Games Designers Getting Lazy?

I'm not bashing the Computer games industry here its just that i've noticed a couple of copied ideas from tv and other games:

1.

Starship Trooper tv Series



and

Halo / Halo 2 for xbox




The helmets in particular looks extremely similar

2.

Killzone for PS2



and

Half Life - Combine Solider




its the glowing orange eyes in these two that makes them look so similar

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so is it just me or are characters looking more and more similar

[edit on 20-1-2005 by UK Wizard]

[edit on 20-1-2005 by UK Wizard]

They're just trying to look futuristic, so it's hard to have many different designs. I don't think that the HL design looks similar to Halo. But getting back on topic, how many games have two-legged mechs wandering the battlefield? Battlefront, Empire Earth, Mech Warrior, Mech Assault, and many, many more. That doesn't mean they copied each other, does it?

Originally posted by Shadowtrooper90
They're just trying to look futuristic, so it's hard to have many different designs. I don't think that the HL design looks similar to Halo.

Didn't say they were, i was comparing

Starship Troopers Series vs Halo 1 and Halo 2

and

Killzone vs HL2

But getting back on topic, how many games have two-legged mechs wandering the battlefield? Battlefront, Empire Earth, Mech Warrior, Mech Assault, and many, many more. That doesn't mean they copied each other, does it?

Fair enough

Oh, well I can't see a couple of pictures, just a box with an X in it. But from what I can see you do have a point about the helmets.