DC Exercise 3: Competitor Analysis

[Incognita Nom de Plume]

Analysis your 'real world' competition

3 comptitors : for each:
• name,

• url

• brief description of company

• description of competing product -- incl:
* features (what users can do)
* its 'edge'
• Specify the specific similarities between their product and your project.

• market (who it's aimed at)
* how it's marketed (publicity)
* how it's distributed

[Matt Coles]

Team: Rare Gem Interactive
Team Members: Matt Coles, Chris Gan, Nicole Tekin

Autumn Moon
www.amegames.com
Autumn Moon game makes stylized adventure games for the German adventure gaming market.
Vampyr Story is an 2d point and click adventure game and is our main competitor from Autumn Moon.
The stylization of characters is influenced by similar sources to our work, such as disneyesque western animation art styles. This is also what the game sells itself on.
Marketed via magazine publications, websites, trailers, reviews, ads and game expos
Distributed in game stores via the Adventure Games Company, it is also available via online distribution. Made for the PC platform.

Telltale Games
www.telltalegames.com
Telltale Games single handedly revived adventure games in the world market with their unique visual style and great, comical stories.
Tales of Monkey Island is an episodic sequel to the ever-popular Monkey Island series. Monkey Island is a classic point and click adventure game brought into the world of 3d. It also has a fantastic comedic style and sells itself also on its killer visuals.
The similarity to our project is the visual style. The game spans from similar western animation influences.
Marketed via magazine publications, websites, trailers, reviews, ads and game expos
Distributed online to Wii and PC. Soon to be distributed via the Adventure Games Company.

Double Fine
www.doublefine.com
Double Fine has a strong focus on art. They produce exceptionally great looking games with unique stories and have managed to appeal successfully to international audiences.
Brutal Legend is an 3rd person action game which has an open world allows you to explore in game, a universe based on the images found on heavy metal covers.
The similarity to our art demo is the fact that they pride themselves on their own unique art styles.
Marketed via magazine publications, websites, trailers, reviews, ads and game expos
Distributed to game stores via Electronic Arts and available via online distribution. Made for the 360, PC and PS3.

[Paul Smith]

Team : synthetic nest
Members : Paul Smith,Rebecca Wong