A mobile game marketed as a romance simulator got exposed for allegedly borrowing 3D models and animations from three AAA titles — and the comment section's first reaction wasn't outrage, but a collective facepalm at the accuser's evidence. Welcome to the Love and Deepspace plagiarism saga.
It started when a self-described "innocent bystander" claimed they'd seen comparison screenshots circulating on Weibo and other platforms, and decided to bring the drama to NGA. The OP laid out three allegations: first, that male character models were lifted from Final Fantasy; second, that monster animations — specifically the downed poses and head-tilt bite attacks — were suspiciously similar to Monster Hunter's Hermitaur and Rathalos; and third, that the female protagonist's weapons were copied from Overwatch.
The original post came with multiple side-by-side comparison screenshots, attempting to show similarities in model poses and weapon designs.
There were also combat scene comparisons showcasing the Rathalos-like falling and head-tilt bite animations.
But the comment section turned into a spectacular reverse-uno card. The top reply hit the nail on the head with weary cynicism: "It's tradition — every game on the market is just raiding the asset libraries of miHoYo, NetEase, and Tencent." The implication being that 'borrowing' in the Chinese mobile game industry is so widespread that calling out one instance is like complaining about rain in a monsoon.
Skeptical voices quickly drowned out the OP. One player bluntly stated: "These comparison images literally prove nothing — you compared a whole lot of nothing." Another went even further: "A few years ago, people at least used color palette overlays for plagiarism accusations. With evidence this thin, I wouldn't be surprised if Papergames (叠纸) hired marketing shills to create fake controversy for hype."
Floor 5 brought actual counter-evidence, posting their own overlay comparison and claiming they searched everywhere but could only find one face-on comparison image, demanding the OP "bring some real proof." Floor 10 backed this up: "Dude, this looks nothing like Cloud — stop embarrassing yourself and handing them ammo." "Yunpian" (云片) here refers to Cloud Strife from FF; the commenter argued the similarity didn't even reach the threshold for a credible comparison.
The most galaxy-brained take came from Floor 12: "I have a reasonable suspicion this IS the game's marketing strategy — deliberately claiming it plagiarized to farm engagement." Absurd as it sounds, plenty of commenters agreed, given how laughably weak the evidence was. It almost felt like free publicity rather than a genuine exposé.
The thread also veered into general game complaints. Some players were genuinely surprised to learn the game even had combat — they'd seen Weibo ads and assumed it was a pure romance/dating game. Floor 17 gave a detailed teardown of the combat system's issues: the game switches from portrait to landscape mode during fights, and the auto-battle AI doesn't dodge at all. "The combat is honestly terrible — they would've been better off not adding it."
Floor 18 raised a hilariously different grievance: the female MC has no short hairstyle options — only bangs can be changed. "Why isn't anyone calling this out?" they wondered, implying that if this were a different game, the limited character customization would've already sparked a firestorm on social media.
Overall, the biggest takeaway from this plagiarism drama wasn't the accusation itself, but the near-unanimous pushback from commenters. In an era where a single plagiarism thread can snowball into a 1,000-reply warzone, this one achieved a rare consensus: the evidence is trash, don't embarrass yourselves. Some even offered a meta-read — maybe this wasn't a plagiarism callout at all, but an ingenious (if unintentional) marketing play. Whether this 'plagiarism exposé' was a genuine bust or a reverse PR masterstroke, only the people involved will ever know.
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