Wii Warm Up: Inspiration

The folks at High Voltage shamelessly admitted to us in an interview that their upcoming game, The Conduit, takes a little more than inspiration from some of the biggest FPS games we've played and loved over the years. They may be among the few who admit to being a little derivative, but many games are pretty obviously pulling from movies, media, and other games. We can't help but think that's one of the reasons so many people refuse to see games as art -- even the most brilliantly original games.

How do you feel about that? Does it make things a little more familiar and easier to get into, or would you rather have something original? There's another option, of course -- maybe it doesn't matter to you at all.