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wegame.com — In this brand new video, Will Wright talks about all the different sciences involved in the world of Spore.

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  • the3stars, on 05/23/2008, -70/+38Why is EA obsessed with making great games so 'touchy feely'? Why must smiley and frowny faces be the main element of feedback? This game is starting to look more and more like Sim City Societies....
    • JanYpe, on 05/23/2008, -3/+49Well what the hell kind of feedback do you want? Page long diatribes? Seems to me that smiles and frowns convey the basic message well enough.
      • the3stars, on 05/23/2008, -8/+4"Page long diatribes?"

        Yeah, it would seem that a game that endeavors to let its users raise a civilization from cells to UFOs would have more interesting feedback than smiley faces. How about a small tab of important changes you'll be making when adding new buildings or changes attached to your cursor, with gains in green text and losses in red?
        • Acglaphotis, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3Why are you getting dugg down? It seems only rational.
        • the3stars, on 05/27/2008, -0/+2For the same reason all the rest of the SimCity games are going to be just like Societies. Half the people want simple *****, the other half want complicated... but at the end of the day, simple ***** is easier to make and more friendly to new users, something EA realized a long time ago.
    • im2emo4myshrt, on 05/23/2008, -10/+17Seriously, who would use such childish means of conveying like or dislike? What type of pre-adolescent mindset would create such a primitive and ineffective rating system? Sir, I could not agree more, thumbs up to you.
    • Dustyb, on 05/23/2008, -1/+5I'm wondering was it even submitted to that site by a EA employee?
    • tama00, on 05/23/2008, -2/+3They actually said the game is the next type of 'sims'. Its not a strategy game is a simulator of life or a 'Sim' much like the 'sims'!
    • smashhell, on 05/24/2008, -2/+2Don't you know what "Spore" was called when in-development ?
      It was called "Sims World".
      There is your answer.
  • DarthDaddy, on 05/23/2008, -13/+63Didn't the game look a lot different than the older videos out already? Even the character creation screen looked way different.
    • ocellnuri, on 05/23/2008, -4/+86Wait... you mean games might change during development? Especially when the first videos were early betas??
      • JanYpe, on 05/23/2008, -2/+43Good god, alert the press!
        • jonathantneal, on 05/23/2008, -0/+14Good press, alert God! This game is evolving, through intelligent design, and that's, that's. just. not. okay. Pick a side, Will Wright!
      • sobriquet, on 05/24/2008, -5/+5By Jove! That young tart up there asked a simple question. Best you berate him over mere pittance, lest we question your manhood.
    • guitargod, on 05/23/2008, -1/+5ya games do change while in development
    • musicmeister, on 05/23/2008, -6/+10I agree, made it look more cartoony almost? What's up with that?
      • Azradesh, on 05/24/2008, -1/+2It was always pretty cartoony, I don't think it looks THAT different
    • ZeNiTH456, on 05/23/2008, -4/+16It's completely different now.. Looks are cartoon-ish. I liked the older style much much more.
    • judicar, on 05/23/2008, -2/+19Yeah some point after Robin Williams demo'ed it they changed the target demographic from 18+ to tweens.
      • bjornski, on 05/23/2008, -0/+8And we all know how badly that worked out for Mario...
      • macweirdo42, on 05/23/2008, -0/+15Yeah, they need to go back to the original style, like in Will Wright's first demo of the game, where he made a Care Bear creature. That was so hardcore.
    • Leetamus, on 05/23/2008, -9/+4yeah it's starting to look like a WII game :(
    • nitesoulja, on 05/24/2008, -2/+7^ no its not it looks way better, the graphics look kind of next gen compared to the previous vids
    • joeydoo, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3Yeah the graphics look pretty nice... I just hope my 2600XT can run it with having to turn off most of it.
    • mrASSMAN, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3It has always been cartoonish guys, nothing has changed except that they have finessed the visuals.
  • archcvd, on 05/23/2008, -2/+32Anyone else notice that the music in the background while Will first starts talking is from Sim City 4? :D

    Man, do I ever love Sim City...
    • xxMarka, on 05/23/2008, -10/+3Damn, do ever love Sim City I...
    • Raptor007, on 05/23/2008, -1/+14Yeah, I noticed that! I was thinking "Why is this music so familiar?" and then I realized "Hey! They ripped it off of SimCity4! Oh wait... Maxis is allowed."
    • MasterGrief, on 05/24/2008, -0/+6It's too bad the latest iteration of the series was so lacking.
    • geoffhill, on 05/24/2008, -0/+5As soon as that song started playing I closed the Spore video and began a search for that MP3.
    • mortey, on 05/25/2008, -0/+3Kudos to you! I had heard the song as well and reminded me of how much I enjoy SimCity music. We need a true SimCity 5
  • Apeezee, on 05/23/2008, -1/+118I personally can't wait for this game. The technology behind it is amazing. I believe that this is going to be a big hit, as was The Sims. The scope of this game is incredible. When you break it down, it really is multiple full-featured games, in one box.
    • univerio, on 05/23/2008, -17/+4Or, if you get it from TPB, in one torrent.
      • m0laria, on 05/24/2008, -1/+11Except that you're hacked CD key won't get you access to the online content, GL with that. I torrent games but this is one I'll be buying.
      • solistus, on 05/24/2008, -0/+1m0laria: Agreed. Sport gets it right. You don't eliminate piracy with draconian DRM (although I bet we'll get some of that for good measure). You eliminate it (or at least sharply reduce its desirability) by adding worthwhile online content.
  • Thoric, on 05/23/2008, -5/+17Dear lord, when is that coming out? They've been postponing it for ages, and it seems that on every new promo video they release, the game changes drastically... I actually fear for the end result
  • TimeLincoln, on 05/23/2008, -11/+87That gave me a boner!
    • nmnnotmyname, on 05/23/2008, -1/+7Some people have actually buried this for some reason...
    • Leetamus, on 05/23/2008, -1/+0might wanna get that checked out, i don't think that's supposed to happen
    • WolfDV, on 05/23/2008, -1/+10cute cartoony animated creatures gave you a boner?

      so to you .. the best porn = pixar movies
    • stalzdiggity, on 05/24/2008, -0/+4i still have a boner from the first video....it hurts
  • Equinox1, on 05/23/2008, -18/+1I thought this game was supposed to come out ages ago.
  • slaverynin, on 05/23/2008, -3/+23This game looks amazing and hopefully it'll live up to any and all hype it gets.
  • PoopSalad, on 05/23/2008, -44/+5spore looks worse and worse with every video they release
    • MoralThreat, on 05/23/2008, -2/+32"spore looks worse and worse with every video they release"

      Your name is Poopsalad. That's really all I have to say.
  • JBobtheGr8, on 05/23/2008, -7/+31"So it has butts for eyes?" "He poops to see."
  • lordewoks, on 05/23/2008, -1/+83This game totally takes a concept like "Black & White" and brings it to a whole new awe-inspiring level! I can't wait.
    • MutatedNantuko, on 05/23/2008, -0/+5Hopefully it won't fall short like B&W and B&W 2.
    • 21Chucks, on 05/23/2008, -1/+4Good thing Will Wright > Peter Molyneux
    • evgon, on 05/24/2008, -0/+0I LOVE black and white, great game. im sure itl be good too :)
  • DEaDIRiS, on 05/23/2008, -25/+3Show me the gameplay!!!!

    I'm tired of seeing this tech demo stufff for 3+ years
    • styx31989, on 05/23/2008, -1/+3reported as offensive to my intelligence.
      Do you honestly think that none of that was gameplay?
      • DEaDIRiS, on 05/24/2008, -2/+1I've yet to see any obvious gameplay in any of the trailers. And I've yet to hear from the developers about the gameplay. And as I've read through the comments here no one seems to know or talk about it either, all they say is it looks cool. I think it looks cool too but where's the gameplay and why does no one talk about it.
        • MrWally, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3Probably about 90% of the video WAS gameplay.

          ...
  • Disregard, on 05/23/2008, -9/+28I wish it was 2014 already.
  • Persian5Life, on 05/23/2008, -7/+42the second EA game that i will actually buy and not bittorent.usually EA games suck ass.
    • Raptor007, on 05/23/2008, -0/+6EA has acquired a lot of good development companies. Maxis is one of these.
      • bjornski, on 05/23/2008, -0/+2Too bad they weren't the ones to do SimCity Societies.

        Tilted Mill ***** that game up so badly, I had it uninstalled in 20 minutes.
      • estvir, on 05/24/2008, -1/+6If they suck stop pirating and playing them.
    • EvilFerret, on 05/24/2008, -0/+2I'll definitely buy the game..... but I'm not going to buy the 10+ expansions that come out.. That's what bittorrent is for.
  • BrianSaysHi, on 05/23/2008, -0/+33There was a bunched of other videos released over the last few days too,
    http://www.xspore.com/news/464_cell_phase_video.ht ...
    http://www.xspore.com/news/465_2_new_videos_spore. ...
    http://www.xspore.com/news/467_cc_videos.html
  • wolfofwar, on 05/23/2008, -18/+3Spore promotes intelligent design?

    • veijeri, on 05/23/2008, -1/+7More like it conveniently avoids the debate by having life come from another form of life rather than the divine (organisms trapped in a comet), and you evolve it form there.
    • Raptor007, on 05/23/2008, -0/+7Wolfofwar is right in a way. Rather than pure evolution, where random mutations which will either fail or succeed, this leaves it to the player to CHOOSE the evolutions. So yes, basically that's intelligent design.

      But that doesn't mean they're promoting intelligent design as the way REAL life evolved.
      • enki25, on 05/24/2008, -0/+1That's true, but even in the game other life will evolve around you without your attention. So in other words it's evolution with the option of an intelligent designer. Just like what happened on Earth. Just kidding.
    • bjornski, on 05/23/2008, -0/+2Actually, it's evolution, without asking the messy question of where those first amino acids came from.

      No intelligent design needed.
      • dutchdude15, on 05/24/2008, -0/+2Unless you count the game designers...
    • luvkit, on 05/23/2008, -0/+3No, it's just a game. A really, really cool game inspired from science... but still just a game.
  • Digscuttle, on 05/23/2008, -0/+20I'm so excited about this game, I'm rather afraid. It's hard not to be let down when your hopes are so high.

    I'm all over the Creature Creator, which comes out in just a few weeks!

    At least I've finally moved on from Molyneux games, Wright is catching me on the rebound though. :)
    • da_bradler, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3I hope you can create creatures that aren't bound by simple walking. I want to build some creatures that primarily are jumpers like Kangaroos, frogs, insects. I think a one legged jumper would be pretty bad ass creature.

      But even things like do the creatures need to have legs and arms? i mean what about a creature that moves like a snake? creatures that have trunks for handling tools, or use there antennae for handling objects or fighting.

      There is so much diversity on just our planet that it's hard to even imagine a creature that isn't simply a modification of a existing creature or a combining of others. Like how bout a creature that is a ball but surrounded in legs so he can roll everywhere. and he has a outer skin that is sensitive to light so instead of just having eyes he gets visual information from every part of his body. Can I make that? lol
  • Flashtone, on 05/23/2008, -4/+7This game is no doubt going to revolutionize the gaming industry.
  • aserer511, on 05/23/2008, -2/+17LO i love the sign behind him; "Composed of anti-matter and doesn't matter!"
  • KingGorilla, on 05/23/2008, -0/+38Composed of matter, anti-matter and it doesn't matter
  • jeremymccurdy, on 05/23/2008, -2/+14Will Wright, like Peter Molyneux except he actually makes the fantastic games he talks about.
  • Tokyosexwhale, on 05/23/2008, -11/+2I dunno, this Spore thing keeps getting pushed back, starting to feel like Duke Nukem. Does it even exist?
    • Raptor007, on 05/23/2008, -0/+2September 9. It HAS a release date.
  • SoIcanDigg, on 05/23/2008, -9/+3That looks cool and all but I feel intellectually inadequate after listening to that guy explain it.
  • Gryffydd, on 05/23/2008, -1/+16Anyone else think this guy has Anton Chigurh hair?
  • jockser, on 05/23/2008, -13/+6Buried as inaccurate, They should change the so that everything is created by a man in the sky in seven days.
  • spect3r, on 05/23/2008, -2/+5Spore is the next-gen E.V.O. That game was probably the most fun game I have ever played. I still do with an emulator :D
    • Raptor007, on 05/23/2008, -4/+1Escape Velocity Override? Heck yeah!

      No emulator required though; you can use the EV Nova engine with special versions of the original EV or EVO data. Has Mac OS X and Windows builds.
      • daspacepirate, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3Actually, I'm pretty sure he was talking about the SNES game E.V.O.: Search for Eden.

        Escape Velocity is still an amazing game, though.
    • smashhell, on 05/24/2008, -0/+2Woah, I too remember that game.
      The E.V.O on the Super Nintendo was the Bomb !
      The best side scroller ever ! =)
    • smashhell, on 05/24/2008, -0/+2"E.V.O.: Search for Eden"
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.V.O.:_Search_for_Ed ...
      ;)
  • 2Bnor2B, on 05/23/2008, -0/+12I just hope that EA does not treat the Spore franchise like Sims. I do not want to pay for multiple expansion/accessory packages so my creatures can have pets, vacations or better parties.
    Otherwise, it looks truly awesome.
    • bjornski, on 05/23/2008, -0/+3No *****, I gave up on the Sims a LOOOONG time ago because of just that.
    • MrGordonLiu, on 05/23/2008, -2/+1If they do, just don't buy them.

      Simple as that.
      • SumguyTwentyOne, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1Except you'd have to live with no online features and you'd probably have to install it on a pirated copy of Spore.
  • starskii, on 05/23/2008, -3/+4When it arrives I'm certain it's going to be as massive as is anticipated! Can't wait!
  • ketracel, on 05/23/2008, -3/+4original (not linkJACKED) from Spore site
    http://www.spore.com/screenshots.php?movieID=10&pl ...
  • Neemzor, on 05/23/2008, -7/+1Comment buried as inaccurate because of the use of improper English.
  • DeFex, on 05/23/2008, -3/+67This game ought to be popular with the creationists
    • alperea, on 05/23/2008, -1/+25They can just make a different version, or a "god cheat" where you magically start out human, and there is only one planet, and it's the center of the universe, which is only 5,000 years old.
      • setec, on 05/24/2008, -21/+2Actually, the animals came first then man. Read the Bible to get it right. I am a Creationist but am looking forward to this game. I don't believe in evolution at all but like the game play idea they have come up with.

        Additionally, I love how you say in your sarcastic post about "magically start out human" because you obviously don't belive God created the world. Thats fine for you to believe, its your belief. However, I could do the same thing with evolution about how "magically" the big bang happened.

        Anyway, looking forward to the game, I just hope its not too expensive to play each month, I already pay for WoW.
        • DeFex, on 05/24/2008, -1/+13http://ottergoose.net/imgs/family_guy_average_reta ...
        • Nollykin, on 05/24/2008, -0/+14Why do creationists always try to "prove" their theory by trying to "disprove" evolution? That doesn't make your theory any more or less valid.

          And bananas weren't originally curved before they evolved that way. Nor did they have the little tab that god conveniently placed there.
        • da_bradler, on 05/24/2008, -0/+9I find it funny that religious people get offended when you refer to spontaneous creation of advanced forms of a life as magic.

          Face it you believe in a god with magic powers and his zombie son.
        • ShootTheCore, on 05/24/2008, -0/+6"I like the game play idea they have come up with" LOL

          If that is a "game play idea" do they have to give a development credit to Charles Darwin?
      • mrASSMAN, on 05/24/2008, -0/+5That would be a boring game heh.. "OK.. click button 'create universe', now click 'create all life' ... Game Over"
  • Thezeppelin62, on 05/23/2008, -3/+4Can't wait.
  • dsgamer, on 05/23/2008, -1/+5just the creature creator looks insane!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKYEmnElxY8
  • over900000, on 05/23/2008, -7/+2Now we just have to wait for a creationist version.
  • sourwood, on 05/23/2008, -4/+5How the ***** am I going to play that ***** on my iPhone?
    • bjornski, on 05/23/2008, -0/+3Why would you even think you could?

      You'll have a Spore "product", but it won't be the full game. Just like the DS.

      You'll get a mini-game or two with the Spore concept. That's about it.

      BUT! The ability to load your critters you make on your iPhone into your actual game world would be pretty cool. Design all your stuff while on the bus, and let 'em run wild once you get home.
    • Me0wmix, on 05/23/2008, -1/+1With your stylus. Or possibly with your finger if you want to.
  • Chronoped, on 05/23/2008, -0/+12OH, VIDEO, WHY MUST YOU TORMENT ME SO?

    I am dying to get my hands on this game... I've wanted a game like this since I was six, now the wait is unbearable...!!!
  • Iceian3000, on 05/23/2008, -2/+2That was absolutely amazing, I'm definetly putting in my preorder when it comes out.
  • specialbuddy1, on 05/23/2008, -9/+4This game proves intelligent design because you are creating the characters. It also proves that evolution doesn't exist. Ben Stein 1 Evolution 0 /jk
    • bjornski, on 05/23/2008, -0/+12The game is fiction.

      Just like the Bible.
      • setec, on 05/24/2008, -8/+1The Bible is not fiction.

        I love how you can make fun of Christians for believing in this God that you can't see but you're so willing to believe the unproven big bang theory as it the world just poofed into existence on its own.
        • bjornski, on 05/24/2008, -0/+4And a man who came from nowhere snapped his fingers and did it instead.

          Yeah, right.
    • Raptor007, on 05/23/2008, -0/+4The game proves something?
    • apmtt, on 05/23/2008, -1/+4Similarly, Doom 3 proves that hell is a real place and is on Mars. And that there is no duct tape in the future. This is all solid fact because the game says so.
  • nard3456, on 05/23/2008, -0/+5I want this game so bad.
  • leerayIG88, on 05/23/2008, -0/+13I can't wait to be a god.
  • 1Bad, on 05/23/2008, -0/+10Jason Shankel a lead developer on Spore, has talked at my school a number of times. Talking with him for awhile, he revealed that Spore was originally an evolution game, in which evolution occured randomly, semi-dependent on how the creature was being played. The player had very little control on how exactly his creation would evolve, thus although it was cool, the player was not given enough control. The idea for Spore originated from a book, which I dont have the name of right now, which talks about the conditions necessary for life to begin and sustain itself. There are many models loosely based on science used for various aspects of Spore. Things like atmosphere and clouds are based off a demo created to demonstrate the forming of nebula and stars. Things like the science of flocking were explored based on this algorithm http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ . Most of the in-game systems were approximations of reality as most graphics is focused on.
  • Borgcube636, on 05/23/2008, -2/+31Proof that PC gaming is far from dead
    • Scycon, on 05/23/2008, -1/+4As long as there are RTS games to be played, the PC gaming industry will be around. At least until the keyboard is the standard controller of a console, in which case PC gamers will be laughing at console fanboys. I still prefer Keyboard/mouse for FPS games as well.
    • dsmx, on 05/23/2008, -1/+8Only idiots say PC gaming is dead, as long as people use PC's PC gaming will always exist.
  • waltonsimons, on 05/23/2008, -6/+1
    lol
  • Corr0sive, on 05/23/2008, -1/+3Any time i see a Spore video my brain starts to think about what all i can do and i always have to stop cause there is so much to think about, the game play seems infinite. I cant wait to play this. The only thing i am afraid of is it will be way over hyped, and it will suck or just "meh ok".
  • Ihatenicks, on 05/23/2008, -10/+1All of you monkey brains who are saying "woot" to this POS are the very people who WILL be the death of PC gaming.

    Games like Spore and Mass Effect with their garbage DRM are turning purchases into RENTALS which will be unplayable in a few short years time.

    There isn't a brain cell amongst any of you.
    • DeviousBroccoli, on 05/25/2008, -0/+0Some people wait to see what the DRM scheme actually is before saying it's garbage, and cursing a potentially mind-blowing game.

      I'm not hopeful (we are talking EA), but I also can't see 3 months into the future.
  • moonbastic, on 05/23/2008, -1/+6What Will Wright doesn't explain is how they'll manage to squeeze five years worth of expansion packs out of this badboy.

    Given the architecture, I don't see how EA can expand. But then again, it's EA. They'll find a way.
    • dood, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3I predict one or several Alien Artifact Expansion Packs -- artifacts that can alter the evolutionary paths.
    • Scycon, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3I think underwater habitats were taken out for the time being so i'm assuming one expansion will have to do with sea creatures and underwater cities.
    • ArandiaT, on 05/24/2008, -0/+1How about arboreal creatures? Or anything without a spine or multiple/branching... those could be cool, if slightly complex...
  • trp5023, on 05/24/2008, -1/+1I am excited!
  • Nextrix, on 05/24/2008, -2/+4Great.... Thanks Will Wright, you have made my life a whole lot better now... Here I was expecting to experience life my life and go somewhere in my future, meet that special girl, maybe get married and create a family, and then you go out and bring this game. Thanks Will Wright, you just ruined my life... =P
  • mccake, on 05/24/2008, -0/+8That's how the Matrix started.
  • theatheist, on 05/24/2008, -3/+3this game would be even more sweet if it was based on a online galactic multiplayer. colonizing as much of the universe for your own as you can.
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