Will Wright's "Spore"

Post by **booker** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:28 am

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 98&q=spore

don't know if its any good but it sure is different

Post by **Wizard .3** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:09 am

Ya, this was just posted a few days ago.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:11 am

I recommend the full 1 hour talk, as it gives greater insight into his vision:

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

360 megs but fast server

Post by **mjrpes** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:12 am

uhmmm... I think this has been a... uhmmm... already posted ... uhmmm

Post by **Postal** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:07 am

I must have this game.

Post by **R3pl1c4t0r** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:03 am

looks like a fucking awsome idea :icon14:

should be amazing

Post by **R3pl1c4t0r** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:22 am

i read an articall about it a little while ago, the whole idea is not to create a game but more of an editor that gives the player the chance to create there own game and play it how they like

there is no story line or goal just an entire univirse that you can do what the hell you like in

ace idea :icon31:

Post by **Transient** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:19 pm

Sandbox rocks.

Thanks for the 1-hour clip, Julios. :icon14:

Post by **Lotad** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:08 pm

This video is over a year old for fucks sake.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:17 pm

time to grow up kids...

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:42 pm

Great direction to go IMHO. Why bother adding more polygons to a fucking face when the game behind it is boring as shit? *cough* Doom 3 *cough*.

This guys messing with GAMEPLAY and it looks to be paying off. Good luck to him.

Post by **Doombrain** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:42 pm

http://spore.ea.com/

looks great

Post by **R00k** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:18 pm

Wow, this is the first time I've heard of it.

MTV - 10 Original E3 Video Games To Watch
"If that's not ambitious enough, the creatures and worlds created within one copy of "Spore" will be transmitted to an online database that will disseminate them to the universes of players around the world."
>>Go to MTV.com

CNN - E3 2005 Roundup
"The behind-closed-doors demo left journalists' jaws on the floor."
>>Go to CNN.com

MSNBC - E3 2005 Roundup
"Those traits you set early in the creatures' evolution manifest themselves in strange ways throughout the game."
>>Go to MSNBC.com

Wired.com - E3 2005 Roundup
"I don't want players to feel like Luke Skywalker. I want them to feel like George Lucas."
>>Go to Wired.com

Directions Magazine - E3 2005 Roundup
"One of my goals for this whole thing has been to give somebody an awe-inspiring global view of reality, almost like a drug-induced epiphany with a computer."
>>Go to DirectionsMag.com

Gonna have to look into it more, it sounds cool as shit.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:02 pm

but u missed these...

Wall Street Journal-fucking gayest demo i have ever seen since daikatana

Drudge Report-Another game that alienates the christian right and mocks hollywood

Austin American Statesman-fuck that game!...and fuck u!

Post by **R00k** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:12 pm

LOL.

Just finally watched the google vid, and man I'm impressed. It's like a mixture of all the most popular game genres out there, with the added benefits of letting you control the direction of the game, ability to use and abuse anything that any other player has created, and seemingly an almost infinite scale.

On top of that it forces people to think on a much larger scale than they are used to, and makes scientific ideas approachable to complete lay people.

I can't wait to see how widely this is played when it's released. I'm definitely buying it.

Post by **MKJ** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:15 pm

olo, geoff has been drinking from the funny juice :icon14:

Post by **Lotad** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:52 pm

R00k wrote:LOL.

I can't wait to see how widely this is played when it's released. I'm definitely buying it.

I'm looking forward to being able to play a game that my mates mum can also play. Shes a Sims obsessive and I think shed be willing to play this too.

Post by **CrinklyArse** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:27 pm

Watched the google vid now downloading the second for extra goodness

(thanks julios). First time i've seen it and this look's really impressive, can't wait. :icon14:

Post by **DooMer** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:40 pm

I'm going to go ahead and bet that it's going to be dull, and repetitive with no surprises after you've played 30 min into it. Good effort though.

Post by **l0g1c** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:56 am

I heard they changed the name to Black & White 3. Keep in mind this is just a rumor.

Post by **stocktroll** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:19 am

looked boring

Post by ek » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:47 am

closed the browser after 2 minutes, boring...

Post by **Grandpa Stu** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:52 am

at first i was excited when they kept mentioning that the other creatures were created by other players. then they said that the creatures that other players made were downloaded via a database that everyone connects too, thus cutting out any real multiplayer value. if i could actually have a direct affect on a nother players game then i might be more interested. as it stands i can't imagine the replay value of this game being very high at all.

cool concept though.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:00 am

you missed the whole point of asynchronous "multiplayer" - it isn't about competing with other minds - it's about extraordinary creative control.

the point of automatically dloading other player's creations is to intelligently and automatically fill in the universe "ecosystem" so as to create a dynamic source of complexity, from which you can creatively derive your own order.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:01 am

ek wrote:closed the browser after 2 minutes, boring...

your loss

this is a truly groundbreaking concept in gaming history, regardless of whether it can be successfully pulled off.

Will Wright's "Spore"

Will Wright's "Spore"

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