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Abokasee
08-27-2006, 16:02
Ok no long details just staright to the question! how many of are going to by spore?
http://www.spore.com/
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8372603330420559198
Looks awesome, im getting it right when it comes out.
Yah, Spore should be way cool.
I hope they manage to get in something to actually do (like make huge battle fleets & go empire building) in the galactic scale.
It looks interesting, but I believe I'll wait and see until it's been out for a while before I decide to pick it up.
Kekvit Irae
08-28-2006, 11:21
Awesomeness... overload... *short circuits*
I voted maybe, But I'd say I'm almost guaranteed to buy it within the first 30 days it comes out.
Reenk Roink
08-28-2006, 18:05
It depends...
I bought The Sims (and 3 expansions) and it was the greatest game ever for about a month. I was just consumed by the revolutionary gameplay. A month after that, it was still a great game. Then it really began to get repetitive. I bought Livin' Large, House Party, and Hot Date, and while these expansions added a bunch of new items as well as expanded gameplay options, the novelty like the Sims, wore off after awhile. Still, the game (and the expansions), kept me entertained for a good while. It was truly a great game.
The Sims 2 and the hype that surrounded it had be sold, and when I first started, I was amazed at the improved graphics and customization. But the game's novelty wore off really fast. I only played it for 2 weeks, before it got shelved. When my DVD-ROM drive died on me, the game (the only DVD-ROM game I have) was rendered unplayable, but it wasn't a big loss at all to me...
I guess these simulation games aren't really for me, I get tired of sending my character to the bathroom scores of times in a hour.
Still, Spore, from what I've seen, offers something new, but I never got into SimCity, and I burned out on The Sims, so I'm not going to get it when it comes out (Neverwinter Nights 2, Battlefield 2142, and Medieval 2: Total War will all be there). It may get consideration later if there is a lull in games that interest me, and I'll give it a go at it's reduced price...
I wish the creatures on the official website didn't look all cutesy and babyish. I'd be embarrassed to make creatures that look like that. They look like Teletubbies.
It seems like they are "going for" a babyish preschool-esque look. :idea2:
Samurai Waki
08-29-2006, 05:17
I agree.
My Spore Creature isn't going to be a little cutesy raccoon. No, I'm going to make a race of Lumbering, Scorpion Tailed, Gorilla's with Armoured Plating.
Kekvit Irae
08-29-2006, 05:50
Me? I'm going to have a race of cannibalistic Care Bears, just like the ones from the video, only they will have jaws and claws. :tongueg:
I'm going to name my first city Care-A-Lot and build up an army of murderous, rampaging Care Bear Cousins.
Papewaio
08-29-2006, 05:58
In other words cats.
Haha. Fitting.
I'll at least play the game when it comes out...you know, wait for a friend to buy it before I make the leap.
Abokasee
08-29-2006, 09:10
Mine will proabably be a Carniovous ,Winged Qauter Man75% Winged Furry Beast
As soon as I can I'll bring the creature that should not be... "Hank" made by a PC gamer reveiwer for spore (he played as well...lucky him,By the way it's UK version)
Mikeus Caesar
08-29-2006, 13:44
As soon as I can I'll bring the creature that should not be... "Hank" made by a PC gamer reveiwer for spore (he played as well...lucky him,By the way it's UK version)
I saw Hank. He was even more f'ed up then the thing created by Robin Williams.
Anyway, when i get Spore (which i sure as hell will, within days of it coming out) i will make a race of 8-legged spider like monsters!
I think Spore will be a huge dissapointed, too many disjointed elements to be a bigger then the sum of parts kinda thing. It will probably be remembered as an ambitious game that had a great idea. I see nothing but gimmickry comming out of this one, but we will see.
Silver Rusher
08-29-2006, 16:02
I think Spore will be a huge dissapointed, too many disjointed elements to be a bigger then the sum of parts kinda thing. It will probably be remembered as an ambitious game that had a great idea. I see nothing but gimmickry comming out of this one, but we will see.
I'm hoping that won't happen, but as you say we will see. I am immensely looking forward to the game although the space-phrase looks as if it will revolve too much around the UFO and will effectively mean that most of the stuff you have worked so hard to create will become 2nd class to it. Still, I suppose you can pretty much do whatever you want in the Space phase so I will probably just start a new game after a bit.
AntiochusIII
08-29-2006, 19:27
I won't touch it 'til I'm certain it is what it is said to be. Too many EA Games have shown themselves to be absolute letdowns by the end of the second week of gaming. I want my games to last longer than two weeks, thank you. While Maxis generally has an excellent reputation, I'll still reserve my judgement...
Quite frankly, like Reenk Roink, I was sick of The Sims 2 very quickly. And Black & White 2, as well. Where has all the novelty gone too? Those good old days with flawed and problematic, but innovative games that awed you to no end, obsessed you, made you feel rich with every little accomplishment, and engage you completely into their own worlds?
Here's hoping Spore would be one of them :/
edyzmedieval
08-29-2006, 19:34
Somehow, SIMS 1 is better than SIMS 2.
Spore is not quite the revolutionary game idea most people think it is (neither was the Sims). Spore is simply a less complex version of Sim Life and Sim Earth, old Maxis titles from the late 80s/early 90s which Will Wright had a hand in creating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimLife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimEarth
It is a safe bet to say that all the scientific complexities which made Sim Life & Sim Earth appealing to science freaks and hardcore sim gamers is virtually non-existent in Spore. Not that this is a bad thing; a light, fun, layman's introduction to the basic principles of natural selection as applied in a video game could open countless young eyes to the scientific field (countless careers in the aerospace industry were started by a famous 60s sci fi TV show).
I seriously doubt the evolutionary/sci-fi-esque theme of Spore is going to have the same mass appeal that the Sims did. The Sims series were phenomenally successful due to their lowest common denominator appeal and the fact that the nature of the gameplay appealed heavily to female gamers (who seemingly went bananas for it).
Kekvit Irae
08-29-2006, 22:19
I just want it so I can have porn music playing while my creatures are "mating"
I just want it so I can have porn music playing while my creatures are "mating"
LOL!
kekvitirae, I don't know if I'm more amused or disturbed by that comment. :laugh4:
I'm going to name my first city Care-A-Lot and build up an army of murderous, rampaging Care Bear Cousins.
Now that *definitely* disturbs me! ~;p
Personally, I think I'd go with some type of spider-like creature....simply because I hate the friggin' things and I enjoy being ironic. ~D
Kekvit Irae
08-29-2006, 23:43
LOL!
kekvitirae, I don't know if I'm more amused or disturbed by that comment. :laugh4:
The fact that they actually put the act of mating in and included said music is even more disturbing :gring:
Mikeus Caesar
08-30-2006, 10:24
countless careers in the aerospace industry were started by a famous 60s sci fi TV show)
And that show still continues to inspire. One of my friends became quite interested in space technology and related stuff after i got him hooked on that particular show.
I wonder how many of you people have guessed what show it is yet?
The fact that they actually put the act of mating in and included said music is even more disturbing :gring:
Heh, that's true enough. The thought of your Care Bear army still scares the crap out of me, though. ~;p
And that show still continues to inspire. One of my friends became quite interested in space technology and related stuff after i got him hooked on that particular show.
I wonder how many of you people have guessed what show it is yet?
"He's dead, Jim." ~D
Mikeus Caesar
09-01-2006, 11:07
"He's dead, Jim." ~D
I'd expect you to know, with a name like Martok...
"KHAAAAAAN!"
Silver Rusher
09-01-2006, 11:22
Star Trek? (sorry I just heard Martok make a comment about how his name wouldn't change because he was too much of a trekkie. Not that I actually know about Star Trek, or would ever want to know about it, or would even learn about it if a guy put a gun to my head. Star Trek... *shivers*)
I'd expect you to know, with a name like Martok...
"KHAAAAAAN!"
LOL! Yes indeed. :bow:
(Apropos of nothing, I have you to hate thank for getting me hooked on Questionable Content. I read it religiously now!)
@Silver Rusher: Why do you fear Star Trek? [adopting zombie voice] Come join us....don't be afraid.... ~;p
But I digress. To return to the topic:
Spore appeals to me partially because it's of such an epic scale, in terms of both size and the period of history that it covers. I much prefer strategy games, however, and I'm of the impression that this is going to be more of a sime-type title (which isn't really my cup of tea). Still, it's a pretty neat concept, which is why I might still pick it up--after I've read reviews and gotten people's reactions to it.
Of course, at the moment it's a moot point anway whether I'll get the game, as I know for a certainty my computer won't be able to run it. (Just a couple more months, and then I can hopefully upgrade finally!)
AntiochusIII
09-01-2006, 22:52
(Apropos of nothing, I have you to hate thank for getting me hooked on Questionable Content. I read it religiously now!) Oi! I was curious this (very early) morning at the sig and clicked on the link. And lo! I found myself trying to finish chapter 100 right before jumpin' to school, a little later than usual.
:balloon2:
Mikeus Caesar
09-02-2006, 12:52
I'm glad to have gotten so many .Orgahs hooked on QC. I read it religiously, as does Martok, and have it as my first tab on Opera.
Anyway, i shall leave this topic before i derail it by turning it into a Star Trek/Questionable Content convention.
Zalmoxis
09-04-2006, 07:42
I want to get it, it looks like a great game.
Where has all the novelty gone too? Those good old days with flawed and problematic, but innovative games that awed you to no end, obsessed you, made you feel rich with every little accomplishment, and engage you completely into their own worlds?
Can you say Mount&Blade?
It fits everything you mentioned there.
Kekvit Irae
09-07-2006, 05:10
Can you say Mount&Blade?
It fits everything you mentioned there.
So does Daggerfall :gring:
AntiochusIII
09-07-2006, 12:51
Can you say Mount&Blade?
It fits everything you mentioned there.Ah, good choice there!
But I'm still pretty disappointed with most of the new things, though. I guess it's the aftereffect of being totally disappointed with the likes of Black&White II and Age of Empires III, the predecessors of which were downright magical in their captivating ways, despite the many flaws they had.
Mikeus Caesar
09-07-2006, 16:07
Ah, good choice there!
But I'm still pretty disappointed with most of the new things, though. I guess it's the aftereffect of being totally disappointed with the likes of Black&White II and Age of Empires III, the predecessors of which were downright magical in their captivating ways, despite the many flaws they had.
I have to agree with you there. BW2 and AoE3 were the greatest letdowns in the history of letting-down. Although i did enjoy making nice beautiful towns on BW2. That was fun.
So does Daggerfall :gring:
A question from the uninitiated: What's Daggerfall?
Kekvit Irae
09-07-2006, 23:22
A question from the uninitiated: What's Daggerfall?
Daggerfall is the second game in the Elder Scrolls series. Arena is the first, then Daggerfall, then Morrowind, and finally Oblivion.
Daggerfall was so bug-riddled that you could barely play 30 minutes without a "fall through the world" bug or a crash somewhere. But nobody cared because is was so epic, so large, so open-ended, and so fun that it ranks as one of my favorite games of all time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daggerfall
If you find a copy, you can easily play it with DOSBox (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/)
Daggerfall is the second game in the Elder Scrolls series. Arena is the first, then Daggerfall, then Morrowind, and finally Oblivion.
Daggerfall was so bug-riddled that you could barely play 30 minutes without a "fall through the world" bug or a crash somewhere. But nobody cared because is was so epic, so large, so open-ended, and so fun that it ranks as one of my favorite games of all time.
Ah, okay. I was only familiar with the latter two titles in the Elder Scrolls series (neither of which I've really played). I just remember referring to the third game as "Morrowcrack", due to the enormous amount of time my friend Brad spent playing it. ~;) I confess I avoided picking it up for the simple reason I was afraid of being sucked in as much as he was.....says the guy who averages 4-5 hours a day playing the same two strategy games (GalCiv 2 & MTW). ~:rolleyes:
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