Comments on: Spore DS: Really? Really. http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really User Interface , Art, Design, Games Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Spore DS: Really? Really. by: Joe Osborn http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really#comment-301039 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:28:20 +0000 http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really#comment-301039 Hey, it's Joe Osborn from GDC - we spoke at a table for a while on the Tuesday of the Independent Games Summit, if I recall correctly. If you think Spore DS is unsatisfying, I think you'll appreciate Spore on the iPhone: http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Town-Hall-Spore-iPhone-Demo-3.png Hey, it’s Joe Osborn from GDC - we spoke at a table for a while on the Tuesday of the Independent Games Summit, if I recall correctly. If you think Spore DS is unsatisfying, I think you’ll appreciate Spore on the iPhone: http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Town-Hall-Spore-iPhone-Demo-3.png

]]> Comment on Spore DS: Really? Really. by: dib8rman http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really#comment-284359 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:01:00 +0000 http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really#comment-284359 Nice, it reminds my of Final Fantasy Chocobo Tales but not a series of mini-games. I wish it was the entirety of Spores - but I doubt they can fit all that script into a 2gig flash card. It looks like a wonderful 2d variation - the only flaw I could see is if maxis doesn't add interconnectivity between the Wii version and the DS. "On the train to/from work I raise my spore and at home inject it into the Wii version, then transfer back to raise the little guy some more." (A good way to build your newly inhabited planet.) I wonder if this game will use the Wiiconnect24 feature. Would be cool if additional info appears on the DS while playing it on the Wii about things that could appeal to what your doing. Nice, it reminds my of Final Fantasy Chocobo Tales but not a series of mini-games. I wish it was the entirety of Spores—but I doubt they can fit all that script into a 2gig flash card.

It looks like a wonderful 2d variation—the only flaw I could see is if maxis doesn’t add interconnectivity between the Wii version and the DS.

“On the train to/from work I raise my spore and at home inject it into the Wii version, then transfer back to raise the little guy some more.” (A good way to build your newly inhabited planet.)

I wonder if this game will use the Wiiconnect24 feature. Would be cool if additional info appears on the DS while playing it on the Wii about things that could appeal to what your doing.

]]> Comment on Spore DS: Really? Really. by: Hanford http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really#comment-282815 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:45:17 +0000 http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really#comment-282815 I hear ya, it's just that when I saw the screenshots before reading the text, I really thought I was looking at early conceptual images for the game. And if it would be considered a cheap knock-off without the brand name attached ... that should tell you something. Granted, I'm judging this game by four screenshots, and I'm hoping it's clever and fun. I guess I was just kinda shocked to hear Will Wright say "Spore will be on DS" last year, and then see this. I hear ya, it’s just that when I saw the screenshots before reading the text, I really thought I was looking at early conceptual images for the game. And if it would be considered a cheap knock-off without the brand name attached … that should tell you something.

Granted, I’m judging this game by four screenshots, and I’m hoping it’s clever and fun. I guess I was just kinda shocked to hear Will Wright say “Spore will be on DS” last year, and then see this.

]]> Comment on Spore DS: Really? Really. by: senocular http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really#comment-282650 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:13:15 +0000 http://blog.hanfordlemoore.com/2008/02/13/spore-ds-really-really#comment-282650 If you have a concept you want to take cross-platform, and you have a platform that is not technically up to par for the original design, you're going to have make some executive design decisions that will allow that platform to realize that concept. I can imagine that if they attempted to match the original version more precisely, the result would have been a mess. I actually appreciate this design and it probably fits better with the overall DS demographic. Besides, if it didn't come with the Spore name, this game would just be considered a cheap Spore-knock off. If you have a concept you want to take cross-platform, and you have a platform that is not technically up to par for the original design, you’re going to have make some executive design decisions that will allow that platform to realize that concept. I can imagine that if they attempted to match the original version more precisely, the result would have been a mess. I actually appreciate this design and it probably fits better with the overall DS demographic.

Besides, if it didn’t come with the Spore name, this game would just be considered a cheap Spore-knock off.

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