It may be. Also, both devs could just use the same tutorial. We do not know. Anyway, it is a similar idea, and they both made it look and feel good. If both games are very similar, it may mean that they both made it simple enough so that copying would be easy.
Well its heavily inspired. And I dont make games for originality. I make them to check if I can achieve functionalities similar or same as games I love. I have recreated a lot of other famous games too.
Also I am actually kinda proud that someone recognized and connected the same link to a game as well made as Pr0ject1on, haha. I appreciate your words despite how they may seem.
Edit: Originality has lost its meaning. Every piece of art is always inspired or copied. I wont deny trying to replicate the game but every thing starts with a base level. Take a simple example of Minecraft that was copied exactly as Infiminer. But then it was build with its own unique functionalities. Same goes with Facebook and Myspace or Paint and Photoshop (examples from different fields).
Haha your point is indeed valid. I was looking into a 2011 game called DigiPen and how that game was made when I got linked to a game inspired from that since DigiPen must have been mentioned on that Jams page as well. Since I liked the idea from both I implemented them here.
Even tho the game may look similar. The approach with which I made is change of view and character movement is different. Also I think its perfectly fine with you keeping the game in your video. Its your call in the end :P