GODDAMN YOU SPORE
I went and bought the Galactic Edition. I've been waiting, what, five goddamn years? Presentation is amazing - a great white plastic box etched with Spore-inspired patterns all over it. And this game does not fail to overwhelm me. The galaxy is huge. The design tools - so awesome. The first thing I made was a steampunk air battleship. I love it. In a mere two days of playing I got my steampunk trader Noh-Gardeners into the Space Phase, forging alliances, annihilating enemy empires, trading all colors of spice, fighting off the Grox, terraforming planets, and finding the center of the galaxy. Which I did. I'll give you a hint - what is the answer to life, the universe, and everything? This game is rife with sci-fi references. Hell, the Planet Buster weapon has, aside from being a Death Star reference, in its description "BIG BADDA BOOM." Yes.
Of course, my computer, in its infinite wisdom, decides - twice already this week - that "Spore has stopped working." whenever the hell it damn well pleases. I get caught up in the game and as a result, I forget to save on occasion. I mean come on! I finally destroyed an empire that was harassing me, seizing their planets and their homeworld and then using my Super Happy Ray to forge alliances in distant empires, and then -bam-. Spore stopped working. This was about three hours of gameplay, gone. The first time this happened I lost all my gameplay data from Space back to Tribal, but thats okay, since the game picks for you an emphasis based on your actions during your evolution, and since I didn't like where I had gone, this was an opportunity to start again, however initially aggravating it was. If you guys like being creative, this game is definitely the one for you.
Of course, my computer, in its infinite wisdom, decides - twice already this week - that "Spore has stopped working." whenever the hell it damn well pleases. I get caught up in the game and as a result, I forget to save on occasion. I mean come on! I finally destroyed an empire that was harassing me, seizing their planets and their homeworld and then using my Super Happy Ray to forge alliances in distant empires, and then -bam-. Spore stopped working. This was about three hours of gameplay, gone. The first time this happened I lost all my gameplay data from Space back to Tribal, but thats okay, since the game picks for you an emphasis based on your actions during your evolution, and since I didn't like where I had gone, this was an opportunity to start again, however initially aggravating it was. If you guys like being creative, this game is definitely the one for you.