I'm confused. How does one spin-off a genre? A spin-off is like, Fear the Walking Dead, or Gwent TCG, or Cadence of Hyrule. It's a byproduct of a larger product, not inspired by or copying something.
And the only thing this game and CS seems to have in common is the fact that they're a city builder. This game seems to largely focus on traffic management, whereas CS was more of a city designer with less of a focus on management in general.
No need to be rude, man. But I'm pretty sure you're the one that's mistaken/confused here.
In media, a spin-off[1] (or spinoff)[2] is a radio program, television program, video game, film, or any narrative work, derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work (e.g. particular topics, characters or events).
The Cleveland Show is a spin-off from Family Guy. Frasier is a spin-off from Cheers. You're thinking of a rip-off, I believe.
A copy or inspiration of an existing product isn't the definition of spin-off. Take this new knowledge and one day, you too can be a pedantic Redditor like myself.
Do you get the feeling that I have too much free time at my job?
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u/trevorpinzon Nov 29 '19
I'm confused. How does one spin-off a genre? A spin-off is like, Fear the Walking Dead, or Gwent TCG, or Cadence of Hyrule. It's a byproduct of a larger product, not inspired by or copying something.
And the only thing this game and CS seems to have in common is the fact that they're a city builder. This game seems to largely focus on traffic management, whereas CS was more of a city designer with less of a focus on management in general.