Spore. There is only a word to best explain this game, Disappointing! This is my take on Will Wright's latest game. Don't get me wrong i really admire will wright. His games are legendary and a genius in game design. Take Sim City, it's almost 2 decades old but it's still amazes me how non-linear or the common term "sandbox" gameplay never gets old. True, it's been resurected with a shiny new coat of paint and modification over these years, Sim City 3000, Sim City 4 ...(Societies, heard it's bad and dumbed down gameplay) but it's still uses the same old concept. Now don't get me started on The Sims, i'm not going into about the best selling game of all time. So when he annouces his next project i was so amazed, i think back in '05 .. patiently waiting the game that will set a new standard in the industry , a game which is times more complex and flexible than his previous work.
Ok.... to cut the story short i will briefly explain the concept of the game. You get to control evolution. You start out as a single cell and guide it through evolution. You develop legs , brains, form civlization and stuff through time. The wow factor was so great. The previews they showed blows the gaming world away
Fast foward to '08. Spore is finally released. It's a laughing stock and an insult. Mayb Will is too ambitious? He reminds me of Molyneux when Fable is in development. What you get is 5 dumb down gameplay represent by 5 different stages. It's so idiot proof. No depth , No sandbox gameplay. Will statement? He want to create to cater casual gamers... Then y the hype? Then y claim something that it's not designed to be? Played it yourself...If you been following game development over these years this is like a step back.
Ok.... to cut the story short i will briefly explain the concept of the game. You get to control evolution. You start out as a single cell and guide it through evolution. You develop legs , brains, form civlization and stuff through time. The wow factor was so great. The previews they showed blows the gaming world away
Fast foward to '08. Spore is finally released. It's a laughing stock and an insult. Mayb Will is too ambitious? He reminds me of Molyneux when Fable is in development. What you get is 5 dumb down gameplay represent by 5 different stages. It's so idiot proof. No depth , No sandbox gameplay. Will statement? He want to create to cater casual gamers... Then y the hype? Then y claim something that it's not designed to be? Played it yourself...If you been following game development over these years this is like a step back.
Ok here's my creature "Firsty", i only played past the civilization stage. I am just entering the space stage. But i just can't shake the disappointment i have in me and don't seem to be having fun playing this game. So untill i am really bored i will try the space stage but right i might yawn to death if i play any more of Spore
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