Halo(Bungie) Copied off of Starcraft(Blizzard)

By Shamrock1232 Posted July 18, 2008 15:24:28

im just throwing this out here, cuz no one will believe the truth that bungie copied off of one of the most known gaming companies in the United States. because you can clearly see the what the same in both race and storyline wise

Starcraft           Halo
Marines            UNSC          both are fighting for galatic peace. master chief acts like Jim Raynor
Protoss            Covenent     both are highly religous and made up of different alien races
Zerg                Flood           both leaders names sound very similar OverMind(Starcraft) Gravemind(Halo) and both infect/reanimate corpses as units to fight with
Edit: Xel'Naga (Starcraft) Forerunner(Halo) Both high tech races believed to have created the Zerg/Flood and protoss seek the Xel'Naga as Protoss seek the Forerunner

also, starcraft is an RTS halo was originally going to be an RTS
SEE THE TRUTH!

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I think you're reading to much into this...

The world isn't a conspiracy theory.

There are only eight science fiction settings in the entire universe, it's just the names are changed.

True story.

actually halo is unique... starcraft, however, was inspired by the Warhammer 40,000 universe... it was so similar, that, at the time, blizzard had to request permission to continue development...

Yep, just like Warcraft is based off of Warhammer Fantasy. Will be amusing to see Warcraft fans accusing Warhammer Online of copying WoW for some of it's races

With your reasoning I could say CnC3 copied both those games. Compare this chart to the OP's:

GDI Fighting for world peace
Nod Religious zealots from all areas of the globe
Scrin Evil aliens that fight in numbers

Granted, it's not perfect, but it pretty much fits the original idea.

Anyway, as a previous poster said, not everything is a conspiracy.

Starship Troopers
Humans
Bugs
Skinnies

Starcraft
Humans
Zerg
Protoss

Sorry, but it seems that Blizzard already "borrowed" from an idea created forty years prior.

Personally, I chalk it up to imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.

Yep, just like Warcraft is based off of Warhammer Fantasy. Will be amusing to see Warcraft fans accusing Warhammer Online of copying WoW for some of it's races

That will be irony on a devastating level. There will be earthquakes and storms caused by such level of irony.

starcraft, however, was inspired by the Warhammer 40,000 universe... it was so similar, that, at the time, blizzard had to request permission to continue development...

actually, starcraft wasn't inspired by Warhammer 40,000 Starcraft was inspired by the Original Warcraft game, which was inspired by warhammer yes.

Yep, just like Warcraft is based off of Warhammer Fantasy. Will be amusing to see Warcraft fans accusing Warhammer Online of copying WoW for some of it's races

but blizzard and warhammer back when warcraft came out had some connection with each other, and warhammer online didn't copy wow XD warhammer online is actually reffering to many races in the warhammer universe comics games ect.

I think you're reading to much into this...

no its the truth, gladly the makers of Halo Wars isn't copying Bungie, cuz they are working together in it, even tho many say otherwise

Boys and girls it time that you realize that almost everthing is cliche. like in game u fight commie, nazis, or terorist. In space there always aliens often super religous. And Zombies...

The Protoss is one race, not made of of many. They have two main societies though, the conservative Khalai Protoss and the exiled Dark Templar.

Sigh guys its fiction have fun with it otherwise you become these little people who become obsessed with proving their side of the story.

The Protoss is one race, not made of of many. They have two main societies though, the conservative Khalai Protoss and the exiled Dark Templar.

LIES! and ways bubb9 its not story, its the truth

I like games that reference their predacessors anyway. Some devs at Stardock listed a few for Gal Civ II.

mmmm i liked that game meh

im just throwing this out here, cuz no one will believe the truth that bungie copied off of one of the most known gaming companies in the United States. because you can clearly see the what the same in both race and storyline wiseStarcraft HaloMarines UNSC both are fighting for galatic peace. master chief acts like Jim RaynorProtoss Covenent both are highly religous and made up of different alien racesZerg Flood both leaders names sound very similar OverMind(Starcraft) Gravemind(Halo) and both infect/reanimate corpses as units to fight withEdit: Xel'Naga (Starcraft) Forerunner(Halo) Both high tech races believed to have created the Zerg/Flood and protoss seek the Xel'Naga as Protoss seek the Forerunneralso, starcraft is an RTS halo was originally going to be an RTS SEE THE TRUTH!

Alot of things follow the same three race pattern to some degree.
Starship Troopers, Starcraft, Halo, AvP, SupCom, SINS, and many other acronyms.

The REAL truth is their all the same because one secret entity is behind them ALL!!!

The REAL truth is their all the same because one secret entity is behind them ALL!!!

The three races actually control the world and are getting ready to assimilate us all!

Alot of things follow the same three race pattern to some degree.
Starship Troopers, Starcraft, Halo, AvP, SupCom, SINS, and many other acronyms.

LIES, STARSHIP AVP SUPCOM AND SINS DO NOT HAVE LITTLE BUGGERS TRYING TO REANIMATE DEAD CORPSES AND DESTROY ALL LIFE!

The three races actually control the world and are getting ready to assimilate us all!

and thats just really unlikely

Shamrock? I may be way out there on this one, but I say... get a girlfriend. 'Nuff said.

Why does it matter? So what, they copied. Life goes on, no one cares.

Might as well throw in Star Wars for being inspired by Flash Gordon and many elements in Halo being based off Star Wars.

Copying ideas and tweaking them is not a bad thing.

- PR-0927

true, i just think that honorable game companies like bungie wouldn't copy better companies like blizzard but still alls fair in love and war

Honor is a rare (And often career or company ending) concept in business.

true, i just think that honorable game companies like bungie wouldn't copy better companies like blizzard but still alls fair in love and war

Umm wait, Bungie is not an "honourable" company. Remember they sold out to Microsoft - originaly MAC developers who switched to PC to make a really awesome concept game then MS took em since they needed a killer app for the Xbox.

Secondly, Blizzard is not a "better" company, they are the same - they sold out to the masses, now they cannot do the stuff they used to, with that much money you CANNOT run risks. I mean could YOU risk YOUR billion dollars on a bunch of 30 year old chavs? I wouldn't.

The real work is done by the small companys who have less to lose and who can't simply buget 50 million for UBER graphics. Instead they have to prove they can make an awesome game.

Err how did I get on this subject? Anyway companys who refuse to use the best ideas on the market for thier product are called idiots. They don't last very long.

The Protoss is one race, not made of of many. They have two main societies though, the conservative Khalai Protoss and the exiled Dark Templar.LIES! and ways bubb9 its not story, its the truth

I'm curious then, who are these other races in the Protoss?

All right I'm not the only one who thought this.

seriously the archon are a different race