, it is not our intention to copy it in any way. A few things overlap here, we have pretty much the same graphical effects, which makes the two games very similar at a first glance, compared to other (more or less competitive) products, which are either 2D or do not use shading and lightning very well, if at all. The second thing is the environment; you can create a forest and caves only in so many ways. However, we do admit its scarily close to Lost Winds, because of the vibrant colors, setting, oversaturated lighting and so on

Hey, if there’s any game you would want to imitate, it’s the critically acclaimed Lost Winds, right? He goes on to discuss the controls and visuals in this upcoming title, emphasizing the use of physics to navigate the colorful world. Inspiration from Lost Winds or no, Furry Legends is looking to be a quality WiiWare title. Be sure to  hit the link for the full interview and a video of the game in motion.

Source – Furry Legends developer interview