Spore Creature Creator Coming Before Spore - Kotaku Comments

Spore Creature Creator Coming Before Spore

jomobro — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:47:03 MDT

erm...there will b a free release of the creature creator...at the same time as the pricey one, but it won't have as much stuff on it...its unlimited tho :)

jomobro

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Candlejack — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:09:23 MST

@Karlott: Ah, yea. Well those not knowing don't deserve to understand I say!!!

Candlejack

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Knukleur — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:38:25 MST

The Sims 2 free pre-release thing, you could give your guy one of two pairs of bermuda shorts, and one choice was mint green plaid. The video advertising the game also showed women pulling their bras off and toddlers breathing fire, which never happens.

Knukleur

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Ryan — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:19:47 MST

Paying for it would be punishing the early adopters, I could see this being included with pre-orders like others have mentioned, or in the worst case it would be a minor expense when it's all said and done. What I would really like to see is for them to include all the editors and not just the creature one. While the creature editor looks awesome I'm also extremely excited about the vehicles.

Ryan

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Cameroo — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:50:53 MST

I think the sims 2 shipped a copy of the create-a-sim program before the official game went retail also. Like 2-3 weeks before if I remember correctly. Not to suprised Spore would do the same thing seeing as how heavily customisible th critters are. Im so looking forward to this!

Cameroo

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Karlott — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:19:16 MST

@Candlejack:
OK, well, for those not in the know, then go to Youtube and search for Barats and Bareta, Auto Insurance, that's what the link was. :D Youtube wants to load videos in here instead of just let me link to the damn page.

Karlott

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yhancik — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:32:37 MST

According to the Wired article, it's gonna be free.

"They're going to give it away for free before Spore launches, just to get people involved and making creatures."

yhancik

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Rob0 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:29:22 MST

The Sims 2 character creator was a free download before the release, so this is just ridiculous.

Rob0

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invadrzim — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:27:57 MST

@tme2nsb: you can choose to start at any phase you please, if you choose to start from say, the creature level, your given the option of which content created by some other user to use as a base, sinse you didn't go through the first phase.

for this i could image they jsut put another option "import creature from Spore Creature Editor" or soemthing

invadrzim

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ludwigk — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:00:35 MST

The only problem with totally free is that the instant it went live, there would be 10,000,000 giant penis monsters floating around the pollination servers. Or giant vagina monsters, or some other body part. The bitch in user generated content is that users will make whatever they want, and lots of them have the maturity of a 12 year-old.

So maybe free with reg, or free w/ preorder... well, we'll see.

ludwigk

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Guild_Navigator — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:42:16 MST

There are going to be so many pokemons made with this thing.

Guild_Navigator

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Master Saji — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:35:53 MST

Most likely free as a gimmick to get more people to buy the actual game, "Make a bad-ass creature, watch it destroy civilizations, only with the purchase of Spore!"

Master Saji

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tme2nsb — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:34:36 MST

How will this work? You have to go through the tide pool stage first and then work your way through the creature phase to get more DNA...fail.

tme2nsb

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tnx3 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:21:58 MST

Could be a pre-order promo. I think EA has some sort of digital download service that could use a boost. >.>

tnx3

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The Vampire Raziel — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:20:08 MST

shall i scream EA? or just sit and wait?

The Vampire Raziel

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justhesh — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:16:33 MST

That would be radass.

justhesh

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SirGecko — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:11:52 MST

Oh I doubt they charge for it. I mean c'mon! Unless it has some sort of exclusive content who'd pay for it?

SirGecko

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7ucky — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:55:32 MST

@brandonf: That'd totally be the way to go...

...if the game was on Xbox 360.

7ucky

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Tubatic — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:37:17 MST

Well, its worth it I think.

Because when Spore drops, the streaming content will start.

You're paying for first place in line. Your brilliant monster will be some of the first content available **immediately** when people boot up the game.

So long as its not a full $49, I think its reasonable.

Tubatic

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:15:52 MST

EA wanna make some money back? If it ain't free then no thanks.

Irenicus-the one and only

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MingTheMagnificent — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:08:24 MST

I fully expect this to be free on the PC. On the consoles though, I'm far less hopeful...

Ah well, the good news is, everyone gets a headstart on perfecting their penis creatures...

MingTheMagnificent

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Gladman — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:06:23 MST

If it's not free, it should give a discount off the retail version.

Gladman

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v00deux — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:05:50 MST

i'm interested, but depends totally on price point and how far in advance. not surprising they want money for it, i'm sure this game cost them TONS to make as long as it took.

v00deux

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mrantimatter — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:48:11 MST

I look forward to a planet full of Tyranids.

mrantimatter

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tnx3 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:45:37 MST

Awesome a chance to make abominations of nature before the world is actually created.

tnx3

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Agm — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:40:58 MST

Nowhere in there does it say pay.
It just says pricing and release are unknown. Doesn't that mean the price could be free? Or it could something you get with a standard preorder? Why is everyone suddenly assuming we'll have to pay? They did this already with the Sims 2.

Agm

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yhancik — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:37:05 MST

Mhh..the characters editor for The Sims 2 and The Movies (yes, unrealted, i know) was free, so...

yhancik

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CornPuff — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:30:04 MST

It is FREE!
Wired online just had piece about it called "Opinion: Why Spore Will Be Huge"
Definitely free. Definitely Definitely. Kmart sucks.

CornPuff

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Reilaos~ — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:23:39 MST

Assumed makes an ass out of you and med? Someone on the pill, here?

Reilaos~

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WildWon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:04:12 MST

@sadkermit: No no no.

Assuming makes an ass out of you and Ming. And as we all know, you don't want to make an ass Ming.

WildWon

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wild_world_girl — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:03:09 MST

No thanks, after all this time, I want to go into Spore fresh. I'm still kicking myself for watching a demo video of it from 2 years ago.

wild_world_girl

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Candlejack — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:02:59 MST

@Karlott: Doesn't work :(

@sadkermit: :D

Candlejack

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Gouki4u's avatar has a severe case of Jekyll and Hyde — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:02:37 MST

I'm only interested if this is free. Otherwise I'll wait for the full game. Buying part of the game before it is released sounds too much like paying for a demo to me.

Gouki4u's avatar has a severe case of Jekyll and Hyde

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sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi. — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:57:04 MST

@Candlejack: right on! lol

sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi.

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Scherzkeks — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:55:51 MST

I signed a petition to get this thing.

Scherzkeks

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Karlott — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:55:21 MST

The best thing they could do is make this like a pre-order box...5 bucks for this, and it goes toward the purchase of the game. (sorry for double post, I'm not even sure if the above one posted properly, a link to youtube in response to Candlejack)

Karlott

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thefais — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:55:12 MST

My suggestion?

Free with a pre-order over Steam. Or $10 over some sort of digital delivery with $10 credit for the full version.

thefais

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Karlott — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:53:01 MST

@Candlejack:

Karlott

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Project Thanatos — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:51:20 MST

Free or no go.

Project Thanatos

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tshack — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:51:02 MST

Maybe if we all keep acting like it'll be free then they'll make it free!

tshack

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Deadeyereborn — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:47:07 MST

I got all excited and then I read you had to pay. I think I speak for most people when I say "screw that".

Deadeyereborn

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Tei — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:38:31 MST

Can somehome made for me a civilization made of Cthulu monsters?

Tei

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Candlejack — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:36:05 MST

@sadkermit: No, it makes an ass out of me, and you get more money! ;P

Candlejack

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magically_delicious — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:34:17 MST

free! fanstastic, thanks for the news kotaku! =)

magically_delicious

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ocalot — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:34:09 MST

Looks like I can begin make a creature that resembles a certain dark elder god earlier than I expected.

ocalot

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Bisu — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:32:33 MST

Sweet! This is really awesome because I usually take forever to create a character. Now when I get the game I can start playing with my super cool creature ready to go! Or edit my creature again...

Bisu