SPORE SimEarth game

[insydr]

For anyone interested, here's the link to the full hour presentation:

http://www.sporewiki.com/images/media/GDC-Spore.avi

Explains why he says "procedurally generated" so damn much. The sporewiki site also has alot of good info and screenshots.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

This sounds awesome. What more can I say? I love SimEarth, I love Civ.

 

[kandalf]

I like splodey.

 

[Thalassicus]

Yeah i did listen to it. But would it be possible in the "end" to have a Civ like gameplay?

Think of SimCity! That was one of the most prominent games that has no "end"; you never "beat the game", yet it's fun as all get out!

The Sims is also like that: you have no final goal, no way to win, just lots of things to do (and smaller goals) along the way. Spore'll be in the same genre.

 

[Thunderfall]

hehe... SilverKnight is so excited that he sent me an email about it.

I heard about the game last year but didn't watch the full presentation until today. The game is truly innovative.

Any idea when it's coming out?

 

[Yuri2356]

So, about how long does it take to go from DNA to Deathstar?

 

[Chieftess]

I guess however long you want. You could gradually change your creature, or radically change it.

 

[SilverKnight]

Right. Then that's limited by a point system which lets you buy your upgrades. I assume you earn more points for having a successful creature, like not getting beat up by the others too much or eating a lot of food. Then you spend your points as conservatively as possible, in such a way as to "save up" for a bigger brain, which will eventually allow sentience. Cool!

I keep watching the video... I think I'm developing a problem...

SilverKnight

EDIT: Regarding the time, in hours of gaming, I assume WELL over 10 for a normal game, maybe closer to the 100s as an advanced option.

 

[Civrules]

This game is looking very interesting indeed... Very new as well.
These are the kinds of games we need these days. We need more new and cool stuff. I think I might get it whenever it comes out...

 

[BlizzardGR]

Think of SimCity! That was one of the most prominent games that has no "end"; you never "beat the game", yet it's fun as all get out!

The Sims is also like that: you have no final goal, no way to win, just lots of things to do (and smaller goals) along the way. Spore'll be in the same genre.

Well, i know that Simcity and the Sims are good games, that's why i own them both. But they didn't keep my interest more than a month or so each because after a while i got increadibly bored.

But that's just me

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I thought about getting Spore when it comes out. From what I read it sounds interesting, but someone told me that it's going to be "The Sims: Universe" and I don't like The Sims.

 

[Chieftess]

It doesn't look anything like The Sims. It's more like Sim Life, Sim Earth, Sim City, Civilization, Galatic Civilization...

 

[Yuri2356]

So much potential for fun...

I just hope that the process of Earning points to buy new items/tools/abilities stays an important factor in your choices, even after you're out in space playing God. Also, with all the progressive generation and user-defined content, this had better be the most affordable god-game in history.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

I love all of those games.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

And thanks for the link Jecrell.

 

[GenMarshall]

Oh, and, just as an extra tidbit. Cybernetics is in the game, along with robots, from what I've heard.

So that means in the later stage of the game I can create cyborgs in the game

 

[Yuri2356]

But can you give your vehicles Legs?

 

[SilverKnight]

Check it out, pretty decent coverage already on Wikipedia!

Oh wow, I haven't gotten this excited about a game coming out since... well, Civ 4!

SilverKnight

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Actually having watched the video now, I'm even more excited about this game.

 

[a space oddity]

Any idea when it's coming out?

Fall of this year. They're supposed to announce it at the E3 conference in May. More info hopefully at GDC end of this month (March 20th).