Comments on: Spore – Selling a DRM nightmare with pretty packaging http://jafoca.com/tech/spore-selling-a-drm-nightmare-with-pretty-packaging Cramming as much into my life as possible. Tech product reviews, work, etc... Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:54:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jafoca http://jafoca.com/tech/spore-selling-a-drm-nightmare-with-pretty-packaging/comment-page-1#comment-3 jafoca Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:45:24 +0000 http://jafoca.com/?p=66#comment-3 Thanks for the correction on the number of installs - that is no good at all. I will probably eat up that amount up in less than a year. I have to say that so far I agree with you about the quality of spore. I have progressed to the tribal stage (to have the game crash and set me back two hours) and sofar the creature stage is very boring. Kill, make friend, repeat is quite boring. And then there are "super creatures" running around that you have absolutely no hope of killing because they have over 1000 health etc. What is the point in that? Thanks for the correction on the number of installs – that is no good at all. I will probably eat up that amount up in less than a year.

I have to say that so far I agree with you about the quality of spore. I have progressed to the tribal stage (to have the game crash and set me back two hours) and sofar the creature stage is very boring. Kill, make friend, repeat is quite boring. And then there are “super creatures” running around that you have absolutely no hope of killing because they have over 1000 health etc. What is the point in that?

]]> By: DrChewbacca http://jafoca.com/tech/spore-selling-a-drm-nightmare-with-pretty-packaging/comment-page-1#comment-2 DrChewbacca Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:30:38 +0000 http://jafoca.com/?p=66#comment-2 I read it was 3 installs, not 5. And the main problem is that the game is not that great. Sure the idea had a lot of potential. But this potential has not been used. The game is repetitive, too simple, and the idea of evolution means almost nothing in the gameplay. This is very disappointing. Add this average quality game to the DRM issue, and it makes a product that should not be bought. (<a href="http://3615-mavie.blogspot.com/2008/09/spore-ne-lachetez-pas.html" rel="nofollow">my detailed opinion about Spore here (in French)</a>) I read it was 3 installs, not 5.

And the main problem is that the game is not that great. Sure the idea had a lot of potential. But this potential has not been used. The game is repetitive, too simple, and the idea of evolution means almost nothing in the gameplay.
This is very disappointing.
Add this average quality game to the DRM issue, and it makes a product that should not be bought.

(my detailed opinion about Spore here (in French))

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