Where did you get the Galactic Edition for 49 euros? :OMdk7 said:Even if YESTERDAY i said that i was not gonna buy the game for some time, i just came home with the Galactic Edition.
49 euros, i could NOT refuse the offer...
Haven't even installed the game yet, but WOW at the 120 pages "The Art of Spore" booklet... AMAZING, i do love that kind of stuff (and i wish more games had that).
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TwiztidElf
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Tribal and Civilization stages have cooled me considerably on this game. 
The game has become a mediocre RTS.
The game has become a mediocre RTS.
stephentotilo
Behind The Games
Hey all. I don't call it a "review," but I wrote about my impressions of playing "Spore" for the past week over at Multiplayer. Here's the start...
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/09/04/spore-after-one-week/
(I've fallen just short of finishing the game. It's pretty long.)
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/09/04/spore-after-one-week/
(I've fallen just short of finishing the game. It's pretty long.)
stephentotilo
Behind The Games
TwiztidElf said:Tribal and Civilization stages have cooled me considerably on this game.
The game has become a mediocre RTS.
Tribal's easily the weakest. But Space certainly bounces the game back.
stephentotilo
Behind The Games
Not if you're going for an economic victory in Civilization and wind up having to fend off a military attack that drastically cuts off your options. That mode took me a few hours to get out of that bind.
MrPing1000
Member
just installed and it appears the server is down. Can't access spore.com at all.
Hurrah!
Hurrah!
Spotless Mind
Member
Just finished installing and also peeved to discover the servers down. Oh well. :/
I'm playing it offline, got the Cell stage (cool!) and now i'm in the creature one... but i have a problem with the editor: how come it's not possible to actually erase parts?
I have played countless hours with the CC during the summer and i know how it should work... but here it's a little different: if i just click with the mouse on a part it copies it instead of moving it, it's impossible to erase something i had placed before on my creature, i can't either adjust the spine (save for making the vertebrae fat) nor change the junction placement... any help?
Thanks!
EDIT: just after i posted it worked right (like in the usual CC) for a couple of minutes and it's started to fuck things up...AGAIN. O____O
I have played countless hours with the CC during the summer and i know how it should work... but here it's a little different: if i just click with the mouse on a part it copies it instead of moving it, it's impossible to erase something i had placed before on my creature, i can't either adjust the spine (save for making the vertebrae fat) nor change the junction placement... any help?
Thanks!
EDIT: just after i posted it worked right (like in the usual CC) for a couple of minutes and it's started to fuck things up...AGAIN. O____O
MrPing1000
Member
Site is up now. Well parts of it, login server still down, bleh.
TekunoRobby
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Online seems to be working now, At least in game. The log in on the site is still down.
My spore account is Almyn, If anyone would like to add me.
I've only played for a hour or so this afternoon but i really like what i have played so far. The cell stage was really basic but still fun. And it introduced the creture edit mode well. I love the graphical style also, And i'm surprised at how well it runs on my out of date computer.
My spore account is Almyn, If anyone would like to add me.
I've only played for a hour or so this afternoon but i really like what i have played so far. The cell stage was really basic but still fun. And it introduced the creture edit mode well. I love the graphical style also, And i'm surprised at how well it runs on my out of date computer.
stephentotilo
Behind The Games
Amarox said:
Ahh. They do that in Space stage too! Watch out. Once another species declares war on you it's very hard to get them to back down.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
lockii said:
It is in my heart.
Yes, I noticed that, but it hasn't been as bad so far. Although I am still only a Commodore.stephentotilo said:
My main problem with Space so far is that my ships weapons are really weak. I can't find anything powerful and I'm having a hard time fighting everyone with just the minor proton missile.
Caesar III
Member
Yeah, the start of the install process is slow as hell.
I cannot log in ingame It works fine on the page, but ingame it wants to connect my account and then it says "login failed" or something like that
I cannot log in ingame
It works fine on the page, but ingame it wants to connect my account and then it says "login failed" or something like that stephentotilo
Behind The Games
Amarox said:
Are you checking in on your badges? I have two ranks to go before finishing the game, and it's now making a lot more sense to consciously pursue certain badges than to just play around and serendipitously get some. Gaining enough of them levels you up nicely.
How are you guys who are playing Space making money? Unless I'm missing something, all transactions have to be done manually -- selling ore from planet to planet, finding and selling artifacts, etc. Is there no way to have the income slowly accrue on its own once you have lots of colonies and trade routes? Or am I missing something?
Neckbeard69
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Thomper said:
Login servers are having problems with the flood of new players. Your PC is fine
McBradders
NeoGAF: my new HOME
Has anyone picked this up in a store in the UK yet?
I might fish around on my way home tonight.
I might fish around on my way home tonight.
Visualante
Member
Cell stage: 6/10
McBradders
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bee said:
I woulda got it from there but they closed their pre-orders
MrPing1000
Member
Ok I'm in the creature stage at my second nest. Creature is a herbivore and I'm getting my ass kicked, surrounded by hostiles and some friendly monkies who I can't charm to like me. Playing on hard
I also saw AN amazing creature, its about 50 foot tall and it's legs look like puppets. Saw a giant boney dragon that killed me in one shot as well.
I also saw AN amazing creature, its about 50 foot tall and it's legs look like puppets. Saw a giant boney dragon that killed me in one shot as well.
Cell and creature phases are extremely repetitive and boring, IMO. I was satisfied with them for about 10 mins, then after I 'leveled up' a few times, I was like 'man, do I *really* have to do this a bunch more times?'
Just started tribe phase, and it seems like it has more depth, but I only got to play around with it 5 mins last night.
I'm really just looking forward to the space phase.
Oh, one thing that I thought was really well done was the history/progress chart of your creature. Awesome thing to look at, shows deaths, kills, changes in body structure, etc.
Just started tribe phase, and it seems like it has more depth, but I only got to play around with it 5 mins last night.
I'm really just looking forward to the space phase.
Oh, one thing that I thought was really well done was the history/progress chart of your creature. Awesome thing to look at, shows deaths, kills, changes in body structure, etc.
stephentotilo
Behind The Games
Amarox said:
Earning badges makes shop items related to those badges available. So if you can earn a war-based one, then it will make new guns available. I don't recall if you can actually preview what will be offered. Leveling up overall -- changing ranks -- sometimes adds a slot to your alliances. That was the key thing to me. I never fly anywhere in the game without three other spaceships at my side, and when I go into combat, they do much of the fighting. You have to have alliances to have allies, so work on your diplomacy and you should be good to go.
:lol @ tribe intro.
So far it is a mixed bag. Gameplay itself got boring pretty fast in the first two stages. And while tribal looks a bit more promising, it feels pretty slow. The customization part is also a bit weird in this stage. I chose to go down a more typical "2 arms 2 legs" creature so it was ok, but I already had a hard time to fit the stuff on the body without looking stupid. Doesn't really fit with the game.
Small thing I liked: Saw some stuff you can do in the space stage happening on the creature stage. A meteor shower and a space ship stealing a creature right in front of my eyes....that was neat.
So far it is a mixed bag. Gameplay itself got boring pretty fast in the first two stages. And while tribal looks a bit more promising, it feels pretty slow. The customization part is also a bit weird in this stage. I chose to go down a more typical "2 arms 2 legs" creature so it was ok, but I already had a hard time to fit the stuff on the body without looking stupid. Doesn't really fit with the game.
Small thing I liked: Saw some stuff you can do in the space stage happening on the creature stage. A meteor shower and a space ship stealing a creature right in front of my eyes....that was neat.
platypotamus
Member
Wow impressions are all over the place. Even the people that agree that they like the game can't agree on what parts they like.
Just a couple more days...
Just a couple more days...
stephentotilo
Behind The Games
Sharp said:
How do you epic them? And what role did they play for you in Tribe? I just stayed away from them.
HarryHengst
Member
Seeing the GDC video from back around 2005/2006 again is terrible. THe game they showed back then seems so much better than the horrible abomination it turned out to be.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5748685702138041968&vt=lf&hl=de
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5748685702138041968&vt=lf&hl=de
Caesar III
Member
I don't get the space stage so far. It is a bit too much imho. You should have all the features from the beginning, so you can use it if you want. I don't want to do those damn missions to unlock some abilities I want to use Trading sucks, too. But perhaps it is getting better in time. At the moment my solar system is being attacked by another species and I don't know what to do to beat them. I want to expand first
Started a second creature and it sucks, that all the info boxes are popping again. I know it already, damnit.
I don't like it so far, that being a plant eater is more difficult. The binding of features to body parts is also really stupid. I have a snail as my second creature and I cannot dance because it has no legs and never will. How shoud I impress the other creatures then?
Building houses and vehicles is too limited in my opinion. I cannot create something great with the parts given.
Overall it is a neat game and I like it. I like all of the phases. Even the cell phase is a nice little game for itself (I never played flow, so perhaps that is why!)
I just want to have more save slots and a possibility to go back to phase x with my creation to perhaps change something.
Trading sucks, too. But perhaps it is getting better in time. At the moment my solar system is being attacked by another species and I don't know what to do to beat them. I want to expand first Started a second creature and it sucks, that all the info boxes are popping again. I know it already, damnit.
I don't like it so far, that being a plant eater is more difficult. The binding of features to body parts is also really stupid. I have a snail as my second creature and I cannot dance because it has no legs and never will. How shoud I impress the other creatures then?
Building houses and vehicles is too limited in my opinion. I cannot create something great with the parts given.
Overall it is a neat game and I like it. I like all of the phases. Even the cell phase is a nice little game for itself (I never played flow, so perhaps that is why!)
I just want to have more save slots and a possibility to go back to phase x with my creation to perhaps change something.
Union Carbine
Member
I just want to set up some creature civilizations and watch them carry out a galactic battle royale largely without my control. Can I do that? I guess I want this to be a true god-game.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Does the game still have that nice galactic view? I loved how that looked in that videoHarryHengst said:Seeing the GDC video from back around 2005/2006 again is terrible. THe game they showed back then seems so much better than the horrible abomination it turned out to be.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5748685702138041968&vt=lf&hl=de
Other than the water stage and I suppose the art style the game still has pretty much everything in the video, galactic view included. But I think without much info people may have been reading things into it that weren't there.Marconelly said:
I don't have the game yet, but I watched some streams of other people playing. There is definitely a UFO tool you can use on a creature down on a planet to epic it, it sends down a little dome and they emerge as an epic. Epics can also be hunted and killed for food in tribal stage (I'm pretty sure I saw someone do this).stephentotilo said:
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