Thread 717715481

Why did Spore fail?

>>717715481 (OP)
It got too political.

>>717715481 (OP)
It was good.
But they made it seem like it was gonna be a lot better before it was released lol.

EA demanded it be a kids game rather than a Sims game.

>>717715574
kek, no way this is real

>>717715481 (OP)
>black_man_visits_white_neighbourhood.webm

>>717715907
how do they demand that shit when the game was almost done? insane.

>>717716803
How do games 5 years into development get shitcanned today?
Developers are developers, not game owners.

>>717715481 (OP)
only the first few stages were fun

EA did what EA does. Felt bad for Will Wright.
https://youtu.be/T8dvMDFOFnA?si=71C6zR99BxTU4hMY

someone post that gif of the creature farting in his own face

>>717715481 (OP)
Creature creation was too limited and the core loop wasn't entertaining.

80% of the content is the first 3 hours then the space stage is just gay plate spinning simulator

>>717715481 (OP)
5 stages that were not as fleshed out as they should have then have the stages only last an hour except the space stage that is endless and not launching with the space captain levels

the base game should have only been the fish age so it could be more fleshed out
then they could release expansions (or separate games with a way to transfer your species) for each new age

>>717715481 (OP)
Beat this for the first time the other week after getting stuck on the space stage as a little kid.

It's fun for the first play through but sucks to replay. The space stage was pretty underwhelming too. Too easy to just colonise/monolith purple spice planets for infinite money, at which point the game is basically over.

>>717715481 (OP)
Because the only a fraction of the real game was made and there were a shitton of technical problems when people first bought and installed it.

>>717715481 (OP)
If spore had come out in 2016 instead of 2008 it would have been updated and DLCed to perfection instead of abandoned

>>717715481 (OP)
It's trying to have 5 stayed ended up making each state very shallow. They should have just focus in the creature state.

>>717724092
2016 Maxis under 2016 EA would do DLC and updates right?
Haha.

>>717715481 (OP)
I've only ever made monsters in this, is it fun to start from a single cell and evolve to space faring with the same guy? Or is just a bad singleplayer experience?

I wanted this game to be amazing and boy did they fuck it up as much as they could.

>>717726308
Do you like repetitive experiences?
If so, you will probably like it. Each stage is "unique" enough with the new gimmicks, but you're doing that without much change for a couple of hours before moving on.
There's nothing amazing but it's fun enough to see your creature progress through the stages if you aren't deadset on making as few changes as possible and can get into playing along with it a little.
The flow-clone/cell game and creature stage are highlights. The tribal or city stages will probably feel like they drag on a bit. The space stage tends to either be looked upon as barebones and bad or a good time waster that goes as long as you want it to.

>>717718876
>all that wild clapping when it zooms out to show galaxies
Fraud....
Fraud never changes..

It's like 1 half decent idea for a game having to split development with 5 shit ones.

>>717721918
With the hindsight of how retardly long development times have gotten? You'd be shitposting on /v/ about civilization stage never-ever right now

>>717726257
ban this filth

>>717715481 (OP)
Will Adapt succeed where Spore failed?

>>717715574
Obama :)

>>717728039
>Type: Spaceship
wait what?
2011 seems way too late for people to still be using for the win and epic win though

>>717715481 (OP)
It did pretty well didn't it
It just also had big backlash from all the downgrades

redpill me on this game. Was it just
>YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING!
>game comes out
>you can't do anything
of it's time? I'm actually an oldfag but dodged this and most of the early maxis/ea/sims shit

still mad that some parts aren't playable in the cell stage

>>717728964
The game's original scope was much bigger, including an aquatic creature stage for example, before being dumbed down significantly

>>717728964
They had a lot more planned for the game, and it was going to be more a simulator, since it was a Will Wright baby (Sims, SimCity, SimAnt, whatever else). They even had playable demos of things like an aquatic stage of life. Ultimately EA told them to cut it down and make it more cartoony.

>>717728964
the bones (breadth of life the stages covered) were there but it wasnt as deep as people thought it would be (or the devs initially wanted) so it was mostly just not living up to the hype at all. it was supposed to be an educational and complex evolution game where the creations acted logically to the limb choices and player decisions then it comes out as this really basic beak gives +3 dmg game where every stage just feels like babys first "genre" with an experience you get through in a day
creatures main difference wasnt supposed to be them looking funny or a simple class/morale type of system etc

>>717728015
We've had games that essentially were one of the phases of Spore but standalone for years now.
Another one is not going to fix it.

>>717726308
the spage stage was basically 80% of the entire game

>>717715481 (OP)
>SecuROM which, by the way, was invented by SONY and the people that programmed it went on to create Denuvo
>Making the dumbass little creatures is the only fun part of the game
>Despite how much emphasis was placed on making and designing things the game itself doesn't actually care all that much about how exactly you've customized your aliens, buildings, vehicles, etc.
The wii game is better because progression is actually built around building creatures and different parts dictate their stats and abilities.

>>717729548
>The wii game
The what? I thought it was just Spore and DarkSpore.

>>717729613
From left to right:
>Original game
>Expansion Pack
>Tech demo that came out first so people can make penis monsters for free ahead of the full release
>DS spinoff
>Wii spinoff
>DS spinoff of the Wii spinoff
>DarkSpore

>>717729613
>>717729840
There was also a bunch of phone games. I had at least one of them on my old phone back before smartphones really exploded.
I think the one I had was the cell stage one, it was pretty cool.

>>717715481 (OP)
>fuckloads of cut content
>base game has barely any gameplay depth
>nothing matters, you can just make whatever the fuck you want and it's irrelevant
>piss easy, even on the hardest difficulties
>can skip the Maxis logo but can't skip the EA one
>barely got any post-game updates or content, despite needing it
And probably the biggest thing,
>SecuROM

>>717726947
>>717729364
>Do you like repetitive experiences?
I guess, but only if there's progression to it that isn't just say increasing gold amounts or something. For example I enjoyed the Maneater game because you kept getting bigger, unlocking new shark parts and progressing to new areas.

>>717730808
>For example I enjoyed the Maneater game because you kept getting bigger, unlocking new shark parts and progressing to new areas.
no reason not to try then i guess
you still upgrade your creature for stage relevant stats or get to play around with building layout and placement bonuses and continue a sort of morality path depending if you eat creatures for the earlier stages or then fight or make peace in later ones, the new stages basically function as new areas. different map perspectives and scale, except with the added bonus (or negative) of the gameplay also changing. bad if you were having fun and just wanted to continue that in new scenery, or good if you hated it and wanted to try something new.

spore might be less disappointing if you play for the first time today when you didnt have all the hype leading into it. the expectations are way more realistic now, and id argue even possibly so low that your chance to be pleasantly surprised actually improve

>>717728637
It felt like the Internet culture of the 2000s persisted until 2013 or 2014. That's when the "MLG 360 No Scope DUDE WEED LMAO" shit started.

EA rushed it, Will wanted to do more

>>717730327
>can skip the Maxis logo but can't skip the EA one
top kek