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Originally Posted by Bruno_Malta
Nice to hear from the creator himself and sad to say that i just saw A Tale for Download on a torrent site!
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Are you sure it isn't the matching game with the same name? It seems like there's a hidden object or matching game for every famous story ever written.* But if it is my game you saw, that's great news! I agree with Cory Doctorow on this: my biggest problem is not piracy, it's obscurity. If people care enough to pirate my games then that's a very good sign.
As for lost sales, my games are aimed at thoughtful people, the kind who like classic novels. Thoughtful people tend to be honest. That's a better guarantee than all the DRM and take-down notices in the world.
Plus I've priced the games low - four full length games for $14.99 total - so if anyone genuinely cannot afford it then that is pretty sad. If someone is genuinely that poor then they have my blessing to find a pirate copy and I hope their finances improve. Being poor sucks.
*EDIT: Most games that claim to be based on novels are just old games with different graphics. It's the same with games based on movies - they're usually just platform or shooting games with different sprites. Which is a bit disappointing! When I buy a story based game then I want that unique story, and everything should flow from the book. I don't want just an old game with superficial rebranding. That's why I started making these games. I hope I'm not unusual!
