Looks like Maxis' evolution sim has sprouted roots and chained itself to the pits of developmental hell. But, despite the fact that its been in the works since 2000, Maxis isn't feeling the pressure to release Spore before it's ready. And quite rightly too, because this is a labor of love for Maxis and their head designer, Will Wright. This god game represents the pinnacle of over twenty years of simulation game evolution from the Californian software company, the logical culmination of their legion of Sim games.
From Xfire: "Anyone who's played video games for a couple of years has stuck around long enough to stumble across a few weird ones. Some are even quite popular, which is all the more reason why you'll wonder what made the developers think about making such a game and why people are loving it, despite its weirdness anyway. Not all weird video games are head-scratches. Some are actually quite good."
The stick of truth is a must have for any South Park fans. I spent a good afternoon on Goat simulator, a rare real open world. I planned to try hatoful boyfriend since it was free on Ps Plus. Disco Elysium is on my radar since the final cut came out; as soon as there is a discount, i will take it. Like movies, i like weird games too :)
From Xfire: "The four-hour director's cut known as Zack Snyder's Justice League has led to the discussion of movies in the past that might have fared a whole lot better had they been released to be more in line with the original vision of their creators. But, as it turns out, cut content doesn't just happen in movies. In fact, the act of cutting content before the release date happens arguably just as often in video games as it does in cinema."
I can't believe they cut stuff from Skyrim. At release, it was a barebones game with a slight improvement in graphics.
"Now, before we proceed, we'd like to say that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is one of the best video games ever made. It's not just a fine piece of gaming. It's one of the finest there is"
Really?
MGSV is easily the worst main line MGS game and not just because of cut story content, the open world is bare bones and there's hardly anything to do. It's repetitive, samey and is just lifeless. I appreciate the stealth mechanics, the animations and the way you can go with combat but it's not enough to keep me engaged the full way through.
Kojima should have done a twist and make the main chunk of the game a Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2 remake to bring the story full circle.
Story issues aside, V has amazing gameplay. I'm not sure what you're wanting out of the world in terms of "things to do", it's all the great gameplay the series has always had. Useless filler that other open worlds have like collecting flags and petting horses would have added nothing to that game.
THE TRUTH! I don't even know how that game gets praised. The previous ones were so much better.
While we have witnessed a lot of remakes, remasters and even sequels to games a decade old. There are still some gems that are close to my heart that are lost to me. Here are some classic games that I'd love to either see remakes or remasters of, or even a sequel on new hardware.
"with the latest set date being May 2007. We’ll see about that. September is our bet."
It has been a known fact on the PC version of this game it won't be until October, 2007 timeframe. Did these people even contact Maxis or EA to get the correct information or read all the current articles that are out right now. With the DICE coverage and the Popular Science piece being the latest news on Spore.
Also Games Radar makes me laugh "While Spore hasn't yet been confirmed for any other format, Will Wright has already expressed a profound interest in producing a 360 version and - you know what? - we don't think those money-hungry fiends at EA would stand in the way of a cross-platform release. In fact, they'd demand it. "
The only other format that has been most talked about going to next, believe it or not, is a Nintendo DS version.
Still curious though to find out when this article was written. With the may 2007 speak most likely about 4-6 months ago.
Sorry to be so pointed but been waiting for the PC release of Spore since I have known about it.