Comments on: Can 'Spore' meet its lofty expectations?

Legendary designer Will Wright's new game has been in the works for years. Now it's almost out and everyone wants to know if it will succeed.

[thelemurking]

Feels like we have been waiting for this game for around 5 years. So in that time, a lot of expectation has built up. If this game isn't the best thing to ever be installed on my PC, I'm going to be more than a tad bit disappointed.

[neilfox]

I've seen a few demos and trailer and there are several aspects that look really cool. The question remains for everyone whether it will be FUN. The game has to come together well and be a joy to play. I just can't tell yet.
Personally, I applaud the bold creativity and aggressive uniqueness of the approach. The gaming industry has been stagnating for a long time now. We rarely see such a brave move. Only established game Gods like Wright can even contemplate this kind of move.

[sty0pa]

I've been waiting for years for Spore, and I was really excited about the game, until I was gobsmacked by the excessive and ridiculous DRM. By my understanding (which could certainly be wrong, I've really stopped following the game news) the DRM requires a regular 'phone home' to continue playing the SINGLE PLAYER portion (not just for the d/l of new content).

That's obscene. I didn't accept DIVX (the old version) movies that 'expired' after a time, and I refuse to spend my money on a video game which will immediately become unplayable if EA decides to stop running the authentication servers. I was severely disappointed, because I'd so looked forward to this game, but like Mass Effect(PC) they simply won't get my money.

I'm strongly tempted to double-vote against them by playing the inevitably-cracked versions once they show up, but I'd have to think hard through the moral issues of that - but I'd like to send Mr. Wright and EA the biggest "FU" I could possibly manage, and I doubt they care about the lack of my $50 or whatever.

Sign me: a very disappointed potential customer.

[drew30319]

FYI: no 's' in Crecente

[TV James]

I'd rather see a decent refresh of SimCity.

http://ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20080627

[zeroplane]

I totally agree with "sty0pa" post. I bought the creature creator for $10.00 and installed it.. and poof it wouldn't run at all. I contacted EA support and got nothing and I mean nothing from them to address the issue. Well EA already suckered me out of $10.00 they sure as hell are not going to get me for anymore.

I won't argue if DRM is good for bad, rather I would recommend a company chose a technology solution that isn't half assed and causes inescapable critical failure of a user's computer once the software is installed. I have bough well over $300 worth of games of the steam network with no problems what so ever. Why doesn't EA get a clue and use an authorization/account model like the steam network?

I hear Bioshock on the Steam network doesn't have any of the DRM crap that non-steam versions have and it works great.

[Daniel Terdiman]

Yes, I am embarrassed by having spelled his name wrong. It's fixed now. My apologies to him for the mistake.

[shevaberg]

"I hear Bioshock on the Steam network doesn't have any of the DRM crap that non-steam versions have and it works great. "

I bought it for 15.00 the other week... 0 issues with DRM... I love steam