Spore
So I have spore, and i happen to think that it is very cool. Its very easy to download if your into that sort of thing (thats what brandon did) but its also well worth a purchase. I’m sure you have already heard a lot about the game and how it works. The first four stages of the game are all fun (very fun if you are into customization and creation which i personally really enjoy). You may have heard that they phases are short, but this is an easy fix. Simply don’t play on normal or easy difficulty and things become a lot more challenging. In my opinion though the first three stages of the games are really glorified tutorials so that you can effectively play the civilization phase (which plays like a quicker simpler version of the sid meir game) and the awesomness of the space stage. The space stage is incredible, and plays like a love letter to all those sci fi films and books we grew up with. It plays sort of like EV meets harvest moon meets civilization meets star wars/dune. The space phase is so large (populated by 50,000 user generated planets and species) that its staggering and there is always something interesting to find. Primarily this phase tasks you with acquiring spice, by terra formation (my personal favorite thing in the game) or conquest or trade. Empires are militaristic, religous, or economic which effects how you must deal with, trade with, or if you would like, go to war with your neighbors. And then once you are well established in the phase and have built a fleet of ships to accompany you, Your task is to trek to the galaxy’s center. It is at this place that you meet the completely evil and powerful grox creatures. The massive endgame charges you with either wiping them out, or allying with them (causing all other races to declare war on you) to obtain the secret the grox posses. Very cool game.
