Spore Options

[impala454]

anyone tried it out yet? they sure are marketing the hell out of it.

[THECHICKEN]

anyone tried it out yet? they sure are marketing the hell out of it.

Heard its ok, but you go from single cell to space in 3 hours

[FORSAKENR320]

i had the trial version downloaded. was pretty cool to make some odd creatures. dunno if i wanna buy the full version yet.

[impala454]

Heard its ok, but you go from single cell to space in 3 hours

ah really. though sometimes I'm weary of stuff like this, as there's always some kooks who have to blow through content as fast as humanly possible.

[Mommy]

bought it today... not my thing though. I'm sure my husband will tell me what he thinks of it when he finishes installing it.

[Spectatrix]

Chris bought it. He'll be playing it tomorrow and I can report back on his comments.

[dauss]

I read that you'll be able to play Spore on iPhones as well. Looks cool, but I don't have a gaming computer anymore.

[Mommy]

My husband and brother-in-law have been playing it all day. They like it a lot.

[nickluto]

It's okay. It was hyped up to be the next evolution in video games. Completely change the industry. Didn't quite deliver in that aspect, neccesarily, but it is fun while you are playing it.

Actually, I installed it and played it for a little while and noticed that it wasn't very technical and so easy that any casual gamer could get into it.
I fired up a new game and had my girlfriend come play it and she loved it. I am into stuff a little more challenging, so watching her play it and explore was probably more fun that actually playing it myself.

All in all...was hyped to be super awesome. In the end, it's ...okay.

[chook]

It's okay. It was hyped up to be the next evolution in video games. Completely change the industry. Didn't quite deliver in that aspect, neccesarily, but it is fun while you are playing it.

Like Black and White several years ago?

[impala454]

Yeah Black & White seemed like such a cool concept, and I played it some, but ultimately it was a let down.

[nickluto]

Like Black and White several years ago?

Yes, but I still go back and play Black & White from time to time. Spore seems like it will lose its luster after a couple days.

Although, admittedly, I'm not much of a PC gamer anymore. I just upgraded my PC and played through Crysis. My girlfriend still plays the Sims games...

I still go back to Company of Heroes from time to time too because it's just that badass.

95% of the stuff coming out on PC/Console these days is just complete junk.

[impala454]

I've played Spore right up to the start of the tribal stage, pretty fun so far. The creature stage was fun as hell. Amoeba stage was cool but went very fast.

[Spectatrix]

I'm in the tribal stage as well. I liked the creature stage, but I'm experiencing some frustration with the camera controls on tribal.

[impala454]

oh really... haven't gotten that far yet. I just got to the tribal stage and quit for that night. had some memory prob w/my main pc, used that as an excuse to upgrade mobo/cpu/memory, ordered the stuff, then realized the old stuff was fine, so haha bout to have a 4th PC (new main pc will be a monster). I'm sure the PC on the bottom of the totem pole will go to my parents or sister or something.

will probably pick back up on spore when the parts get in and I get it all built (tues-wed). my buddy has me trying out warhammer online, it's ok, they have some cool ideas (public group quests are neat), it just seems a lot is rehashed from previous games and the gfx are terrible IMHO for a brand new game. the models are a little more complex than WoW but the textures & spell effects and such are not good. you can definitely tell the difference WoW makes in having an army of artists nowadays. though I will say the buildings/cities are done very well in WAR.

[Seeker]

[Seeker]

the DRM those fucks added only causes problems for people who legally bought the game

do yourself a favor and pirate it so you can avoid all the DRM issues

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4377343/Sp...Windows_and_Mac

[THECHICKEN]

the DRM those fucks added only causes problems for people who legally bought the game

do yourself a favor and pirate it so you can avoid all the DRM issues

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4377343/Sp...Windows_and_Mac

lol fully planned to

[impala454]

Hmm... wonder what the limit is.. I'm about to rebuild my machine

how does the crack w/the link work? (nasa's blocking it)

[Spectatrix]

I whipped through the tribal stage last night. Once I got out of the first-person mindset of the creature stage, I didn't find the controls so clunky. Tribal was hella-easy, though. Apparently I now have a religious civilization...

[pysex]

Yes, but I still go back and play Black & White from time to time. Spore seems like it will lose its luster after a couple days.

Although, admittedly, I'm not much of a PC gamer anymore. I just upgraded my PC and played through Crysis. My girlfriend still plays the Sims games...

I still go back to Company of Heroes from time to time too because it's just that badass.

95% of the stuff coming out on PC/Console these days is just complete junk.

hell yeah company of heroes

[FORSAKENR320]

[Spectatrix]

Ok, now that I've played Spore well into the space stage, I've definitely come to the conclusion that I don't like it all that much. I'll summarize.

1) Cell stage: Pretty simple, could've had more depth to it, but was more or less what I expected. Only takes like 10 minutes to play through.

2) Creature stage: Also simple, but quite fun! Could be a little longer (takes a couple of hours), but I enjoyed the heck out of it.

3) Tribal & Civilization stages: Retardedly easy, retardedly short (an hour or two for each), jarring jump from 1st person perspective to 3rd person (God's eye view).

4) Space stage: OMFG, the micromanagement! You have one ship. That's right, one. One ship to jump from system to system responding to every 2-bit "eco crisis" or "aliens are attacking your colony" distress signal, while working through variations on the same half dozen missions to enhance diplomatic ties with your potential allies and avoiding three calls from hostile empires demanding tribute. Worst of all (imho), there aren't any decent status screens. I would've liked:

• Your planets & their terraforming status, # of colonies, and spice production stats
• Empires youv'e talked to, along with their relationship to you (ally, trade agreement, friendly, hostile, war), along with their relationships to each other
• History graphs
• Pretty much anything else useful that MOO2 had, but this pissant game doesn't

Seriously, the space stage is a freaking joke at best, a headache at worst. I DO like the stuff with terraforming worlds, though. It's kind of Sim Earth Extra Light.

[THECHICKEN]

Ok, now that I've played Spore well into the space stage, I've definitely come to the conclusion that I don't like it all that much. I'll summarize.

1) Cell stage: Pretty simple, could've had more depth to it, but was more or less what I expected. Only takes like 10 minutes to play through.

2) Creature stage: Also simple, but quite fun! Could be a little longer (takes a couple of hours), but I enjoyed the heck out of it.

3) Tribal & Civilization stages: Retardedly easy, retardedly short (an hour or two for each), jarring jump from 1st person perspective to 3rd person (God's eye view).

4) Space stage: OMFG, the micromanagement! You have one ship. That's right, one. One ship to jump from system to system responding to every 2-bit "eco crisis" or "aliens are attacking your colony" distress signal, while working through variations on the same half dozen missions to enhance diplomatic ties with your potential allies and avoiding three calls from hostile empires demanding tribute. Worst of all (imho), there aren't any decent status screens. I would've liked:

• Your planets & their terraforming status, # of colonies, and spice production stats
• Empires youv'e talked to, along with their relationship to you (ally, trade agreement, friendly, hostile, war), along with their relationships to each other
• History graphs
• Pretty much anything else useful that MOO2 had, but this pissant game doesn't

Seriously, the space stage is a freaking joke at best, a headache at worst. I DO like the stuff with terraforming worlds, though. It's kind of Sim Earth Extra Light.

Yeah, there hasn't been a good space game since moo2...sadly. Speaking of which, i pulled it out to install it and never did... should do that.

[nickluto]

Yeah, there hasn't been a good space game since moo2...sadly. Speaking of which, i pulled it out to install it and never did... should do that.

I thought Starcraft was pretty good.

[THECHICKEN]

I thought Starcraft was pretty good.

I stand by what i said...