Spore Creature Creator Impressions

So after a long wait, the spore creator creature finally arrived!

So I headed onto EA, and purchased the full version of the creature creator and after a painful process of trying to download it, I had it ready to go.

Spore loaded up and I took a crack at creating my first creature, I started with a little lump of clay-ish material which I could shape and mould into various shapes but there is some restrictions here (limited length and width) which was a little disappointing, luckily shaping it is very intuitive using a combination of scrolling and a drag/drop system.

I had gotten the basic shape I wanted (dragon type creature) so time to add the features, there is various pallets of different “bits” such as mouth/eyes/legs etc, and the somewhat limited selection can be underwhelming but they can be morphed and tweaked to give those unique twists.

Ok I had now completed the creatures face (and it was looking incredibly cool already) so I decided to add some arms and legs, while the arms/legs also have a somewhat limited selection these can really be morphed and changed, which is amazing to see and creating a crazy set up can be a lot of fun, especially when you see your creature try and walk, then perform various emotions.

I then had to paint my creature, this feature is fleshed out allowing different skin textures and various markings (such as strips) to be added. Finally I was able to test drive my creature, seeing how it walks/runs and even dances which was both funny and rewarding. I was then onto my next creature, making it a little crazier each time, adding a few more legs or huge arms and I had a ton of fun just doing this but the novelty can ware a little thin after a while, since there is nothing else to do. I wish they had of included some more things to do, to make it last little bit longer.

But so far, im super impressed with Spore and have huge expectations for the main release. A great thing about spore is no matter what you create, it will always look very good thanks to the great animation system and paint system they have created. The only downside to spore which I have already stated is the limited selection of parts and not very much to do. But I would certainly recommend this to anyone, interested in spore as it will provide a nice taster for what’s to come in September.