Poll: Review: Spore

[Sporenut]

Despite what Yahtzee says I quite liked Spore. There were infinite possibilities for my creature! except for being a fish, which they planned to put in but was never realeased.
My first creature was some sort of Lizard/Dinosaur buisnessman that shot poison from his tits.
Quite disturbing when he is fighting one of the many pointless creatures i created that shoot poison from their ass and or in between the legs. However, on one point I do agree with Yahtzee about The Sims being better than Spore. Coz in the Sims I could make people lock them in rooms full of their own... pee?... water?... whatever, and watch them descend into madness! Even funnier on Sims 2 when if you fed them the right stuff they would get sick, then lock em in a hall full of toilets, set free will on and watch em go! What was i talking about? oh right, Spore. In Spore as a herbivore you spend a lot of your time RUNNING AWAY FROM ANGRY CARNIVORES! however, you can make peace with said angry carnivores by dancing for them, (nothing suss) as a carnivore you spend a lot of your time eating those dancers. When you reach tribal stage once again as a Herbivore you spend a lot of time running away and as a Carnivore you spend a lot of time eating dancers turned musicians. Civilization phase everyone gets tanks! even Religious people... FORCE THEM TO WORSHIP!?!?! so regardless of whether you're a Herbivore or a Carnivore you always have to blow enemies up. Space phase everyone is equal so then all the "Living your live to shape your future" aspect is GONE. As a Herbivore i managed to take over half the galaxy. Now with the "Creepy 'n Cute" expansion pack there are lots more parts, which means a lot more bizarre crosses, such as my creation, THE FRANKENBUNNY! (Will upload a picture l8a). All in all, yes Sims better than Spore, no, spore is not a bad game!

 

[wowcrendor]

Very short review that has grammar errors, fragments, and numerous other mistakes. You provide hardly any information about the aspects of the game, and just complain trying to be like Yahtzee but failing at it.

 

[Locastus]

Well, I kind of agree with wowcrendor about the grammar etc...

BUT

I also quite liked Spore. I think that the Space phase could be so much more but I really enjoy the cell and animal stages.

However, I didn't like the big holes in the game that were *obviously* there to be filled by future expansion packs. I'm tired of that game.

 

[I Love The U.S.A]

Well, it's rare when Yahtzee does like a game. lol

Yeah, there are obviously some good points to the game. I too probably preferred the Sims as well.

Grammar isn't that bad and blah, doesn't bother me anyway.

Erm....but yeah, try spacing it out to make it easier to read but yeah, quite cool.

 

[NewClassic_v1legacy]

Despite what Yahtzee says, I quite liked Spore. There were infinite possibilities for my creature! (Except for being a fish, which they planned to put in but was never released.)

My first creature was some sort of Lizard/Dinosaur businessman that shot poison from his tits. (Already, you're starting to sound too much like Yahtzee.) Quite disturbing when he is fighting one of the many pointless creatures I created that shoot poison from their ass and or in between the legs.

However, on one point I do agree with Yahtzee about The Sims being better than Spore. 'Cause in the Sims, I could make people lock them in rooms full of their own... Pee?... Water?... Whatever, and watch them descend into madness! Even funnier on Sims 2 when if you fed them the right stuff they would get sick, then lock em in a hall full of toilets, set "Free Will" on and watch em go!

What was I talking about? Oh right, Spore. (Channeling Yahtzee again.) In Spore as an herbivore you spend a lot of your time running away from angry Carnivores! (Don't use all caps.) However, you can make peace with said angry carnivores by dancing for them; (nothing suss) (Nonsensical addition.) as a carnivore you spend a lot of your time eating those dancers. (Forced line break.)

When you reach tribal stage once again as a Herbivore you spend a lot of time running away and as a Carnivore you spend a lot of time eating dancers turned musicians. In the Civilization phase, everyone gets tanks! Even Religious people... Force them to worship!?!?! So regardless of whether you're an Herbivore or a Carnivore, you always have to blow enemies up.

In the Space phase everyone is equal so then all the "Living your live to shape your future" aspect is gone. As a Herbivore, I managed to take over half the galaxy. Now with the "Creepy 'n Cute" expansion pack, there are lots more parts, which means a lot more bizarre crosses. (Such as my creation, THE FRANKENBUNNY!) (Just noting here that the all-caps is still bad form, but I'll allow it for taxonomy's sake.) (Will upload a picture l8a). (Do it before you post the review.)

All in all, yes Sims better than Spore. Although no, spore is not a bad game.

Short, stylistically similar to Yahtzee, and ultimately unfulfilling on its own merit. You go off on a three-sentence tangent which makes up roughly a fifth of the review length. When 20% of the (already incredibly sparse) review is tangential, the brevity is even more accented.

You reference Yahtzee's review countless times, without even linking it for the many forum-goers who simply do not watch Zero Punctuation. You make no statements to the positives or negatives. You simply state that the game exists, a very very brief description of some parts, and then say "Yahtzee was right, sorta."

Ultimately, the review could've done with a lot more length and depth. Beyond that, the style choices also left me feeling like I just read a love sonnet to Yahtzee instead of a review. Try working out your own style and voice, and stay away from others' styles. It certainly can work, but with the constant references and praising, then you come off as simply caring too little about your own style to address the reader in any way but a lazy, copied tone.

wowcrendor and Locastus did admirably on the grammar and structure comments, so I'll be brief. Sentence structure is your best friend. Remember that something that's easier to read will also be more enjoyable. This doubles for paragraph breaks and overall formatting.

Overall, you need practice. Stop trying to be more like Yahtzee, and develop your own style. When it gets beyond Zero Punctuation, there are vast oceans of reviewing elements and styles that Yahtzee never covers. By restricting yourself, you're just short-selling any potential you could possibly have. I'd say read some of the reviews the editors and staff write here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews], and write something I think we could all relate to.

Not just people who've seen and agreed with Yahtzee's Spore review.

 

[Scary_Bob]

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Just one quick thing about your corrections if I may. In the United Kingdom (and possibly other English speaking countries) we pronounce the h in herbivore. Therefore we say a herbivore and not an 'erbivore. Apart from that, I entirely agree. Please people, remember that by imitating a great act, you will only prove that you cannot compete on the same level as them.

Edit: It appears the reviewer is from Australia so I'm assuming they also pronounce the h. It also explains the Yahtzee connection, his aura is just too damn powerful.

 

[Sporenut]

Can we all stop yammering on about my grammar and maybe check the ACTUAL review?
And check out my new review http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.102843#1595235 (Mount&Blade)

 

[Klarinette]

I love Spore. I play it for entire days if I plan some sort of goal within the game. That being said, Yahtzee was right; embarrassing depiction of evolution and schizophrenic transitions. What really got me, though, was that when you scale the massive wall that is the Grox empire and plop into the Galactic Core... let's just say it was a kick in the face.

On top of that, however, doing things like making achievements, earning badges and taking out entire empires is rewarding and fun.

 

[FROGGEman2]

Having "I Hate It" and "I Agree With Yahtzee" in the same poll is stupid, since they are usually synonyms.

 

[Vibgyor]

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Just one quick thing about your corrections if I may. In the United Kingdom (and possibly other English speaking countries) we pronounce the h in herbivore. Therefore we say a herbivore and not an 'erbivore.

You don't not pronounce the H?


and lets see if this works

[http://heresy-online.net/daemons/adoptables/5782-loe.htm]