Spore

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Any new news on this awesome game?

Does anyone know of the release date or street price?


Heres two different videos for those unfamiliar with this game:

Spore Video 1 hr demo (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-262774490184348066&q=spore)

Spore Video 20 minute demo (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7568551350470142686&q=spore)

[AA-12]

I can't wait for this.

[FlyingPaul_83]

this game looks amazing

[DanD]

This maybe the greatest game ever.

ever

[DJ Ducksauce]

Price will probably be around $50US as most new games are. I hope it comes out soon though. Looks tons of fun.

I'm sure there's been threads on this already...

[peon]

what do you do on it?

[DJ Ducksauce]

You basically make your own creature and then as it evolves you can customize it. Eventually, you make civilizations and then take over planets and galaxies as well. Oh, and all the creatures that other people create are placed into your game. It's not online, but the creatures and their behaviors are imported to your game. It's a neat concept. Watch the video for more info. The maker of the Sims made this game.

[Loser]

I've heard everything from April 2007 to November 2007.

[Mazeppa]

Sweet, I haven't seen the 20 minute demo.

/settles down

[Gnarmageddon]

Wowzers.

[peon]

that sounds well cool :eek:

[Generic Joshman]

Can't wait :)

[Tillius]

Sounds awesome. What system?

[Generic Joshman]

pc ^

[Tillius]

:(.

[DJ Ducksauce]

:(.
It don't think it'll need that great of a computer tbh. He said all the technology was pretty simple.

[E sharp]

I think it gets kinda "meh" when you start invading other planets and the game turns into a rts.

other than that, looks great and the idea of starting as a small tiny molecule is amazing. i don't think this type of game has been done yet.. has it?

[Master Arkam Kannon]

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4664&Itemid=2

This is a big win for us, for anyone really. My hopes is that they'll be compatible with the PC version so we can edit our creatures on the DS when we're out and send them to our universe.

"Formerly a PC-only release, a version of Spore will be heading to the DS. No release dates or other details were given outside of the confirmation of the upcoming games.

In the past, Spore creator and Maxis chief designer Will Wright had expressed interest in bringing Spore to the DS and other platforms."

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I support it, but I'll be getting it on PC regardless of where else it comes out.

[Master Arkam Kannon]

By no means will I not get the PC version, but the DS version just opens up a whole new can of possibilities that the PC version might be missing.

[Akira]

Is it out on PC? I remember hearing about it and just about exploding because of how awesome it looked, but I haven't seen anything lately.

[Master Arkam Kannon]

No dates set for the PC yet, should be some time this year I hope.

http://www.spore.com/

[AA-12]

Nice! I can't wait for this.

[MegaPhony]

If the PC version is what I expect it to be,
I will go and buy a DS and SporeDS immediately

[MattyBlade]

Anyone as excited as I am for this "massively-single player" game environment? I've watched several videos on it and the concept is amazingly cool (although it's like 8 games shoved into one).

[Let's Chop Cats!]

can't wait for it

[MattyBlade]

I'm at work right now, so I'm unable to post links to videos. However, If you go to youtube or google video and type in "spore e3" or even just "spore" you should pull up, developer notes, in game-play shots.


The idea behind spore is you basically start out as a microscopic bug, the size of a spore , and evolve your way up the chain.

once you've evolved on to land, you can find other creatures that look the same of you(this will have takin several evolves to get to). From here it goes into a tribal phase, then a civilization phase, then a space race (you can terraform other planets, occupy other planets, and the like) you can meet up with other races and either war with them or make alliances.

your 'evolutions' are all designed by you as well...buildings are designed...hell this is probably the hardest game I've tried to explain. Just go watch the movies.

[Akira]

I remember get pumped over a game play demo years ago and sort of forgetting about it. This game has been a long time coming.

[MattyBlade]

I remember get pumped over a game play demo years ago and sort of forgetting about it. This game has been a long time coming.

no doubt. but if you watch the e3's from like 04 it keeps getting BETTER AND BETTER each year they're working on it.

Unlike companies like blizzard, microsoft, etc who produce something 3/4 of the way to finish and then rush it to the market to appease the mainstream it appears that maxis are going to fully finish the game before it's released. Although, it may not be totally free of glitches,etc it's going to be almost flawless.

[Amit]

spore is going to be ****ing epic

whenever

it

comes out :(

[spitfirejunky]

whenever

it

comes out :(

:upset:

[Not A Child Rapist]

SPORE is definitely going to be one of the biggest games evr.

[Luc214]

It looks ridiculously epic.

Like, a 10 minute gameplay demo I watched moved from weird looking creatures finding food and mating to building shelters to eventually cities and technology to waging war on other planets!

I can't wait.

[DJ Ducksauce]

It's supposed to come out either q1 or q2 08 isn't it?

[bradc1988]

Been waiting a very long time now, still looking forward to it.

[Against Miik!]

I've heard some cool stuff about it. Apparently, the potential size of the game is infinite, but it isn't as hard as it sounds for developers to make because they essentially give you the tools that they generally have to make the game that you want. Basically, they are giving you half a game, and its up to you from there. I might be off base a bit, but that is my general take on it. It's a cool idea. I hope it turns out well.

[-Listy-]

**** me this looks incredible.

[Giga]

Man, I heard about this a few years back, I never thought I'd hear of it again.

[rid]

Looks great, but is probably going to have tons of bugs and will be a huge failure.

:smoke:

[ATM]

Looks so good.

[Knifeboy]

Looks great, but is probably going to have tons of bugs and will be a huge failure.

:smoke:

I really doubt it. The guys behind it aren't really known for releasing buggy games

[Tillius]

Seems pretty awesome.

I'll probably be checking it out.

[rid]

I really doubt it. The guys behind it aren't really known for releasing buggy games

Though I was kinda joking, I've seen some small crap in videos of it, like arms going through the ground. But I guess you get that in most games.

[bradc1988]

As this is the most recent Spore thread, mark your calendar bitches;

http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/851/851428p1.html

[Knifeboy]

that's a couple of days right after my birthday.. awesome

[Meatplow]

fantastic

[Kainen]

its been so long I almost forgot about this game! now i'm excited again.

[Dies Irae]

this game is pretty much the only reason i have to buy a new system

been waiting for it for a long time

[Amit]

As this is the most recent Spore thread, mark your calendar bitches;

http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/851/851428p1.html

niceeee

[Mr. Ron]

I hardly play video games anymore, and I'm not really excited about them that much, but this one excites me. Its going to be great.

[Seafroggys]

this game is pretty much the only reason i have to buy a new system

been waiting for it for a long time

this is the reason I'm upgrading my two year old machine.

[Knifeboy]

I'm not upgrading untill the game actually hits the shelves

[Amit]

yeah seriously

although

nehalem will be upon us in a little less than a year i think...

[Timm]

anyone know what the nintendo ds version's gonna look like?
I might check it out if it looks any good on the ds. looks like the perfect game to pick up every now and then to spend 4 to X hours being on a train or plane

[beans]

most addicting game ever i predict

[DanD]

i thought this game was going to be relatively lax on the system requirements, i hope i don't have to get a new computer :/

either way I can't wait

[iliketoplaydrums10111]

I can't wait

I'm getting it for DS. This is gonna be such an awesome game

[Let's Chop Cats!]

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/02/13/spore_hands-on_preview/1

hands on review

[Kainen]

^^^ damn your distracting avatar

[DanD]

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/02/13/spore_hands-on_preview/1

hands on review

/boner

[3FingeredHoek]

This game is gonna be groundbreaking I think. I just hope my computer can play it.

[Collis]

Wow. This looks incredible.

Anybody know what the system specs are?

[Seafroggys]

It'll be more CPU intensive than graphically intensive, due to the nature of the game. Hell, even a 6600 (what I have now) might even pull it off.

[Knifeboy]

Yeah, they're keeping the requirements as low as possible

[planewreck]

oh my god i didn't care to learn about this game just because i didn't think i'd have the right computer to play it but holy **** it's coming out on macs

[bradc1988]

So has anyone tried the Creature Creator yet? It's pretty cool what you can do.

If I didn't have an exam tomorrow I'd still be fiddling with it.

I'm not very creative so don't take my crappy one as the limits of what it can do!

You can also upload clips from the editor directly to Youtube from within the editor which is cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF-NC8xyG0Q

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/5937/cre06846500fules8.png

[Der Übermensch]

It's out?
I thought it wasn't till September or so...

Anyways, I've been waiting for this... for years I guess. It's been talked about for ages.

[bradc1988]

Just the creature editor is out.

[Bordello]

will all of the game's graphics be like that?

[bradc1988]

I'm not sure, the creature editor is pretty limited at the moment and apparently capped at 30fps.

It looks good though, not spectacular but pretty good.

[Bordello]

if everything looks like that, it'll be pretty disappointing tbh

almost too cartoon-y, but not basing it on much

[Anglachel]

this things been on torrents for weeks :[

[bradc1988]

Yes 4 days is greater than 7.

[Mr. Pickle]

lol wiener

[Anglachel]

Yes 4 days is greater than 7.
idk it feels like it was longer

[dei]

My computer can't run it for some reason.

Lame.

[Akira]

I might try it later. Spore had too much buildup. I freaked out about it like three years ago when it premiered at E3, but I just don't really care anymore.

[Prince of Darkness]

This games looks like mad fun. Especially the sandbox space part

[dei]

Creature Creator isn't all that great.

[bradc1988]

Which forum do you mod again?

Second creature I have made, I call it Cogimzo for no reason.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ouFSyX3G-6c

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3475/cre0685e9f6fulgx5.png

[DJ Ducksauce]

Haha I love the creature creator. I messed around with it a bit the other day.

http://i25.tinypic.com/jhya8n.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/4tpkj8.jpg

[bradc1988]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/232339.html

Sweet.

[djtdub105]

almost all the creatures i've seen on youtube have been either pokemon or parts of the male human anatomy.

[Seafroggys]

Then you should see some of my frog creations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z70T0VW8Z6s

[bradc1988]

Yeah so this is out here today, if I wasn't swamped at Uni I would've picked up my preorder on the way home.

Any reviews out?

[IgniteYourAvail]

The reviews have been pretty favorable.

[Surtr]

Yup, waiting on some reviews here before I even consider purchasing it. I played around with the creature creator a while back and it was entertaining for a bit.

[AA-12]

Why would you wait for reviews? It's pretty well known that this is going to be a very solid game.

[djtdub105]

did anyone get this yet? any early word on how it is?

[Buttloaves]

This game is a lot more fun than I thought it would be.

[Collis]

The game is so so good, and I'm not even at the tribal stage yet.

[Aaron]

Is there a torrent available for this?

[bradc1988]

Of course there is.

[Surtr]

Someone needs to link me with the Torrent then lol.

Its still technically not out here yet 'till tomorrow.

[bradc1988]

idk

http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1606294/15315480/
http://www.mininova.org/tor/1763526
http://www.google.com

All 3 are good sources.

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[AA-12]

ugh pirating is so ****ing dumb.

[Aaron]

yarrrr, I disagree m'heartie.

[niobium]

well you can't rent pc games yet as far as i know

[Phalanx]

I'm finding this game boring.

[Tillius]

Oh damn I haven't been keeping tabs on this. I can't wait to try it out.

[Tillius]

ugh pirating is so ****ing dumb.

I agree, but unfortunately I don't have the money to go drop on a game right now. However, I would never pirate something without the intentions of spending the money on it later on.

[bradc1988]

You don't have to justify it! Just do it or don't do it, it's really quite simple.

[Tillius]

Oh I know, I'm just saying I agree that pirating is lame and normally I'm not interested in doing it.

[808]

Piracy is love.

[Anglachel]

yarrrrr im a pirate

yeah the game gets boring quick apparently

[Anglachel]

I dont remember who told me Spore gets boring but they have a gigantic ****ing stick up their ***

im in outer space and ohmygod this thing is huge and there so many empires OH MY GOD

[Collis]

Space stage is my favourite. Pisses me off when I have to fly back because a virus broke out though, especially when I'm on the other side of the freakin universe.

I'm quite excited about what I'll find in the centre of the universe.

[benerooni]

i read that this game is a disappointment.

[Reaganista]

wats this about

[stevensonmat2]

Why is pirating lame? Oh wait, it isn't.

[Jude]

I love how people have internalized the "piracy is bad" mentality from wherever the hell it came from

I would pirate that **** in two seconds if my computer could handle it

[Reaganista]

ya whats so bad about stealing

[benerooni]

I love how people have internalized the "piracy is bad" mentality from wherever the hell it came from

I would pirate that **** in two seconds if my computer could handle it

im thinking it came from ppl not liking other ppl dling their stuff instead of buying it?

anyway yeah piracy is bad but i do it anyway shrug

[stevensonmat2]

I pirate plenty, but I will buy something if I think it's really awesome. I plan on buying TDK, which will be my first dvd purchase in years.

[Reaganista]

s a t a n

[Anglachel]

i read that this game is a disappointment.
idk what people were expecting if theyre disappointed but theyre dumb anyways

[benerooni]

idk what people were expecting if theyre disappointed but theyre dumb anyways

stages are too short and shouldn't even be stages at all but rather a natural evolution or something. rts elements in middle/later stages too shallow. game feels like a combination of the surface elements of a bunch of genres making it feel real shallow. gets repetitive. good thing i didn't follow the hype

[Knifeboy]

is that talking points you're reciting? because you don't sound like you actually played the game

[benerooni]

is that talking points you're reciting? because you don't sound like you actually played the game

well i did say i've only heard it was a disappointment didn't i?

[Knifeboy]

So how in the world can you say "good thing I didn't follow the hype"?

I've tried it, and it was pretty much what I expected. In fact, it was a little bit better than what I expected

The fact that you could create a creature without eyes was pretty hilarious

[Phalanx]

stages are too short

They're too long! why did the cell stage take 15 minutes?

[Knifeboy]

Agreed, stages are definitely not too long

[AA-12]

This game is absolutely fantastic. I wish people didn't try to hype it so much and imagine it being a game where you control every aspect of creation. It's just flat out fun and charming and works on every level.

[benerooni]

So how in the world can you say "good thing I didn't follow the hype"?
hilarious
as in i didn't buy the game

[mos]

this game sucks.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Downloaded it, installed it, waiting for a proper crack before I play it.

[djtdub105]

still debating on whether or not to get this. i'm sure i'll like it, but it's gonna make me waste a lot of time

[Anglachel]

im getting a legit copy today

seriously i dont get what people expected it to be when they say theyre disappointed

[P13]

It's got draconian DRM on it
****ing EA

[Phalanx]

seriously i dont get what people expected it to be when they say theyre disappointed

Not boring.

[Anglachel]

Its not boring, its just kinda slow :|

[griftadan]

wait it's out? holy ****, time to run to best buy

[AA-12]

Spore isn't a let down or boring at all. It's great.

[Aaron]

I like how the pace changes. The first half-hour when you're at cell-level is nice and hectic, then it changes and you evolve and the gameplay changes.

[Tillius]

For such an anticipated game some people are bound to be disappointed. I don't know why this surprises anybody.

[djtdub105]

i'm more surprised at how many ppl seem like they read the reviews about the lack of depth, and instantly dismiss the game

[Seafroggys]

Just played the Cell stage.

Insanely fun.

Though there was a dead creature by my nesting spawn at the Creature stage, it was one of the ones I made in the Creature Creator back in July :(

[benerooni]

i'm more surprised at how many ppl seem like they read the reviews about the lack of depth, and instantly dismiss the game
well obviously i'll still play it if i ever get the chance but yeah i think reviews suggest i'll have buyer's remorse

[Buttloaves]

Spore is pretty fun if you don't approach it like it's the end all, be all game to end all games ever. I'm at the tribal stage now. My only complaint is that a lot of the tribal gear doesn't fit right on most creatures due to awkward designs and such.

[angry armadillo]

this game is boring

there is too much emphasis on the creation parts, and not enough on making varied and interesting gameplay.

[YourBiggestFan]

. . . the creation parts, at least to me, seemed to be the ****ing point of the game. You know? You CREATE life?

Now we just have to wait for the hot date, pets and livin large expansion

[benerooni]

. . . the creation parts, at least to me, seemed to be the ****ing point of the game. You know? You CREATE life?
expansion
well i hope that's not the case or else it would seem like more of a toy than a game

[djtdub105]

its still a game. the creative aspect plays a much larger role than most, but its still a game

[Mister_Che]

Pretty fun. I'm up to the tribal section.

[Kill Everything V2]

I'm at war with 3 empires in space stage and slowly getting raped

i go to a planet and destroy all my opponents cities on it and they build it back up in no time

also the dogfights with spaceships is cool
gotta use wasd for it otherwise you're gonna be a sitting duck while you select weapons

[Mister_Che]

From "Jingoist:"

http://ll-085.ea.com/spore/static/image/500/010/085/500010085988_lrg.png
http://ll-118.ea.com/spore/static/image/500/007/118/500007118610_lrg.png
http://ll-970.ea.com/spore/static/image/500/006/970/500006970724_lrg.png
http://ll-144.ea.com/spore/static/image/500/009/144/500009144541_lrg.png

This guy is awesome.

[Knifeboy]

That is extremely geeky/awesome

[wartomods]

the game is cool enuff

[Zebra]

cant wait to get this

[YourBiggestFan]

well i hope that's not the case or else it would seem like more of a toy than a game

Is that a bad thing?

[Knifeboy]

yess!111 games r serius bussnss!!1

[benerooni]

Is that a bad thing?
well most ppl would say wii music is a toy and not a game. so yes.

[benerooni]

oh and games aren't serious business but they're not toys either

[E sharp]

I think it gets kinda "meh" when you start invading other planets and the game turns into a rts.


i posted this on first page... HOW I WAS WRONG!

[DBoons Ghost]

Anything on the DRM nonsense people are flipping out over?

As I understand it EA imlplemented some DRM system by which you can only install the game a number of times before it ceases to work. Any truth to this?

[Mister_Che]

I'm sure you can call EA and work around it. I don't have any problems with it.

[Knifeboy]

Yeah, 3 times apparently, you have to call their support line if you want to install it more than that

http://www.amazon.com/Spore-Mac/dp/B000FKBCX4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1221156267&sr=8-1

geeks respond by voting it a 1 on amazon, pretty darned effective protest eh


As usual, the DRM is only hurting the customers, the game leaked and the DRM was cracked before it even hit the shelves

[DBoons Ghost]

It's a game though. You could just preserve the initial install and move it wherever you want.

Games don't install anything to the registry really nor does it "register" heavy files.

People do realize that right?

[YourBiggestFan]

1 star!!! That will show them!!!

[Kill Everything V2]

It's a game though. You could just preserve the initial install and move it wherever you want.

Games don't install anything to the registry really nor does it "register" heavy files.

People do realize that right?
not the stupid people rating it a 1

[Dinosawesome]

So I bought this on a whim today and I just spent the last 6 hours straight playing it...

I loved the cell stage, the creation stage was cool but I thought it was a little too easy to change the look of your creature- I mean, evolution is supposed to be gradual but you can change your entire creature in one edit. The tribe stage was fun but a bit easy for me and I stopped playing just after I started the civilization stage because I was getting a migraine from too much staring at the screen =P

All in all, a good game which will keep me entertained for a few weeks/months.

[Reaganista]

i got the space stage with one creation and then started over cuz it seemed needlessly tedious and i didnt feel like i got to play the earlier stages enough particularly the first two so i played another one up until stage 3 and then stopped it's fun but it doesn't have the depth to really get me hooked i dont think maybe the space stage will but i normally dont like space games

also in my first life i killed literally everything i saw as soon as i saw it up until the space stage where the game is suddenly telling me to establish a trade route wtf is that **** i dont trade i kill ****

in my second life i danced with critters until i was like halfway through and they stopped liking my dancing so i went on a killing spree
"call flock" is a ridiculously overpowered ability

[Reaganista]

also the civilization stage was ridiculous and disappointing

[Dinosawesome]

Yeah I was expecting it to be similar gameplay to that of Warcraft or Age of Empires but it was much lamer.

It felt to me like the further the game went on the more bored the programmers got with it.

I still like it though :)

[Anglachel]

space stage kicks a lot more *** when you get a fleet and go to war with people

[Dinosawesome]

When you go into spacestage, are you actually fighting against PEOPLE over the net, or are they just CPU planets?

[Mr. Ron]

I finally played this in my friend's dorm the other night. So ****ing badass.

[Anglachel]

When you go into spacestage, are you actually fighting against PEOPLE over the net, or are they just CPU planets?
cpu planets

but the creatures can be stuff you downloaded from other people and their attitude depends on how said person raised that creature

[Dinosawesome]

cpu planets

but the creatures can be stuff you downloaded from other people and their attitude depends on how said person raised that creature
Aw, it'd be cooler if it was like a MMORPG where you could go find your friends and wage war on their planets.

[Reaganista]

i cant get over how bad civilization stage is i just thought i'd say that again

[Collis]

Yeah it's too simple.

[BridgeToSolace]

Making your own stuff is great, and it's very well done, but it really only effects the game visually. You still have to swarm people with units in civilization stage, no matter how militarily strong your units are. Just depends on how many you have to storm it with.

I just doesn't effect the game as much as it should. ruins the point.

[Babble]

whats the difference between military and religious civs?

I played through once to space as a pacifist and am still building a space empire as a military civ but I didn't notice much difference.

apparently economic civs are different tho

[Anglachel]

um you actually get more passive abilities depending on what you finish each previous stage as

check gamefaqs for all of them (I've done economic stuff and play space as a Trader, so all purchasable passive abilities are half price for me)

[Aaron]

F U grox empire

[Anglachel]

HAI GAIZ LOOKIT WHAR I DID

http://i34.tinypic.com/9apuky.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/r036uh.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/9vavjk.jpg
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