The next best-game-ever?

Kai Hvatum · Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:54 am Post subject: The next best-game-ever?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8372603330420559198&q=spore

Very cool, I'm impressed. You get to be god of the universe and have sex!

Discuss.
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stormcrowley · Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:00 am Post subject:

Beat me to the post. So far, this game does certainly look intriguing. I'll be keeping my eye on it, but the first noise I hear about "monthly subscription," I'll stop being interested.
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PRC · Apprentice Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 191

It looks like a Black&White on steroids. And I bet you they are going to slap a "Only on Windows Vista" onto the box, and make sure you pay an arm and a leg (no pun intended) just to play. Props on the game though, definately revolutionary work in graphics and engine.
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Earthwings · Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:18 am Post subject:

Moved from Off the Wall to Gamers & Players.
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ChristyMcJesus · Apprentice Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 184

I'm gonna hold out for Lugaru 2

Mallow005 · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Posts: 49 Location: CA

And what's so great about Lugaru2?

I've always wanted another game where you can evolve things and move up through evolution/civilization/planetary exploration. The whole "Procedurally Generated" concept is awesome, as is the downloading of other players' content asynchronously. The amount of freedom in this game is impressive and will surely provide many hours of fun. The only downfall I can see is the AI.

MilkSjeik · n00b Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 66 Location: Belgium

Impressive

bizzarem1ke · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:48 pm Post subject:

im download as we speak. but i heard about this game a few months back, and was interested, but the monthly subscription, if they do it, i wont even think about it.
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bizzarem1ke · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject:

im yeah im deffintly getting it. looks like a blast
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Zimyc · n00b Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 6

Dude, this game looks awesome! I read somewhere that it was gonna be released around christmas times, can't wait

. Though its a long wait...

.dragonfly · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject:

Yeah, this game looks quite cool. Is it a "comeback" of Maxis

?

Aynjell · Veteran Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1117

Meh... I'll start "can't waiting" when we get the word on a linux client.
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Mallow005 · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Posts: 49 Location: CA

I know this is supposed to be a primarily linux games forum, but I don't think we should be judging the game based on whether or not they release a linux client, considering there is a tiny, tiny market.

It looks like an awesome GAME, non-existant linux client be damned. Look at WoW. Look at HL2. Civ IV.

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I'm with all the other guys on a Linux Client. I BET you they will have a Mac client, so why not put the effort in a make a Linux binary client. If they structured their development around knowing they will developing for 3 platforms, then it wouldn't be hard. They spend millions on development, and they can't make a linux client, pointless.

If they can't make one directly, work with Wine to make it compatible.

Companies will earn A LOT of brownie points if they release a linux client. They will also get loyalist because they know the next game will have a linux client.
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yeah, i'm starting to feel bad for mac actually, at least when companies port thier games to linux they spend some time on it, a lot of the mac ports are missing things left and right and not polished at all

I't does look like a kick ass game. But if theres not tux client, theres no way ima be able to play it. No way i'm gonna buy it.

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Mallow005 · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Posts: 49 Location: CA

I'm sure a lot of game developers would love to make linux clients, it's the studios or producers who don't care and push push push for an earlier release date.

All I'm saying is, don't bash it because it doesn't have a linux client. I don't have a mac, I still talk about and praise mac software. I don't just say, eh, it doesn't matter because I can't run it. I study human computer interaction, so things like UI design and multimedia interest me. I'm a gamer, so innovative, fun looking, and awesome games interest me. Obviously you guys care more about how free it is and whether or not you can play it out of the box than to discuss it. That's fine, but posting just to say, "I'll pass" is not relevant nor does it add anything. That's like a windows user saying, "I'll pass", on a cool mac widget.

WoW and Civ IV and HL2, all of those were impossible to play on linux but cedega now makes it possible. But I guess that's not free either so who cares? I'd like to see any game under the GPL to come even close to Spore in gameplay. Fact is, I probably won't.

Naib · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject:

This game looks awsome, have been following it for the last 2odd years. When it is hooked up to the net it uses other ppls creatures to seed your universe, they dont get to act in yrs, its just he comp needs some new creatres (when you get to galactic control then you interact with otehr ppls planets)

Its a shame Windows-only, bloody EA-games. BUT if a MAC version does come out and it is x86-MAC there may be hope....
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Evangelion · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:43 am Post subject:

Noron 118 · n00b Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 4

I think this game is a new sims for older people(first quote) :lol:

Then agian the person or people that made sims made 30 BILLON DOLLARS
So yeah it is the best game in the world
But it only Comes out in 2007
WHICH SUCKS