Spore

[Erik]

Is it good? Has anyone tried it yet?

Downloading it atm, going to play it when I get back home from school.

[Odin]

Is it good? Has anyone tried it yet?

Downloading it atm, going to play it when I get back home from school.

Downloading it atm

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[Erik]

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[Speeza]

The creator looks awesome. What is the real game mainly about , isn't it like the sims except with monsters you made ?

[IconGuy]

It's more of a statery game I guess?...

Anyway, I'm planning on getting a ew computer, and if I will get it it will be able to run it (unlike my crapppy current computer :r)

[Sonyk]

It's a mix of random genres with similarities to popular games, but for the most part, it's just fun. It doesn't excel at any one of the stages or really try to, the whole package is just easy for anyone to access.

[Erik]

First impression: K is for kool

[Heretic Bunny]

I have been anticipating it for years, too bad it isn't coming out until sunday over here. The anxiety is killing me.

[n00b]

What? Spore came out? Whoaah.

[Odin]

What? Spore came out? Whoaah.

Kinda sorta. As far as I know, EB Games in Australia broke street date.

[Sonyk]

Official release date is tomorrow in PAL territories and Sunday in the Americalands. That said, everyone who wants it now has it.

[Odin]

Official release date is tomorrow in PAL territories and Sunday in the Americalands. That said, everyone who wants it now has it.

Well, except me, because I want the Galactic Edition.

[Heretic Bunny]

Official release date is tomorrow in PAL territories and Sunday in the Americalands. That said, everyone who wants it now has it.

Im waiting until I can actually buy the game. There is just some strange excitement I get when I am finally holding the box to a game that I always wanted, excitedly ripping the CD out when I get home and pacing like a maniac while the game installs slowly. You just dont get that when you download it.

[IconGuy]

Im waiting until I can actually buy the game. There is just some strange excitement I get when I am finally holding the box to a game that I always wanted, excitedly ripping the CD out when I get home and pacing like a maniac while the game installs slowly. You just dont get that when you download it.

Most people don't enjoy crazy anxiety :roll:

[CrimiClown]

I don't download, I got money.

That said, I've got the DS version, Spore Creatures. It's fun.

[Sonyk]

Im waiting until I can actually buy the game. There is just some strange excitement I get when I am finally holding the box to a game that I always wanted, excitedly ripping the CD out when I get home and pacing like a maniac while the game installs slowly. You just dont get that when you download it.
I was talking about how no one complies to release dates with PC games :|

[The SlaYeR]

Played it and it is, unfortunatly, a little bland.

The first and second stages did not bring me any enjoyment. There is too little to do except kill or eat other creatures. I arrived in the tribal stage and I can say that I liked the humour of the little intro, but when the computer told me I had to take out or win the love of a few more species. I had enough.

Not my cup of tea I guess, but I hope the rest of you are enjoying it.

[CrimiClown]

I LOVE RUNNING AROUND PETTING AND HUGGING OTHER UNEVOLVED SPECIES <3 <o>

[Disguise]

I'm playing it :D
It's fun :D

My nick in the spore universe is Disguise if anyone is interested in adding me as a buddy so we can share our precious content and beat each other up ;b

[n00b]

Played it and it is, unfortunatly, a little bland.

The first and second stages did not bring me any enjoyment. There is too little to do except kill or eat other creatures. I arrived in the tribal stage and I can say that I liked the humour of the little intro, but when the computer told me I had to take out or win the love of a few more species. I had enough.

Not my cup of tea I guess, but I hope the rest of you are enjoying it.

I haven't played it yet, but I heard it gets better when you get <s>out of Midgar</s> to the Space phase and that the Tribal phase is extremely short.

[plunK]

LOL. the staples near my house shelved it like a week ago. Heres my review. and what most people dont know A STORYLINE BEGINS LATER IN THE GAME.

Cell Stage: Pretty boring. you just swim into things and either eat them or die.

Creature Stage: Probably the most interesting, and the most time consuming.
You hunt or befriend species, and random events happen like alien abductions, apocalypse, meteors, etc. There are also several monsters called EPICS which are huge and have like 1,000 hp.

Tribal Stage: The most boring and annoying of all. You have to be constantly hunting if ur carnivore, but once you befriend or defeat only 1 of the 5 tribes you unlock Civilization, but you skip the City Substage

City Substage: At the end of tribal you get to create a city, not industrialized, but an old fashioned one with minor vehicles like carts and dirt roads.

Civilization: By far the easiest. You get 3 choices. Use religion to convert cities, buy the city, or blow the crap out of the city with stuff like Intercontinental Ballistic Missles (ICBM)

Space Substage: You get space flight, but only to the other planets in your system(so like 5 at most) Your searching for life on other planets, which you find. The major story starts here, even though most people dont think about it.

Galactic Stage: The best of all. If anyones played sins of a solar empire its alot like thats, but there are hundreds of quests, missions, and cool stuff you can do. You can place crops circles eventually which if by a tribal stage planets they will believe your a god. Also, there is one dominant story with the same names in every game.

THE STORY: Im not going to give away the story. but heres some hints
-Instruction manual, page 50, bottom section.
-Theres an achievement called "42" which you get for reaching the center of the universe. You'll say "oh thats easy". Ive tried. When you get close you'll see what i mean. Im still trying to figure out what to do.

Id say

Cell 6/10
Creature 8.5/10
Tribal 3/10
Civilization 7/10
Space/Galactic 10/10

[nakke]

The game is pretty awesome, especially the Creature, Civ and Space stages, as plunK pointed out.

What would make the game even more awesome would be more breadth, and a hardcore mode (or something), in which it'd take at least 50 hours to get to Space. Now especially the Tribal stage was far too short and bland, and the Creature stage could've been expanded upon too. Well, speaking about expanding upon things, it's pretty sure there'll be 50 gazillion expansions out for it, so perhaps in the end it'll be the 100 hour game I want it to be.

Oh, and one more thing. What's up with the graphics? I get it's not really a gfx-focused game, and it's good that it runs on all kinds of computers, but I would really have liked it to be a bit prettier. In many places the textures are superlowres, and the game overall never really uses even one CPU core fully.

[Sonyk]

Procedural generation? Makes sense to me that it wouldn't use high-res anything really.

Not that I know, at all. Feel free to disregard me entirely.

[nakke]

Procedural generation doesn't mean everything has to be super-lowres. Lots of graphically awesome games use procedural generation alot, granted not to generate whole worlds, but still.

Actually, Spore's textures etc are just fine, it's just that their quality goes bad way too fast even on the highest quality setting.

[EvilMike]

Here's my impression.

Cell stage: Simple, but fun. It's very short, but that's good.

Creature: This part has the best graphics of the game in my opinion. It's also entertaining because here is where you really design your creature. It is a bit repetitive after a while though. Also, I don't like how the stats work. If one part gives you "1 strike" or something like that, putting 5 of it won't give you "5 strike". The stats are based on whatever single part has the highest number, so if you want a maxed out creature that rules out some options. It's kind of silly, since they stacked in the creature creator demo. It feels like a last minute change that wasn't really thought out. Luckily it's still easy to get by with mediocre stats, and you can completely redesign your creature at the end of the stage, so it doesn't matter too much: as far as I can tell the only stat that carries on into Tribal is speed.

Tribal: Definitely the worst of the lot. It's just too boring. The only creativity allowed here is designing the "clothes" of your creature, which again suffers from the same stats problem as before. It's also hard to care about what the clothes look like, because you'll be so far zoomed out that you can't see the real details. It's possible to get through this stage very quickly, so it's not all bad. The easiest, and quickest way to beat it is to ally everyone, and only kill the tribes which make that impossible for you.

Civilization: The gameplay here is better than the Tribal stage, which is good. It does feel a bit oversimplified at times: you can only have one military land vehicle design, one military aircraft design, and so on. Furthermore, if you change the design at all, all of that unit will magically be changed as well. This feels a bit broken to me because you can do things like send in a bunch of really slow, heavily armed bombers into a city, and then retreat by redesigning them to be super fast. Another problem I have is that designing buildings and vehicles isn't nearly as rewarding as designing creatures, because you'll be zoomed out too far to see any real details. This applies to buildings especially, which you'll only ever get a good look at in the building editor. If they ever add a "sim city" stage in an expansion pack (like they had in the prototype game), this problem will be solved.

Space: This is the best part of the game, as it should be. First off, designing things becomes meaningful again. Also, it's just fun to explore and mess around with planets. There is one major complaint I have, however: it's really, REALLY annoying getting your planet(s) attacked all the time. Or your allies getting attacked. Seriously. It's like no one is able to defend themselves properly unless you are there to babysit. Getting constantly pestered with this garbage is not fun. Luckily, there's a partial solution: play as an isolationist. Don't contact other aliens until you are ready to take them on. Don't even make allies, they are usually more trouble than it's worth at that point.


Overall it's a good game. Not great, but good, and that's what I expected. Looking forward to see where they take it in the future.

[Cpp]

Space: This is the best part of the game, as it should be. First off, designing things becomes meaningful again. Also, it's just fun to explore and mess around with planets. There is one major complaint I have, however: it's really, REALLY annoying getting your planet(s) attacked all the time. Or your allies getting attacked. Seriously. It's like no one is able to defend themselves properly unless you are there to babysit. Getting constantly pestered with this garbage is not fun. Luckily, there's a partial solution: play as an isolationist. Don't contact other aliens until you are ready to take them on. Don't even make allies, they are usually more trouble than it's worth at that point.This is the part where I fully agree with you. This could be fixed with a few patches in the future and I hear there's also an expansion pack coming. There are a few annoyances here and there, but I have a rather positive opinion about this game.

~Ol

[Sonyk]

I thought they initially said they weren't doing expansions for Spore in favor of microtransactions. But considering that Spore is an EA-Maxis franchise I guess it's inevitable.

[Unhit]

of course there's expansion packs coming. *HINT* sims *HINT*

ah sonyk was faster :p

[Odin]

http://antispore.com/

because there must exist opposition to everything

[EvilMike]

About Anti Spore

I created this blog to find support for and follow my progress in letting Electronic Arts know that their biggest attack on Christian values to date will not be tolerated.

We can not allow the gaming industry to invade our homes and poison the minds of our children.

After all, their billions in revenue and all the advertising in the world are no match for the power of God.

Please feel free to contact me at antispore@gmail.com


Anti Spore
Resisting EA’s War on Creationism

That's funny. Last time I checked spore doesn't have much to do with evolution at all. Nothing evolves by itself. It has to be designed. That's creationism in action! If anything, religious fundamentalists should love this game.

[Sonyk]

Oh wow.

That has to be a joke.
HAS TO.

[EvilMike]

Yeah it's a pretty obvious troll. Funny though.

Also, I just found out that space stage is practically 2 stages. The first is when you're struggling with getting set up, don't have many tools, and are getting attacked left and right. The second part begins when you unlock uber turrets...

[Odin]

That's funny. Last time I checked spore doesn't have much to do with evolution at all. Nothing evolves by itself. It has to be designed. That's creationism in action! If anything, religious fundamentalists should love this game.

That's exactly what I thought. Spore is more of a game about intelligent design or whatever than evolution. The only way evolution is involved is through the semantics that the game uses. Nonetheless I still found the blog to be hilarious.

[IconGuy]

http://antispore.com/

because there must exist opposition to everything

a lol I have

[cooba]

Spore is less of an attack on Christian values and more of an attack on gameplay values :(

[EvilMike]

Spore is less of an attack on Christian values and more of an attack on gameplay values :(
It's true the gameplay is simplistic. On the other hand there's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3MHR1UrP-E

[Speeza]

It's true the gameplay is simplistic. On the other hand there's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3MHR1UrP-E

ROFL. Those creatures are like duhhh.

[Odin]

Also, post your races.

Here's my first space-faring race, the Kamorne:

http://i35.tinypic.com/23k2gie.jpg

Save this .png in documents/my spore creations/creatures.

http://i33.tinypic.com/wgw6m8.png

[Cpp]

This has to be the weirdest creature to date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8QcaleuVKg

EDIT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uscaMe5lVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgfVBFIjO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnUXnnH6sY0

[Heretic Bunny]

Something from antispore.com

But the Bible teaches us that God was not done with man. For we were His creation and He then spoke to Noah in Genesis 8:21-27 after the flood.
“21. The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never gonna give you up.
22. “Never gonna let you down.”
23.”Never gonna run around and desert you.”
24. “Never gonna make you cry.”
25. “Never gonna say goodbye.”
26. “Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.”
27.”Never truly believe anything you read on the Internet. There will always be cases of Poe’s Law.”

It’s these teachings that I’ve spent my life learning, believing and becoming, that have made me the woman that I am today.


That was amazing

[Odin]

More weird creatures:

http://i36.tinypic.com/zwcfop.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/73gtmq.jpg

[Gus]

Spore is kind of nice, but I prefer The Sims 2, because I prefer creating humans, like the ones at the left of this post. :-P

[Heretic Bunny]

Spore is kind of nice, but I prefer The Sims 2, because I prefer creating humans, like the ones at the left of this post. :-P

Ah, but can your humans become the bane of the galaxy? I thought not.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/Pieman225/CRE_Aerxorian-06f3405c_sml.jpg
These are my Aerxorian Empire, bane of the galaxy. Also big fans of the colors grey and brown.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/Pieman225/Sentiniary.png
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/Pieman225/BlacklightDistrict.png
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/Pieman225/Repentant.png
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/Pieman225/Watcher.png
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/Pieman225/Saint.png

[plunK]

So... Whos found earth so far... It was sortve a let down for me. and its only Terraform 1

[Odin]

Awesome creature, Heretic. Mind posting the PNG of the creature?

More space-faring races (these are so much fun to dress up):

http://i33.tinypic.com/fbhpgm.jpg

[EvilMike]

Someone should create jazz and spaz in spore.

Also a good way to share creations and stuff would be to add each other as friends. I'm "evilmike". I think you can add me just by searching that.

[Heretic Bunny]

Here you go. Could you put up the png of your alien with the 3 hats? I really like that one. My username thingy is crysomemore, you might find some of my brothers and sister's creations in there too though, since we have to share the game.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/Pieman225/Aerxorian4.png


So... Whos found earth so far... It was sortve a let down for me. and its only Terraform 1

Ironic that Terra itself has a very low Terrascore. Are there humans on it, and did you nuke it with a planet buster?

[Odin]

Here you go. Could you put up the png of your alien with the 3 hats? I really like that one. My username thingy is crysomemore, you might find some of my brothers and sister's creations in there too though, since we have to share the game.

Ironic that Terra itself has a very low Terrascore. Are there humans on it, and did you nuke it with a planet buster?

Here you go:

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/4599/trion1bo2.png

My username is Mamaluigi314, added you both. I apologize for many of my creations being renames and slight redos, I need to clean those up.

Concerning Earth: I'm not sure you can planet-bust it, since you can't put down a monolith on it. Also, it's at the creature stage.

[EvilMike]

If you blow it up you get an achievement. That's what I heard anyway.

[IconGuy]

So... I've gut Spore. Also the lame books (wich have nothing at all, only some art and the basic game info that you also have in your very own sporepedia. Also a poster, wich is too big and I have nowhere to put) that you shouldn't buy. Spore it ok, and the achivements tells me that I have played more than 50 hours of it by now...

Spore is enjoyable. But very the game is VERY linear, and it's getting boring after a while...

Also:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/09/22/spores-lead-designer-on-spores-design/

We designed spore to be three equal thirds: creating things in the creators, sharing things through the Sporepedia and invisibly in general play just by creating and playing, and then playing the games themselves.

Haha. A whole third of adding peple as buddies and randomly downloading things. Awesome.

[R3ptile]

Spore is kind of nice, but I prefer The Sims 2, because I prefer creating humans, like the ones at the left of this post. :-P
no offense or anything dude, but it seems you tend to be attracted to slightly geeky, girlish stuff.. first dance dance revolution, now sims.....

[IconGuy]

no offense or anything dude, but it seems you tend to be attracted to slightly geeky, girlish stuff.. first dance dance revolution, now sims.....

Girlish? Well, maybe girls tend to like casual games more than guys, but I don't see how Sims nor DDR are girly D:. Liking games, however, has a geeky factor.

[CrimiClown]

You're arguing on a bunny forum. You're all geeks.

[Sonyk]

I've never understood how The Sims became a girly game, and I'd like to, especially since I like it.

[EvilMike]

I've never understood how The Sims became a girly game, and I'd like to, especially since I like it.

simple: it's a glorified doll house

[IconGuy]

simple: it's a glorified doll house

That you can burn. Isn't this enough to make it manly?

[IconGuy]

This is my page by the way. (http://www.spore.com/view/profile)

I have just uploaded some unshared old stuff too, so if you see (-)ty stuff on the first pages keep in mind that those were my old works.

[Heretic Bunny]

You're arguing on a bunny forum. You're all geeks.

We all know that, I think this is more of an argument who is the geekier one.

[IconGuy]

We all know that, I think this is more of an argument who is the geekier one.

The one that admits he is a geek :rolleyes:

[Gus]

Ah, but can your humans become the bane of the galaxy? I thought not.


Yes, but can an alien do this?
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4702/cuddleswr9.png

[NovaStar]

I have a large temptation to post the baby-roasting BBQ in response to that "girly" statement.

[Eigus]

I just got it recently and it seems I'm addicted to it already @_@

also:

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/9410/sporegif02022009142640xp0.gif
PIRATE SMASH

[CrimiClown]

Yes, but can an alien do this?
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4702/cuddleswr9.png

http://chaos.foxmage.com/CrimiClown/alienhug.jpg
I swear it's an alien.

[Gus]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
This post is reeeeally amusing!
With a difference: Chanel holds the neck of Gus with her arms, and is held.
Alien holds the neck of Doll with his legs, and the head with his arms.
Did you notice?

[IconGuy]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
This post is reeeeally amusing!
With a difference: Chanel holds the neck of Gus with her arms, and is held.
Alien holds the neck of Doll with his legs, and the head with his arms.
Did you notice?

nope, thanks for sharing :)