Let's hope this one sticks. :/

Gauphastus

The wait is killing me.

planetidiot

I am very excited about this game. If it doesn't come out on the Wii (as I heard it was), I'll get it for the PC definitely.

Fatmumuhomer

But yeah, the development at any phase plays out over several generations; I understand this can go for as long as you like. The first phases have to do with you gathering enough points to advance your brain in level.
Later on, in city/civ phase, it's about planet-wide domination.

The first phases of the game are described by Wright as merely a tutorial for the space phase. That's where the big stuff goes down.

Just FYI for you folks who didn't seem to know. :)

Gauphastus

GuaiGaWarui

(A) It has to simulate an entire GALAXY, what the hell made you think it was going to look like Crysis?

(B) Will wanted it to run on a lot of computers, not just your gaming-porn PCs.

(C) The game uses some of the most advanced graphical and procedural techniques EVER. It's being worked on by guys from the demo scene. It's got five years of crazy technical tricks to do all that in just a few kilobytes. I would argue, in fact, that the engine is probably MORE advanced (in terms of new techniques; Crysis just relies on a crapload of RAM and DX10) than Crysis's.

(D) You can make it look HOWEVER YOU WANT. "I'm not excited for that guy's creations?" Then make your OWN. That's what creative vision is for. It's a tool for awesome. And even if you aren't creative / are lazy, you get to use other people's content. That's right YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO MORE THAN PRESS A BUTTON GOD WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU. *Breathes.*

(E) You're judging its look from five, 30-second clips. YOUTUBE clips.

(F) Many of you seem to be trolling this game just because you don't like games where you don't play an iconic main character, where there's a simple beginning and end, etc. I appreciate that not everyone likes the Sims, but Spore lets you essentially create your own story. Other than lack of creativity how could you ever get bored?

(G) This isn't strictly graphical, but frankly anyone here who's trolling this just because of the Wii comment, I'm ignoring you forever and ever. Some games are more important than console wars, even if you ARE a rabid Nfan!

So yeah. Basically I don't understand all your complaints, and I wish the Kotaku audience was a bit more open to new ideas. And this game has more new ideas than pretty much any other game I can think of since Mario 64.

LeGuru

I don't care what anyone related to it said about any console ever they honestly all have a free pass plus it was a rant anyway why the hell do you guys care OH GOD SPORE

SPORE

Spore!

LeGuru

The evolution isn't in "chunks" or very fast, it's a slow process. You get, I believe they are called, DNA points. Don't quote me on that as it's been awhile since I read the article. You then use those to evovle your critter and you get them by doing certain things.

Lachoy

I agree. The evolution, and being able to essentially "remodel" your creature entirely in one whack seems a bit out of place, and you end up creating five distinct characters that aren't really related.

If they could perhaps limit you to x number of changes in a certain timeframe, then perhaps that would allow the evolution to be more sensible (although going from primordial soup to land would still need a few major changes - fins to feet, for example).

humilitybecomeshim

Thats the reason I am buying this game, To piss you off.

Just kidding. This games have many impression I like about. Nintendo does not suck. The Wii however is boring right now without a game.

zutto

That alone is a shot in the arm to the PS3 who claimed it when it obviously belonged on the Wii.

I'm with JTindahouse, there are a lot of expectations in PLAYING A GOD, so I can only imagine my hopes being dashed just a bit, being a creative person who wants to command the cells of life and the elements of nature in perfect harmony at least once in their short, quiet, pitiful life.

TheTheTheTheWhat

Point and case, this is going to be a great game. No matter what a developer said about his own opinions... I guess this isn't America, and we don't have the right to free speach anymore.

unsought

On an unrelated note, those videos make me want a next-gen Magic Carpet game.

androvsky

zorikin

ablemancain

For the lenghth of time this has been in development, granted this isn't the final cut, I'd be expecting more, especially by now.

Those vids leave me bored and uninspired.

furiku

dsvella

I honestly can't believe that some of you guys don't like the look of this game. Seriously. Creating a race of creatures, shaping them into a great civilisation, and then exploring space? Not to mention creating anything you want along the way (creatures, buildings, vehicles, planets and even stars can be made (and destroyed) by the player at various stages of the game ). That's just awesome.

FreeSquares

Although the guy who said it worked for Maxis (who are relatively hip as far as developers go, even if they are owned by EA), don't get so annoyed when someone disses Nintendo. Nintendo purposely went out of their way to do something different this generation, and that will always cause some people to look askance.

It's unavoidable, and I'm surprised more people haven't done that kind of thing. When you try to change the world, you always get some people who get angry about it. If they didn't, it's not working.

John H.

Oh it does, it scans the database of existing and user creted items to ffer creations that look similar to your style. Im not sure if it applies to creature creation, but then again that has gameply mechanics added to it so it might be better to do that bit yourself.

Daithi O'Coinnigh

To respond to some of the comments above:
The game is supposed to upload user creations to a central database. If you don't want to make your own buildings, boat, textures, whatever, you can browse this catalog and select ones you want to use in your own game.

This database will also contain player created planets, including all creatures and civilizations. When you reach the space phase, some of the planets you visit will be another user's creation. The reaction of that planet's populace will also reflect the play style of the original creator(peaceful, warlike, etc.).

aka Bitter

Sooooo. . . You're telling lunaticcore to quit doing what you just did??!??! Doesn't make sense to me, lunaticcore just gave an opinion about something and you jumped his case saying that it was someone's right to voice their opinion!?!? Oh, the hypocrisy. . .

Anyway, I can not wait for this game! It looks more and more amazing each time I see it! Though I do see where it will appeal mostly to creative types and not necessarily "gamers". Now, if they could implement something that would let folks, say pick pre-made content from that another user has created and just jump right in and play, maybe that would get more folks on board. . . Just an idea.

Lachoy

What Toad said was an honest opinion, and had nothing to do with any of you until you started with the flaming and the emo stuff. Get over yourself, and go reexamine who the immature dramatic emo kid really is here.

Narsil

Which I don't mind, being able to create worlds from microbes floating around in primordial ooze all the way to flying in space to other cities, on other planets, in other planetary systems, in other galaxies, is simply mind boggling. Having a content creation system that borders on being game-developer-esque is nice too. I do wonder how they will allow players to set attributes to certain things though, like, you make a hole on some creature, is it his mouth or his pooper? And, that bucket shaped thing on the spaceship? Thruster or Cockpit? Will this vehicle be submersible or capable of space flight. I wonder exactly how deep this creation system will be, it all relies on what presets are in place I guess. Half of my excitement not only comes from waiting to play it, but wanting to see how "smart" the mechanics are at allowing your to create whatever you want, and then be able to make it DO whatever you want.

Oh, and about he foot-in-mouth developer? We probably won't hear much from him anymore. I bet they moved him from the cubicle to the janitor's closet. Either that or he's reading the Sunday paper for new jobs.

JTindahouse

I think my biggest problem is the 5 separate videos make the game feel like 5 seperate games. I'm hoping that this game does flow from one part to the next without any major fanfare and loading screen.

Totally agree with the level of customisation being too over the top. A nice random button will suffice for the main part, especially boat building *yawn*

oh and insomniabob, Lucas pre ep 1, you are referring to Howard the duck Lucas right?

Gaz

lunaticcore

Nate_Birch

There's a freakin' CELL PHONE VERSION. It's been announced. (before you scoff, it's SUPPOSED to have some neat tie-in features to the 'big game'. might actually be cool.)

People that say they're going to pass on this game because some random jackass dissed the Wii are morons. WIll Wright is gaming's Speilberg, Lucas (pre ep1), and whatever other big name directors you care to throw out there. Unlike Molyneux, who has great ideas, but falls short, Wright delivers a truly groundbreaking game every 5 years or so, and has for decades. The man has done more to shape the nature of the games we play today than almost anyone aside from Miyamoto.

As for those of you who say "I want to play a game, not create it", I would remind you that all games are meant to be interactive. To an extent, user inputs 'creates' every game you've ever played. No two people will ever play a game in exactly the same way. If that doesn't appeal to you, might I suggest watching TV? Thought isn't for everyone.

Spore is groundbreaking on several levels, not the least of which is the promised seamless transition between the eras of play. No loading, no waiting. Pond to grassland to continent to planet to universe, in an eyeblink. That alone is a huge achievment by this team. Couple that with massive resiviors of player created content, automatic uploading and downloading, and all the other features this game has...
the only real question is how well the ports to the various consoles will handle.
(I feel compelled to note this could very well be the first game that shows of the PS3's as-yet-untapped potential.)

This is probably the most signifigant game of the next 10 years. If you consider yourself a gamer, you owe it to yourself to try it out.

Insomnia Bob

baberg

ghettosmurf

Ether_Snake

v00deux

t3knomanser

Ha Ha, now that thats out of the way. This game is awesome and I had no idea it was so violent. I'm more intrigued about this game then ever before

Nickatiah

Marasai

matt57488

Toad

The visual style of this game is more inline with Pixar-style character design, imo. Which I neither hate nor love but in an active setting can be quite entertaining.

yidali

Demaar

Me, I'd rather have a perfect frame rate than one that fluctuates with onscreen action.

There really is no excuse - especially for promotional videos.

MacHarper

I feel the same way. Somehow I thought there was more to it than this.

It's kinda like a movie that sounds great in concept, then you see the trailer and it's like, you know you just saw everything that's supposed to be good about the movie and now you don't feel like you need to see the movie anymore.

badasscat

I don't want to play this game any more. It looks like each part of the game is behind the industry standard in the genre it is trying to mimic.

The first sequence with the cell looks like a cheap Xbox Live Arcade Title.

The second sequence looks like a mmorpg, running from a to b fight and then rinse repeat.

The third tribal phase looks like a very cheap rts based on the fighting above. Absolutely soulless.

The civilization phase looks interesting though and the editor looks very capable but I think they have a huge problem. Either we're gonna have to edit and create a lot of vehicles and houses to build our civ and end up not wanting to spend a lot of time in the editor OR we'll be expected to only edit and create one house and one or two vehicles meaning that's all we're gonna see on the map. Massive shortfall.

And the space phase looks just like the civ and tribe phase.

I think this game is gonna fall apart as being way overrated.

disc

Psudonym

etho

Karttikeya

Jonn

flclkris

I dig this kind of games. I've spend a lot of time playing Animal Crossing (GC and DS), Viva Piñata, Little Computer People, Chibi Robot, Harvest Moon etc.

But these games have some kind of charm. The avatars are charismatic, You feel they´re alive someway...

But The Will Wright games and Nintendogs are exceptions, they're kinda repulsive to me...just my 2 cents.

victor-hvgo borges

Zips

yeah... if you didn't like the Sims I'm 100% sure this isn't your kind of game.

The reason I buy Maxis games is because they do what other games can't.

yidali

These vids are cool, but now I'm really curious about the transitions.

Jawajoey

sweetie55

shorty1k

Im interested in the concept, but the visuals are just boring. The same reason that makes me uninterested in The Sims will keep me away from this game as well.

The high level of customization is not excuse for this.

victor-hvgo borges

The creation screens alone are going to claim many hours from me.

If they implement the 3-D printing of your critters service they did as a promotion at E-3, that would be even hotter.

PTTSeven

svetlana

Waka in Japan

Stevedroid

weird.

aden.exe

If this gets delayed again I'm pretty sure I will "aquire" one from the Maxis headquarters.

Spiderbait

PatMan33

phrequency

flyingtaco

Does phase one remind anyone else of fl0w?

NameYourCharacter

Zim

Evin

Toad