Spore (PC Game) - DPChallenge Forums

09/08/2008 08:22:36 AM · #1

anyone else tried the new pc game spore ?

i played awhile last night - pretty interesting. just was released sunday afternoon.

timfythetoo

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09/08/2008 08:24:48 AM · #2

I am hoping my wife will get it for my birthday. It looks very intersting.

klkitchens

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09/08/2008 08:49:31 AM · #3

Just found a copy in my coffee mug which sat on my desk untouched since Thursday. :)

Seriously, since "The Sims" was so bad, I'm not sure "Spore" is gonna be all that great. Another yawnfest that's semi-cool for the first 10 minutes until it descends into repetition.

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09/08/2008 08:55:58 AM · #4

My boy downloaded it last night. It took 3.5 hours to download... I think it was something like 3.2G in size!

CraigD

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09/08/2008 09:18:39 AM · #5

Can't justify the upgrade to my powerbook to play it, but it looks interesting.

tate

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09/08/2008 09:38:35 AM · #6

I like the promo video. British accent with a hint of sarcasm. Looks like more fun than Monte Python
But seriously, who wouldn't want to play the part of God?

klkitchens

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09/08/2008 12:05:47 PM · #7

Originally posted by metatate:

I like the promo video. British accent with a hint of sarcasm. Looks like more fun than Monte Python
But seriously, who wouldn't want to play the part of God?

A Christian.

Simms

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09/08/2008 12:12:05 PM · #8

Originally posted by metatate:

I like the promo video. British accent with a hint of sarcasm. Looks like more fun than Monte Python
But seriously, who wouldn't want to play the part of God?

Charles Darwin?

Sugarpie

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09/08/2008 12:13:50 PM · #9

Originally posted by metatate:

I like the promo video. British accent with a hint of sarcasm. Looks like more fun than Monte Python
But seriously, who wouldn't want to play the part of God?

Theres a game called black and white you can be a good god or you can be a bad god

Sugarpie

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09/08/2008 12:14:11 PM · #10

and to stay on topic, my husband got spore
i tried it, its.. ok

he LOVES it

togtog

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09/08/2008 12:44:06 PM · #11

I've played through most of spore in a couple days. It was entertaining but I don't think it came close to justifying the price. Thankfully I tried before I bought. I found it a tad too easy and not as deep as Maxis had claimed it would be. Note that I had high expectations and only played once as single player so your experience may differ from mine.

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09/08/2008 01:05:16 PM · #12

Originally posted by togtog:

I've played through most of spore in a couple days.

Wasn't it just released yesterday???

togtog

Nikon D300

09/08/2008 01:07:54 PM · #13

Originally posted by dwterry:

Originally posted by togtog:
I've played through most of spore in a couple days.

Wasn't it just released yesterday???

Aussieland got it a week early, enough time to hit the internets.

mirdonamy

09/08/2008 01:37:27 PM · #14

I lost four hours of my life last night to Spore! I don't regret it. It was great fun, and I can't wait to play again tonight. I just can't stay up til 2am again... eeek!

Simms

09/08/2008 02:27:27 PM · #15

As long as its better than `The Sims`, I mean, any game based on my dysfunctional family is gonna be bad..... (although 100 million copies sold probably contradicts that).

May download it, is it available on Steam?

09/08/2008 02:31:54 PM · #16

It looks to me like The Sims 1,000,000 B.C.

09/08/2008 03:40:56 PM · #17

nah it's not really like sims. i never liked sims myself. this is quite a feat in the gaming design sense. discovery channel had a special about the making of it saturday night.

i find it pretty fun. sort of a chose your own adventure. and rather than just go through the daily routine over and over you evolve as you accomplish things. and depending on how you evolve your tasks are different. at least it seems that way.

for instance i choose carnivore as my character. omnivore would make life easier for instance. then you build/modify your character as you move along.

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09/08/2008 03:45:34 PM · #18

yeah i got through cellular stage and a good part of the way through creature stage.

will likely play tonight, but as you mention got to set a 'stop' alarm or something ;}

Originally posted by mirdonamy:

I lost four hours of my life last night to Spore! I don't regret it. It was great fun, and I can't wait to play again tonight. I just can't stay up til 2am again... eeek!

09/08/2008 04:55:51 PM · #19

It's interesting the number of "1 Star" ratings the game is getting over at Amazon.com, mostly having to do with DRM, but there are some complaints about the game play being dumbed down as well.

I haven't talked to my boy yet to find out what he thinks of it, so I guess I'll find out more tonight.

mirdonamy

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09/08/2008 07:03:23 PM · #20

Soup, I think an alarm would be a great idea. I got through the creature stage last night, but I haven't left it yet since I want more parts first. I want a really cute creature for my next evolution! Right now, my Mumicantes is pretty silly looking!

klkitchens

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09/08/2008 07:19:57 PM · #21

Putting the myth of evolution where it belongs... in a kiddy game. :)

kyebosh

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09/08/2008 07:32:44 PM · #22

if you want a game about playing god try out Black and White, or Black and White 2 where you actually play a as a god.

I've heard people talking about this game but I haven't really played any games in so long that they've just kinda lost my interest. I do like playing games with people in a coop setting though. Team games are the most fun for me.

togtog

Nikon D300

09/08/2008 08:20:16 PM · #23

Originally posted by HawkeyeLonewolf:

Putting the myth of evolution where it belongs... in a kiddy game. :)

Actually spore is 90% creationism and only 10% evolution despite their advertising to the opposite.