Spore

[FrostyBoy]

Can't seem to find the old Spore thread, anyway, the release date has come out to those who subscribed with a short and boring video.

Release date is September 7, 2008

[FrostyBoy]

I dunno about others, but I am most interested in the building design and tribe/civilization gaming aspects.

[ZEE]

apparently every race you create can be put into a huge online database which the game can use to build its universe. So your race may be in someone else's world on another planet.

[FrostyBoy]

Yeah, which I don't really care for. I'm kind of worried about flying to another planet and finding a planet of Brad Pitts. .... On second thought, I could do all sorts of nasty stuff to them... Ok, now I like the idea.

But I still want to know what the Civilization era holds for gaming.

[lightblue]

If that video and website is anything to go by it's not going to be great... Touch disappointing that this is the first newsletter ever, I am not holding out high hopes.

[Harovan]

Where's our biggest Spore fanboi anyway?

[Adagio]

I do wonder how many times we'll see a planet filled with Homer Simpsons. Will Wright said he had almost created a Homer Simpson creature

I'm mostly interested in the creature building part. Looking forward to the editor they're going to release a few months before

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
Where's our biggest Spore fanboi anyway?

Talking about DrSpike?

[DrSpike]

Given how much I enjoy being proved right I'm actually rather looking forward to Spore.

[Bosh]

I think I'll buy Spore even if the gameplay does suck, the critter editing utility alone will be worth the price...

[Proteus_MST]

I assume (or hope) the replayability will be high, especially due to the fact that you don´t predefine a civ/critter but it rather evolves according to the things that are done/not done during the different stages of the game.
Also the internet critter database should lead to a never ending supply of new opponents/competitors for your game/s.

Even though I suspect the civilization and spacefaring stages will be less epic than Civ or MOO, the game as a whole might get very interesting.

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Bosh
I think I'll buy Spore even if the gameplay does suck, the critter editing utility alone will be worth the price...

That's pretty much what I think too. It may not become a game worth to be called "great", but it does have potential to become at least "interesting".

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Bosh
I think I'll buy Spore even if the gameplay does suck

My guess is Will Wright is counting on this.

[DarkCloud]

apparently every race you create can be put into a huge online database which the game can use to build its universe. So your race may be in someone else's world on another planet.

amazing... reminds me of what I loved about Total Annihilation, an old RTS game by Cavedog.

[Asmodean]

Originally posted by DrSpike


My guess is Will Wright is counting on this.

Alternatively, you can buy his pee

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Asmodean


Alternatively, you can buy his pee

Ahh, I was wondering what to buy DrSpike for his birthday. Thanks, As!