I like to keep track of what I’m playing/reading/watching. Creative influences (plot, style, etc) aren’t always obvious, and it’s easier to avoid unintentional borrowing by intentionally analyzing the media I experience. If I’m going to borrow/steal, I’d prefer to do it on purpose.
Things I’m in the midst of:
- Tales From the Borderlands. Moral/social choices, significant storytelling elements. Some mechanical relevance to SRPG.
- Defense Grid 2 (working on the very last achievement). No relevance to SRPG.
- Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide. Some interesting flavor elements with the interactions between characters. Little relevance to SRPG.
- Clicker Heroes. Total timewaster (typically the case with clicker games). No relevance to anything ever.