
It’s Your World Now.Įxplore a dynamic living world filled with life and charm across sweeping landscapes ranging from tropical jungles to sand-swept deserts as you discover the resources you need to develop your nation. The choices you make will define the world you create, your experience and your legacy. Featuring both familiar and innovative gameplay mechanics, Ara: History Untold delivers an evolution in historical grand strategy with no pre-set paths to victory, leading to endless possibilities. Some might argue that the game falls under parody law (particularly since the game was released for free), but it seems that Peach's Untold Tales might have used too many official assets for it to be protected.Build a nation and lead your citizens across the span of history to the pinnacle of human achievement as you explore new lands, develop arts and culture, conduct diplomacy, and go head-to-head with your rivals to prove you are the greatest ruler ever known. Coupled with the fact that Peach's Untold Tales features Mario characters acting in a way that clearly wouldn't sit well with Nintendo, it's not surprising to see the company exercising its rights. That said, fan projects always run the risk of getting shut down by the IP holders, and this is something that has always been true of those based on Nintendo properties. Clearly, some good has come from fans making games featuring popular characters! These projects caught the attention of Sega, and Whitehead began officially working on Sonic ports this eventually led to the creation of Sonic Mania, which Whitehead directed. There's also the case of Christian Whitehead, who began his career in game development by creating Sonic fan projects.

Freedom Planet notably began life as a Sonic the Hedgehog fan project, but was eventually turned into an all-new IP.

On one hand, a lot of developers have learned the ins and outs of game development through fan projects. Fan-made games have always been a source of controversy within the gaming community.
