This looks awesome.
I really hope you don't name it Rouge, though, because I am making a roguelike named Rouge 

No, we've already decided that King will be casted by a black man.

Typecasting is not cool.

I would kill to play King.

It sounds indie because it's the middle half of a sentence that sounds both significant and needlessly cryptic.

Excuse me while I isometric tactics game.

Thank you everyone for your advice.

I've decided to transpose. Keep the same idea and mechanics as I planned, but rename EVERYTHING so there is no brand connection whatsoever. Just a similar idea and general mechanics. No asset use whatsoever.

However, I plan to make a world editor, so in theory, some nefarious person could create the world from the original game... 

Fun but brutal. But that's the way these games are good.
I like it, a little frustrating at times but still some neat stuff.

Also, the clay models are hilarious.

peace be with you...and also with you?

Holy arseface, batman!
I hadn't even thought of that!

That brings the total references of the name up to 3. Two more and I will officially qualify as indie-cutting-edge! (Term 'edge' used under copyright from EDGE MEDIA BLAHDIBLAHDIBLOO)

I abjectly refuse to post in such a thread.

ahahahahahahaha let's trade rules.

any time i press a button i take all my clothes off, you?

Every time I get hurt in a way I really could have avoided.
Which is every time 

Mentlegen. 

I like making ideas. Follow-through, I'm a little bit more sketchy on. But I'm trying to throw myself into my new project head-first and make some real headway.

Adventure along with me as I remind myself how alternatively tedious and rewarding coding can be in GoldMatenes: The Man With The Unpronounceable Name (TM) (R) (C) (EDGE)

 

[EXCESSIVELY LARGE TEXT ABOUT BONERS.]

EXCESSIVELY LARGE TEXT ABOUT BONERS.

I could've told you that, honestly. Don't tell me you've never played Strip Spelunky.

[And Also With You]

My current game-in-progress is called 'And Also With You'.

Thoughts? Too indie? Not indie enough? Should I add some random punctuation and miscapitalization? 

 I hope someone gets the reference, even if it has nothing to do with my game.

Also, Kapser, may I suggest calling it 'Sauter' - the infinitive form? Because 'Saut' is a very specific verb form... even 'Saute' would make a bit more sense.

Yup, sorry, another brilliant little kick in the pants from our good friends.
It took me a moment to get the jumping right and then I was gravy all along.
Sure, some bits took a bit longer but I never got frustrated.
A little bite of challenge with my lunch. Bravo, gents. 

As my inaugural post, I have an important question to ask for those who have more knowledge of the business side of independent game design.

I am making a moderate-sized game, based upon a particular IP that is owned by a large gaming company.
It is ripe for expansion and has lots of possibilities.
I'm not making it because I can't come up with a novel setting and mechanics on my own, but it's a universe that I love and that begs expansion.
I have no desire at any point to ask anyone to pay for my game. It's entirely being made for fun, and just for the heck of it, as a tip of the hat to the game I love.
Nevertheless, I hope to distribute it to a large number of people free of charge.
Is it still possible that I could cause friction with the company in question? 
If so, do they really have a legal leg to stand on, so long as I do not directly use the copyrighted name/main characters/etc and has no use of any game assets?

Thanks in advance for the advice.