Comments on: PC Games gives Spore 73%, talk of release date online embargo emerges (updated)

By: wz

wz — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:47:19 +0000

I think I should give it a try, to be honest. It’ll be one of the “Black & White”-experiences for me: Either play it all the way, all the time, or not at all. Let’s find out.

By: Derekristow

Derekristow — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:25:05 +0000

I was lucky enough to get to to play at PAX, and it is actually very good. It really sucks you in with all of the decisions you get to make. Also, if for some strange reason you want to play Spore without creating anything, there is premade content for everything except cell stage.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000

Lol ^

I wanted to create a game where you ultimately ended up recreating 9/11 becuase it was easier.

Then a dramatic cutscene would arouse, and you’d be left thinking: Holy-OMG-IMNOBETTERTHANGEORGE.W.BUSH!!!!

By: jimbox

jimbox — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:59:48 +0000

“It’s easier to wage war then to be diplomatic ”
How unrealistic!

By: Syrok

Syrok — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:59:51 +0000

Yay, it runs on my MacBook (theoretically).

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:01:34 +0000

Michael, it’s not bad. Eurogamer evened everythign out yesterday when Mercs 2 scored 5/10.

Perhaps this is the turnaroudn point this generation. when thigns start getting marked for what they are rather than based on their next gen flare.

We aren’t surprised anymore, so scores will gte lower and lower.

By: patlike

patlike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:54:13 +0000

Newbie – I was after comment on embargo date.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:53:50 +0000

Since when was scores between 70% – 80% considered “bad” scores?

Only in the snobby world of gaming, I guess.

By: G1GAHURTZ

G1GAHURTZ — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:43:53 +0000

It’s official. The game is pants.

By: ElfShotTheFood

ElfShotTheFood — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:24:29 +0000

“And I was right. I don’t meet the minimum specs on processor speed or video card specs. PCs suck.”

My PC is nearly five years old, and even it exceeds the minimum requirements.

Something “sucks” here indeed, but it’s not PCs.

By: wz

wz — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:17:27 +0000

What’s Sackboy doing up there in the small pic?

Oh, and I think GameStar is the leading PC game magazine in Germany, isn’t it?

By: Newbie101

Newbie101 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:08:39 +0000

“EA was unavailable for comment at the time of writing.”

Why will EA comment on a review? ‘Oh someone thinks our game is OK’ *shurg*

By: Blerk

Blerk — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:52:13 +0000

And I was right. I don’t meet the minimum specs on processor speed or video card specs. PCs suck.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:46:06 +0000

Not as old as my machine. Betcha.

By: patlike

patlike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:32:04 +0000

I think it’ll run on pretty old machines.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:20:55 +0000

I’d be quite interested to give it a go, if my PC wasn’t a load of old knackers.

By: patlike

patlike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:19:56 +0000

I’ll play it because I have to, but if I didn’t I wouldn’t. I can’t believe it isn’t the most amazing thing ever given how long they’ve been working on it.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:13:17 +0000

I’ve been concerned about the actual gameplay of this for a while. I really like the civilization aspects but I think it’s got too much of a reliance on the customisation.

By: patlike

patlike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:10:06 +0000

Be very interesting to see what the UK lot give it.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:06:55 +0000

The actual game bit of this has been raising an eyebrow since they first announced it, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see it turn out to be not quite the blockbuster some people were expecting.

The tech is really cool, though, and you have to give them props for trying something so different and so ambitious. No doubt they’ll fix everything up good for Spore 2.

By: patlike

patlike — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:05:47 +0000

Just updated it.

By: pjmaybe

pjmaybe — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:01:25 +0000

Hmmm.

It’ll be hilarious if the creature creator ends up selling more than the actual game.