DarkSpore Goes Visceral

[VentilatorOfDoom]

<p>You remember that Spore went Action RPG with DarkSpore? Well, now <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/29/sporn-again-darkspore-combat-trailer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RockPaperShotgun+%28Rock%2C+Paper%2C+Shotgun%29" target="_blank">watch this combat trailer</a> to get a grip of the Action RPG-goodness that awaits you.</p>
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<p>People were generally down on Darkspore&rsquo;s non-gameplay teaser-trailer  for the perhaps understandable reason that it&rsquo;s a franchise-expansion with a silly name to a poorly received game and all we really saw was a big old goopy-dude. I suspect the following combat trailer will give people a much better handle on Darkspore. At the least it says the magic phrase &ldquo;4-player Co-op&rdquo; which is hard to argue against.</p>
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<p>Spotted at: <a href="http://www.rpgwatch.com/#15870">RPGWatch</a></p>

 

[Azrael the cat]

Spore was badly received? Here I was thinking that 90+ scores meant critical success, or even complete-abondanment-of-critical-method-in-favour-of-just-doing-a-thinly-disguised-ad.

Wow. Quickest turnaround from 'Best game ever' to 'massively flawed' I've ever seen!

 

[Elzair]

Wow, even the devs know it will suck.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

That is going to flop so hard it'll kill Maxis.

Oh wai... Maxis are already dead.

 

[PennyAnte]

The whole risk/reward loot system means that the harder you try for the better loot, the less likely you are to get it, with mathematical certainty.

I don't think that's the way to go. A small fixed chance for a rare drop is better.

 

[DraQ]

First "immersive", then "visceral". I wonder if the logical continuation wouldn't be "fecal"?

 

[1eyedking]

The whole risk/reward loot system means that the harder you try for the better loot, the less likely you are to get it, with mathematical certainty.

I don't think that's the way to go. A small fixed chance for a rare drop is better.

Loot...rare drop...Maxis...

 

[HanoverF]

Sporablo?

 

[thesheeep]

Dark Sporablo!

 

[.Sigurd]

Looks better than Dungeon Siege 3.

 

[Brotherman Bill]

Looks better than Dungeon Siege 3.

Great minds think alike.

It looks better than diablo 3 too.

 

[JarlFrank]

Diablolore, hurr durr.

So they went from cute and cuddly to bloodsplattering grimdark?

 

[Miew]

If there's one thing I especially like about RPG Codex, it's tongue in cheek news like this one. Always makes me chuckle.

 

[LazyD]

Dude shits gunna Suuuuuuuck

 

[1eyedking]

Looks generic as shit. I could be looking at a video for Grim World: The Alchemist's Path or some shit for all I know.

 

[Jung]

That gives me teh RPG bonar.

 

[Kron]

This is pretty much Maxis saying:

"Guys, we're completely out of ideas, so we'll just go for the actiony RPG supposedly mature-dark audience"

 

[Melcar]

I didn't even read the shitty article, but I know it's shit.

 

[1eyedking]

^

"To rage and grind through life, that is our purpose"

This man has high wisdom.

 

[Metro]

Might be interested if it were $15-$20 but of course they'll charge $60.

 

[thesheeep]

Might be interested if it were $15-$20 but of course they'll charge $60.

 

[Norfleet]

First "immersive", then "visceral".

I don't really think I want to be immersed in anything's viscera.

 

[DraQ]

First "immersive", then "visceral".

I don't really think I want to be immersed in anything's viscera.

Hence "fecal".

 

[Havoc]

So it's Evolva?