sargebaldy Posted March 2, 2006 heh, about time they make an updated version of SimEarth/SimLife. I've been clamoring about this same basic idea for a while. Who knows how well it turns out in practice, though. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bucket Posted March 2, 2006 I saw a video about this game a year ago. That was when I discovered Will Wright knows WAY too much about Care Bears. Love the Spore concept, though. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted March 2, 2006 Yeah, I heard about this a while ago. Sounds interesting. 0 Share this post Link to post
Janderson Posted March 2, 2006 That is pretty cool, but you'll get some guy going around your solar system and destroying the planet you worked so hard on. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sporku Posted March 2, 2006 Maxis actually making something besides The Sims expansion packs? Did EA decide to stop raping them for a while? 0 Share this post Link to post
Enjay Posted March 2, 2006 I have to say, I never really "got" sim games. All this setting up stuff and making changes and then just watching the consequences evolve... well I think I'd rather watch paint dry. The fact I know people who would do things like set up all the parameters for their city/species/nation/theme park/whatever and then go off to work, leaving their computer running, only to come back and find the computer had made a great job of playing the game in their absence and that they were now "masters" of a fantastically successful city(etc) kind of puts a question mark over the whole genre for me. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kristian Ronge Posted March 2, 2006 This should be used in the Kansas educational system (it's intelligent design!). 0 Share this post Link to post
sargebaldy Posted March 2, 2006 Enjay said:I have to say, I never really "got" sim games. All this setting up stuff and making changes and then just watching the consequences evolve... well I think I'd rather watch paint dry. The fact I know people who would do things like set up all the parameters for their city/species/nation/theme park/whatever and then go off to work, leaving their computer running, only to come back and find the computer had made a great job of playing the game in their absence and that they were now "masters" of a fantastically successful city(etc) kind of puts a question mark over the whole genre for me. Eh, I guess some people prefer their games competitive. I don't think a simulator that you can just walk away for 12 years is a particularly good one. In most of them if a design doesn't work in 5 minutes, it's not going to work in 24 hours. I think I like the simulator genre because there's so many possibilities for design. Also, watching the video for this it isn't a staightforward simulator, but also a strategy game. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bucket Posted March 2, 2006 Speaking of which, I'm still waiting for my FPS Combat Simulator. Various projects have gotten so close at times-- but disposed of intruiging concepts to up the run-and-gun factor. There's a HL2 mod in development which had great potential, but they were worried about how many people would find it fun, so they botox-injected a bunch of arcade elements. You're not getting fucking PAID, why do you care how many people are having fun?? For once, I'd like to see a team have a unique angle and follow through to the end. 0 Share this post Link to post
Quast Posted March 2, 2006 Janderson said:That is pretty cool, but you'll get some guy going around your solar system and destroying the planet you worked so hard on. Spore is not an MMO. You'll download content from other people, but you won't be able to personally manipulate their game. So, be prepared for the dumbest looking and utterly pointless creatures being automatically downloaded into your game. Bucket said:Speaking of which, I'm still waiting for my FPS Combat Simulator. america's army? 0 Share this post Link to post
TheDarkArchon Posted March 2, 2006 I don't think this game will be very intresting to play. However, it's good to see that originallity isn't completely dead. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bucket Posted March 2, 2006 Quast said:america's army? Hmm, not sure. I'd always assumed that it was an arcadey TFC knockoff. I'll have to check it out. Oh, and in the spirit of this thread I urge you all to download NOCTIS. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted March 2, 2006 Bucket said:Oh, and in the spirit of this thread I urge you all to download NOCTIS. That game is incredibly fun...for about a day. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ralphis Posted March 2, 2006 Bucket said:Hmm, not sure. I'd always assumed that it was an arcadey TFC knockoff. I'll have to check it out. Not in the least 0 Share this post Link to post
Fletcher` Posted March 2, 2006 Enjay said:I have to say, I never really "got" sim games. All this setting up stuff and making changes and then just watching the consequences evolve... well I think I'd rather watch paint dry. SimPainter! 0 Share this post Link to post
AndrewB Posted March 8, 2006 Bucket said:Oh, and in the spirit of this thread I urge you all to download NOCTIS. Hmm, yes. Explore any star in the galaxy, and see 5 different low-detail areas. 0 Share this post Link to post
Vegeta Posted March 10, 2006 Looks stupid and boring, and the voice of the guy that played it is retarded. 0 Share this post Link to post